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A   RECORD 


OF  THE 


RED     CROSS     WORK 


ON     THE 


PACIFIC    SLOPE 


Including  California,    Nevada,    Oregon,    Washington,    and    Idaho 

with   their  Auxiliaries;  also   Reports  from   Nebraska, 

Tennessee,    and    far-away    Japan. 


Compiled  and  edited  by  a  Committee  appointed  by  the  Executive 
Board    of   the    California    State    Red    Cross 


MRS.  J.  G.  LEMMON,  Chairman 
MRS.  S.  A.  O'NEILL  MRS.  G.  S.  ABBOTT 

MRS.  L.  L.   DUNBAR  MRS.  F.   H.  GRAY 

MR.  J.  G.  LEMMON 


PACIFIC  PRESS  PUBLISHING  COMPANY,  OAKLAND,  CALIFORNIA 
1902 


HENRY  MORSE  STEPHCHS 


PREFACE. 

THE  late  Spanish-American   War  gave  occasion  first  for  the  active  philanthropic 

attention  of  the  Eastern  and  Southern  states,  for  the  reason  that  the  seat  of  war  was 
near  at  hand,  in  the  Caribbean  Archipelago.  In  a  few  months  there  were  mobilized 
over  274,000  troops  on  the  Atlantic  Coast,  but  so  soon  was  the  conflict  ended  that 
only  60,000  troops  were  called  into  action. 

The  inevitable  results  of  war  at  once  began  to  appear, — weary  and  hungry 
recruits  on  the  inarch,  sick  and  wounded  soldiers  on  the  battle-field,  bereaved  and 
sorrowing  friends  at  home. 

The  principal  emergency  relief  work  was  done  by  the  Red  Cross,  aided  largely 
by  the  Cuban  Relief  Committee  of  New  York,  which  raised  over  $215,000. 

The  surrender  of  the  Spanish  Army  at  Santiago  speedily  closed  the  military 
operations  there,  and  the  theater  of  war  was  transferred  to  the  Philippine  Archi 
pelago,  the  troops  for  this  campaign  being  mobilized  on  the  Pacific  slope,  with  head 
quarters  at  San  Francisco. 

The  war  was  prolonged  for  over  three  years.  The  relief  work  of  the  Western 
auxiliaries  was  expanded  correspondingly r.  jQalifbrnia,  from  her  location,  of  course 
leading  in  the  work,  promptly  followed  by  Oregon,  Washington,  and  Nevada,  while 
the  farther  outlying  but  neighboring  states  of  Idaho,  Montana,  Nebraska,  and  even 
Tennessee  have  contributed  generous  amounts  of  money,  the  total  estimate  exceeding 
S150,000.  The  vast  total  of  supplies  can  not  be  estimated.  In  July,  1890,  the 
American  colony  in  far-away  Yokohama,  Japan,  contributed  great  relief  to  home- 
going  volunteers,  as  may  be  seen  in  their  report.  It  will  be  noted  that  these  estimates 
compare  favorably  witli  those  of  the  Eastern  division. 

All  told,  the  number  of  officers  and  men  going  out  and  returning  in  the  govern 
ment  transports  through  the  Golden  Gate  amounted  to  over  185,000  from  June,  1898, 
to  July,  1902. 

How  the  money  and  supplies  were  raised,  what  labor  and  sacrifice  were  involved, 
what  important  results  and  signal  triumphs  were  achieved,  it  is  the  purpose  of  this 
publication  to  permanently  record.  As  the  president  of  the  National  Red  Cross, 
Clara  Barton  has  well  said:  "In  these  days  of  awakened  sympathies,  when  the 
charities  of  the  world  are  stirring  to  keep  pace  with  its  misfortunes,  it  is  properly 
expected  that  those  to  whom  falls  the  privilege  of  personally  administering  the  results 
of  these  charities,  should  endeavor  to  make  known  the  methods  employed,  and  the 
measure  of  success  attending  their  efforts."  So,  in  placing  into  permanent  form  this 
record  of  some  of  the  work  that  was  accomplished  on  the  coast  during  the  great 
emergency  period  of  the  war,  particularly  relating  to  the  Philippine  insurrection,  it 
properly  becomes  a  part  of  the  history  expressive  of  the  development  along  the  higher 
lines  of  life  upon  the  Pacific  slope. 

Miss  Barton,  the  national  president  of  the  American  Red  Cross,  writes:  "I  am 
rejoiced  to  know  of  the  good  work  that  the  Pacific  slope  societies  will  do  in  the 

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records  whirl)  will  perpetuate  their  glorious  work.  I  am  all  the  more  glad  of  this 
because  the  late,  hastv  volume,  which  I  was  literally  compelled  to  issue,  is  so  imper 
fect  and  leaves  out  so  much  pertaining  to  the  Pacific  slope  which  ought  to  he  said. 
I  wish  vou  would  make  this  known  to  the  good  workers  on  your  side  of  the  conti 
nent.  Tell  them  how  much  I  regret  that  I  had  not  more  space  to  give  them,  more- 
time  to  do  it,  and  more  material  then  at  hand." 

The  decision  to  make  this  record  was  brought  about  by  the  writer,  who,  in  con 
versation  with  members  of  the  state  executive  board,  spoke  of  the  life  regret 
expressed  to  her  by  Dr.  Henrv  W.  Bellows,  president  of  the  United  States  Sanitary 
Commission,  that  some  detailed  and  available  word  was  not  made  of  the  immense 
work  of  that  commission,  in  which  the  Pacific  slope  shared  so  largely.  The  execu 
tive  board,  with  its  careful  business  methods,  readily  appreciated  the  suggestion,  and 
resolved  to  set  about  collecting  data  to  that  end. 

Earlv  in  18911  a  committee  of  two  was  appointed, — Mrs.  ,J.  G.  Lemmon,  of 
Oakland,  and  Mrs.  S.  A.  O'Neill,  of  Alameda. 

The  committee  at  once  entered  upon  its  duties  of  collecting  needed  information 
from  all  auxiliary  societies.  In  the  meantime  the  war  continued,  and  calls  for  service 
in  relief  work  were  constantly  made. 

The  early  plan  anticipated,  that  of  issuing  the  book  within  a  year,  was  twice 
deferred  bv  action  of  the  executive  board,  for  while  the  relief  work  was  going  on  and 
its  history  forming,  it  was  argued  that  the  record  could  not  be  brought  to  a  finish. 
The  committee,  however,  held  itself  in  readiness  for  the  gratuitous  labor  of  love. 

In  1900  the  committee  was  enlarged  by  the  appointment  of  Mrs.  G.  8.  Abbott, 
president  of  the  Oakland  Auxiliary  Society,  Mrs.  L.  L.  Dunbar,  secretary  of  the 
state  association,  and  Mr.  -I.  G.  Lemmon,  member  of  the  Oakland  Red  Cross  and 
charter  member  of  the  recently  reincorporated  National  Red  Cross,  Washington,  D.  C. 

All  societies  were  invited  to  send  to  the  chairman  as  complete  reports  as  possible, 
that  their  final  summing  up  might  appear  about  as  each  local  society  should  desire. 

Mrs.  S.  A.  O'Neill  consented  to  collect  the  needed  illustrations,  and,  as  the  work 
expanded,  she  was  assisted  by  Mrs.  Abbott,  Mrs.  (Tray,  and  the  Chairman,  while  Mr. 
Lemmon  was  invited  to  write  up  the  general  history  of  the  Red  Cross  and  the  recent 
reincorporation  of  the  American  National  Red  Cross. 

There  were  four  state  organizations,  all  auxiliary  to  the  American  National  Red 
Cross.  The  state  societies  included  their  respective  auxiliary  societies,  each  sys 
tematically  officered  for  efficient  work.  It  will  be  shown  by  the  reports  the  credit 
able  results  such  service  gave. 

General  Merritt  and  start*  expressed  their  deep  appreciation  in  behalf  of  the' 
military  just  before  sailing  for  Manila,  in  these  words:  "God  bless  the  women  of  the 
Red  Cross.  We  shall  never  forget  the  splendid  kindness  and  hospitality  accorded 
us.  Tell  all  the  world  for  us  that  every  officer  and  man  in  the  service  blesses  the 
noble  women  of  the  Red  Cross.  Their  work  is  priceless." 

Such  remarkable  and  unique  developments,  consequent  upon  the  military  move 
ments  in  San  Francisco,  resulted  in  the  singularly  varied  and  useful  activity  of  the 
Red  Cross.  In  the  heat  and  bustle  of  hurried  preparations  for  an  unexpected  and 
prolonged  war,  the  overtaxed  government  had  never  reckoned  to  do  for  the  soldier 


what  the  mother  might  consider  for  her  boy's  well-being.  Here  is  where  the  Red 
Cross,  in  one  of  many  ways  supplemented  the  good,  well-meaning  government.  She 
just  "mothered"  the  boys,  and,  while  speeding  them  to  the  front,  her  patriotic  heart 
ached  in  tender  sympathy  as  she  helped  bridge  oyer  the  rough  places,  by  carefully 
tending  the  sick  and  adding  many  comforts  to  all  within  reach  of  her  bounty,  thus 
doing  away  with  much  needless  suffering  and  proving  to  every  American  soldier  that 
the  American  woman  loves  every  man  of  them  as  the  mother  cherishes  her  son. 

In  compiling,  editing,  and  issuing  this  record,  and  closing  its  work,  the  com 
mittee  reports  itself  as  having  labored  under  great  difficulties,  through  many  unlooked- 
for  detentions,  such  as  resubmitting  reports,  often  at  long  distances,  for  certain  need- 
fid  corrections  And,  notwithstanding  scrupulous  care  and  never-ending  patience  of 
the  committee,  errors  and  omissions  may  be  discovered,  that  lie  only  in  the  province 
of  some  local  society  to  have  corrected  at  the  opportune  time. 

Special  thanks  are  here  expressed  for  volunteer  service  rendered  by  a  member  of 
the  executive  state  board,  Mrs.  John  (J.  (1lark,  who  caused  to  be  printed  and  per 
sonally  sent  out  one  thousand  folders  to  prominent  historical  societies  and  libraries 
announcing  the  publication  of  this  book. 

All  that  now  remains  for  me  is  to  exchange  greetings  and  parting  congratulations 
that  the  end  for  which  the  book  was  designed  is  accomplished,  and  express  deepest 
appreciation  for  the  willing,  painstaking,  and  efficient  assistance  of  my  close  associates 
on  the  Publishing  Committee. 

MKS.  J.  (T.  LKMMOX, 

Chairman. 


CONTENTS 

PAGE 

California •    •     II 

San  Francisco 73 

Oakland 161 

Other  State  Auxiliaries 213 

Oregon 333 

Washington  ....  •    •    •   351 

Nevada •  4O5 

Idaho -412 

Nebraska  .  41.5 

Yokohama •  432 

Appendix •    434 


.1//-N.     Willfn-,1    /,'.    Jlrirrhif/f 
President  California   Red   Cross  Stat<> 


Association. 


To  the  People  of  the  Pacific  Coast— 

Historical  records  of  the  time  show  that  the  sum  pi  von  for  relief  work 
for  our  army  ami  navy  by  the  citizens  of  California  during  the  Civil  Wai- 
was  almost  as  great  as  that  of  any  of  the  larger  states  of  the  Union.  The 
generous  response  to  the  appeal  of  the  California  State  Red  Cross  Asso 
ciation  and  the  San  Francisco  Keel  Cross  Society,  as  reported  in  this  book, 
proves  that  the  patriotic  traditions  of  the  fathers  are  cherished  in  full 
vigor  by  their  children  and  successors.  These  large  and  spontaneous  gifts 
were  confined  to  no  class,  to  no  section  of  the  state.  Rich  and  poor,  old 
and  voting,  in  the  larger  cities,  the  small  towns,  and  in  rural  hamlets,  wen/ 
equally  enthusiastic  in  giving  the  money  and  supplies  which  made  it  pos 
sible  to  render  most  important  aid  to  our  soldiers  in  camp  and  hospital,  at 
o  period  in  the  Spanish-American  War  when  the  government  service  was 
quite  inadequate  to  perform  the  service.  This  aid,  beginning  at  the 
Presidio  at  San  Francisco,  was  continued  on  every  transport  leaving  this 
port  for  Manila,  covered  the  battle-fields  and  hospitals  in  the  Philippines, 
and  did  not  cease  until  the  War  Department  was  able  to  fully  cope  with 
the  situation.  The  work  of  the  Red  Cross  was  fully  recognized  by  all  who 
received  assistance  and  by  officers  of  the  government  who  were  familiar  with 
its  operations.  From  the  highest  to  the  lowest  official,  our  labors  were  aided 
and  encouraged.  Our  late  honored  President,  during  his  recent  visit  to 
San  Francisco,  gave  most  graceful  expression  to  his  personal  appreciation 
of  the  service  rendered,  and  extended  the  thanks  of  the  government  for 
the  invaluable  aid  rendered. 

The  funds  intrusted  to  our  charge  were  carefully  expended,  and  the 
vast  quantity  of  supplies  received  was  distributed  with  discretion.  The 
work  thus  entailed  was  done  at  small  cost,  considering  its  magnitude,  the 
sum  paid  for  salaries  and  wages  being  comparatively  insignificant.  Al 
though  important  assistance  was  rendered  by  men  in  the  way  of  financial 
supervision  and  wise  counsel,  the  details  of  management  of  Red  Cross  affairs 
in  nearly  all  departments  fell  largely  upon  the  women  of  California,  and 
the  history  of  their  unselfish  labors,  as  recounted  in  this  volume,  will  remain 
a  lasting  tribute  to  their  ability  and  patriotic  spirit.  It  must  not  be  under 
stood  that  Red  Cross  work  is  ended,  or  that  our  state  organization,  with 
its  numerous  local  societies,  is  to  abandon  the  field.  The  experience  of 
Great  Britain  in  South  Africa,  and  of  our  country  in  the  Philippines,  shows 
that,  despite  the  growing  inclination  to  arbitrate  differences,  the  nations 
of  the  world  are  by  no  means  ready  to  substitute  the  plowshare  for  the  sword, 
and  a  recurrence  of  calamities  as  fatal  as  the  flood  at  Galveston  may  be 
expected  at  any  time.  For  such  emergencies  we  should  keep  alive  our 
various  branches.  We  may  be  confident  that,  should  their  services  be 
required,  support  will  not  be  lacking  from  the  public-spirited  citizens  of 
California.  MT?S.  WILLAHD  B.  HAKRIXGTOX, 

President   California   Shite   Association. 


Mrs.    L.    Jj.    Dunbar, 

Secretary  California  State  Red  Cross  Association. 


SECRETARY'S  REPORT. 

CALIFORNIA  RED  CROSS  STATE  ASSOCIATION. 
ORGANIZATION. 

THE  beginning  of  Red  Cross  organization  and  work  in  California  can 
best  be  told  in  the  reports  of  the  San  Francisco,  Oakland,  Berkeley, 
and   a   few   other  societies,  which   sprang    into   existence   with  the 
order  for  the  National   Guard,  as  the  1st  California  Volunteers,  to   go  to 
Manila. 

The  regiment  was  very  imperfectly  equipped,  and  the  first  work  done 
was  to  supply  its  needs.  Later  the  mobilization  in  San  Francisco  of  troops 
from  all  parts  of  the  country,  en  route  to  the  Philippines,  developed  the 
need  of  actual  Eed  Cross  work.  Red  Cross  societies  were  formed  iu  all 
the  towns  surrounding  the  hay,  and  soon  the  enthusiasm  spread  to  all  parts 
of  the  state.  In  less  than  one  month  after  the  first  Red  Cross  society  was 
formed,  the  need  of  a  state  organization  was  recognized. 

Letters  were  received  from  all  parts  of  the  state  asking  for  informa 
tion  in  regard  to  the  formation  of  societies  and  telling  of  work  being  done. 
It  was  apparent  that  much  labor  and  energy  were  being  wasted  for  want 
of  concentrated  action,  and  the  necessity  of  a  central  organization,  through 
which  all  could  work  intelligently,  was  forced  upon  us. 

On  May  16,  1898,  an  advisory  council,  consisting  of  delegates  from 
societies  already  formed,  met  at  the  Occidental  Hotel,  through  the  courtesy 
of  Majoi  W.  B.  Hooper,  and  the  formation  of  a  state  society  was  thoroughly 
discusssed.  On  May  25  a  second  meeting  was  held,  at  which  were  present 
Mrs.  W.  B.  Harrington,  Mrs.  J.  F.  Merrill,  Mrs.  F.  G.  Sanborn,  Mrs.  W. 
R.  Smedberg,  Colonel  W.  R.  Parnell,  Mr.  Adolph  Mack,  Rabbi  Voorsanger, 
Rev.  Dr.  Stebbins,  Mayor  James  D.  Phelan,  of  San  Francisco;  Mrs.  J.  G. 
Lemmon,  Mrs.  John  Bakcwell,  and  Mr.  F.  B.  Ginn,  of  Oakland;  Mrs. 
Wake  field  Baker,  of  Sausalito;  Mrs.  J.  M.  Griffith,  of  Los  Angeles,  and 
many  others.  Through  Mrs.  J.  G.  Lemmon,  who  acted  as  secretary  at  this 
meeting,  and  who  had  been  a  warm  personal  friend  of  Miss  Clara  Barton, 
explanations  were  made  as  to  what  must  be  done  to  organize  California 
Red  Cross  in  harmony  with  the  American  National  Red  Cross,  and  with 
these  preliminary  explanations  final  steps  were  taken  towards  the  organi 
zation  of  California  Red  Cross  State  Association.  It  was  decided  that  the 
governing  body  of  the  association  should  be  an  executive  board  of  fifteen 
members,  six  of  whom  should  be  appointed  from  San  Francisco  Red  Cross, 
four  from  Alameda  County  societies,  two  from  Oakland,  one  from  Alameda, 
and  one  from  Berkeley,  and  five  from  the  state  at  large.  In  accordance 

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Pacific  Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 


3//-N.  S.   A.   O'Neill, 

Chairman  of  Executive  Board,  Alameda   Red 

Cross,  and  First  Vice-Prosident  and 

Member  of    Book    Committee, 

State  Association. 


s1.   Oscar    F.  Long, 
Second  Vice-President,  Building   Committee 
Convalescent   Home,  State   Association. 


-1/V.S.     E.     R.    Di»K»td,    of    Sdti 

Assistant  Treasurer,  State  Association. 


.1//-.S.    T.   It.   McGiint, 

Corresponding  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of 

Alameda  Ked  Cross,  and  Assistant 

Treasurer  of  State  Association. 


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•with  this  resolution,  Me*dumes  \V.  U.  Harrington,  W.  II.  Smedberg.  E.  R. 
Dimond,  L.  L.  Punhar,  J.  F.  Merrill,  and  Col.  W.  It.  Parnell,  of  San 
Francisco  Red  Cross;  Mr*.  Granville  Abbott,  Mrs.  S.  A.  O'Xeill,  Mr.  F. 
B.  Ginn,  and  .Mrs.  G.  W.  llaight,  of  Alaineda  Comity;  Mrs.  Wakefield 
Baker,  of  Marin  Comity;  Mrs.  Albert  Klkus,  of  Sacramento  Comity;  and 
Mrs.  J.  M.  Griffith,  of  Los  Angeles,  were  elected  an  executive  hoard,  with 
rhe  following  officers;  President,  Mrs.  W.  B.  "Harrington;  vice-presidents, 
Mrs.  J.  M.  Griffith,  Mrs.  Albert  Klkiis,  and  Mrs.  Granville  Abbott;  secre 
tary,  Mrs.  L.  L.  Dmibar;  treasurer,  Mr.  Win.  E.  Brown;  assistant  treas 
urer,  Mrs.  E.  R.  Dimond.  Mrs.  Louis  Weinmann  was  later  appointed 
corresponding  secretary. 

Later  Mrs.  Maddox,  of  Santa  Clara  County,  and  Mrs.  I).  II.  Webster, 
of  Fresno  County,  were  elected  to  fill  the  quota.  The  following  changes 
took  place  shortly  after  the  formation  of  the  state  society :  Mrs.  J.  F.  Merrill, 
finding  that  her  duties  as  president  of  San  Francisco  Red  Cross  required 
all  of  her  time  and  attention,  resigned  from  the  state  board,  and  Mr.  Adolph 
Mack  was  elected  to  fill  the  vacancy.  Mrs.  Granville  Abbott,  president 
of  Oakland  Red  Cross,  for  the  same  reason,  also  resigned,  and  Mrs.  O.  F. 
Long  was  elected  in  her  stead.  Upon  the  resignation  of  Mr.  F.  B.  Ginn, 
of  the  Oakland  Red  Cross,  Mrs.  J.  G.  Lemmon  was  elected,  and  Mrs.  Warring 
Wilkinson  took  the  place  made  vacant  by  the  resignation  of  Mrs.  G.  W. 
Haight,  Mrs.  A.  Marquand  later  succeeding  Mrs.  Wilkinson.  Mrs.  Mad 
dox,  representing  Santa  Clara  County,  was  succeeded  by  Mrs.  S.  F.  Leib. 

Mrs.  Diinond  held  her  position  until  September,  1898,  when,  the  strain 
proving  too  great,  she  was  compelled  to  resign,  greatly  to  the  regret  of  IKT 
<>oworkers,  both  as  a  member  of  the  board  and  as  assistant  treasurer.  Mrs. 
Louis  Weinmann,  the  corresponding  secretary,  resigned  her  position,  and 
was  elected  to  fill  both  vacancies,  Miss  Miriam  TV.  Wallis  being  elected  cor 
responding  secretary. 

Later  the  following  named  persons  have  been  added  to  the  working 
force;  Mrs.  S.  A.  O'Xeil,  first  vice-president;  Mrs.  Mary  F.  McGurn, 
treasurer ;  Mrs.  John  IL  Dickinson,  assistant  treasurer ;  Mrs.  Harrison,  Mrs. 
Annette  Clark,  Mrs.  I.  Loweuberg,  Mrs.  F.  O.  Smith,  Mrs.  John  Bakewell, 
Mrs.  Isaac  Lawrence  Requa,  Mrs.  A.  W.  Scott,  Mrs.  Wendell  Easton,  Airs. 
F.  M.  Angelotti,  Col.  Charles  Sonntagg,  George  W.  Mastiek,  diaries  C. 
Gardner,  John  F.  Merrill,  William  Alvord,  Judge  M.  C.  Sloss,  consulting 
counsel. 

The  first  meeting  of  the  executive  board  was  held  in  the  Occidental 
Hotel,  but  immediately  following,  through  the  kindness  of  Mrs.  Phoebe  A. 
Hearst,  two  rooms  were  given  to  the  state  society  in  the  Hearst  Building. 
These  rooms  were  occupied  by  the  society,  rent  free,  for  five  months,  when 
other  rooms  were  taken  in  the  same  building,  at  a  nominal  rental,  and 
continued  to  be  the  headquarters  of  the  society  until  July,  1001.  The  rooms 
were  fitted  up  at  a  small  expense,  most  of  the  furnishings  being  donated 
by  kind  friends.  The  telephone  company  generously  placed  a  telephone 


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Pacific    Coast   Red    Cross    Society. 


3//-.S.    (V.    W.    //'///////,   <>f  Berkeley, 
Executive  Board,  State  Association. 


3/r.s.  Annette  Clark, 
Executive  Board,  State  Association. 


Colonel    W.   R. 
Executive  Board,  State  Association. 


Mr.   A</ol/>/i    Mock,  of  San   Fr<nn-i *<•<>, 
Executive  Board,  State  Association. 


California  Report.  15 

in  the  office  and  allowed  the  use  of  it  absolutely  free  of  charge  for  eight 
months.  There  were  no  salaried  officers,  but  for  six  months,  from  nine 
o'clock  in  the  morning  until  five  and  six  o'clock  in  the  evening,  busy  women 
sat  at  their  desks,  giving  of  their  time  and  strength,  anxious  to  save  every 
dollar,  so  that  it  might  be  expended  for  the  benefit  only  of  those  for  whom 
the  Red  Cross  was  organized.  At  the  end  of  six  months  the  close  confine 
ment  and  the  arduous  work  so  told  upon  those  in  the  office  that  it  was  found 
necessary  to  employ  a  clerk.  This  clerk,  and  a  man  to  do  the  heavy  lifting 
and  errands,  are  the  only  persons  connected  with  the  State  Red  Cross  Society 
who  have  ever  received  any  salary  whatsoever. 

It  being  the  desire  of  California  Red  Cross  to  ally  itself  with  the 
American  National  Red  Cross,  in  order  that,  if  necessary,  it  might  be  able, 
under  its  flag,  with  its  motto,  "Humanity,  Neutrality,"  to  carry  on  work 
in  the  Philippines,  one  of  the  first  steps  taken  by  the  executive  board  after 
its  organization  was  to  open  a  correspondence  with  the  American  Xational 
Red  Cross,  with  a  view  to  becoming  an  auxiliary  to  the  parent  organization, 
and  also  to  secure  official  information  in  regard  to  its  work. 

There  was  much  to  be  done,  however,  and  so,  while  awaiting  a  reply 
to  our  communication,  a  constitution  was  framed,  as  nearly  as  we  could 
learn,  along  the  lines  of  the  national  society,  and  adopted :  a  circular  letter 
\vas  prepared,  advising  in  regard  to  the  formation  of  auxiliary  societies,  the 
conditions  of  membership  in  the  state  association,  and  other  matters  of  detail. 
This  circular  letter,  the  constitution  of  the  state  association  and  of  the  San 
Francisco  Red  Cross,  and  a  form  of  constitution  for  auxiliary  societies,  were 
printed  in  pamphlet  form  and  sent  to  all  Red  Cross  societies  throughout 
the  state,  also  upon  application  to  societies  in  Nevada,  Oregon,  Idaho, 
Dakota,  Nebraska,  Kansas,  and  ToAva.  Applications  for  membership  were 
rapidly  received,  and  at  this  date  one  hundred  and  seven  societies  have  been 
enrolled.  These  societies  were  Almo  (Idaho),  Alameda,  Auburn,  Arroyo 
Grande,  Berkeley,  Benicia,  Belvedere,  Bakersfield  and  Kern  City,  Boone- 
ville,  Beatrice  (Nebraska),  Byron,  Cloverdale,  Corvallis  (Oregon),  Colusa, 
Centerville,  Cayucos,  Calistoga,  Colfax,  Camp  Meeker,  Cupertino,  Con 
cord,  Castroville,  Danville,  Dixon,  Downieville,  Elko  (Nevada),  Eureka, 
Fresno,  Felton,  Ferndale,  Fowler,  Gilroy,  Grass  Valley,  Gait,  Hopland, 
Hollister,  Hanford,  Tone,  Jackson,  Korbel,  Kelseyville,  Los  Angeles,  Lin 
coln,  Lompoc,  Lake  County,  Martinez,  Monterey  and  Pacific  Grove,  Mill 
Valley,  Marysville,  Mendocino,  Maxwell,  Nevada  City,  Napa,  Nipomo, 
Newcastle,  New  Almaden,  Oakland,  Oroville,  "Overall  Brigade"  (West 
Berkeley),  Palo  Alto,  Petaluma,  Point  Arena,  Pleasanton,  Pasadena, 
Pescadero,  Paso  Robles,  Pocatello  (Idaho),  Rohnerville,  Riverside,  Red 
wood  City,  Redlands,  Rocklin,  San  Francisco,  San  Rafael,  Sausalito,  Salinas, 
San  Mateo,  San  Jose,  San  Luis  Obispo,  San  Leandro,  Suisun,  Stockton, 
(San  Joaqiiin  County  Red  Cross),  Sacramento,  St.  Helena,  Santa  Cruz, 
Sutter  Creek,  San  Diego,  Sonoma,  Santa  Barbara,  Santa  Ana,  Santa  Rosa, 
Shasta  (children's  auxiliary),  Santa  Paula,  Truckee,  Tulare,  Tracy,  Ukiah, 


1C. 


Pacific    Coast   Eed    Cross    Society. 


vr-7 


Rer.   H.    If.   Sfrbbhix, 

Pastor  First  Unitarian  Church,  San  Francisco, 
Advisory  Council,  State  Association. 


Rabbi   Voor ganger, 

Advisory  Council,  State  Association. 


Will'uim    J/ro/v/, 
Advisory  Council,  State  Association. 


James  D.   Phelan, 
Advisory  Council,  State  Association. 


California    Ilf/torl.  17 

Visalia,  Vacaville,  Valley  Ford,  Vallejo.  Ventura,  Woodland.  Willow  (Jim 
(San  Jose),  \Vhiiticr  Stale  School,  Weaverville,  Walnut  Creek.  Besides 
these  then-  were  societies  in  Antioch,  San  Ardo,  Pinole,  Dutch  Flat,  Fort 
Bragg,  Arcata,  Guadaloupe,  Red  Blufl',  Ross  Valley,  Magnolia  (Butte 
County),  Cotton  wood,  Fort  Bidwell,  Brentwood,  Lemoore,  Placerville, 
Haywards,  not  enrolled  as  members,  which  aided  liberally  with  both  money 
and  supplies. 

We  have  not  had  a  complete  list  of  the  members  of  our  various  auxili 
aries,  but  know  that  our  little  badges  of  membership,  adopted  early  in  the 
work,  have  been  worn  by  more  than,  twenty  thousand  of  the  people  of 
California. 

A  copy  of  the  pamphlet,  together  with  a  detailed  statement  of  the 
work  of  the  Red  Cross  of  California,  was  sent  to  Mr.  Stephen  E.  Barton, 
vice-president  of  the  American  National  Red  Cross,  with  the  request,  also, 
that  a  delegate  be  sent  to  aid  us  in  organizing.  Soon  after  a  response  was 
received,  expressing  pleasure  at  what  had  been  done,  and  stating  that  a 
delegate  from  the  Xational  Society  would  be  sent  to  inspect  our  work  and 
advise  in  organizing. 

In  July  Judge  Joseph  Sheldon,  a  member  of  the  American  National 
Association,  the  promised  delegate,  arrived.  He  informed  himself  fully 
as  to  what  had  been  done  and  of  the  constitution  that  had  been  adopted, 
and  expressed  his  surprise  that  without  definite  knowledge  of  the  consti 
tution  of  the  American  Xational  Red  Cross,  we  had  planned  our  work  so 
closely  on  its  lines. 

Thoroughly  approving  of  the  work  as  reported  to  him  in  detail,  and 
expressing  satisfaction  with  the  results  of  his  own  investigation,  Judge 
Sheldon  recognized  "California  Red  Cross,  State  Association,7'  as  auxili 
ary  to  the  American  National  Red  Cross.  The  parent  organization  has 
shown  its  appreciation  of  our  work  and  its  confidence  in  us  by  delegating 
to  us  the  work  in  the  Philippines,  and  societies  formed  in  the  west  have 
been  referred  to  us  for  information,  and  have  been  advised  to  work  through 
California  Red  Cross. 

In  all  our  work  we  have  endeavored  not  to  transgress  or  conflict  with 
army  regulations,  and  to  this  end  many  conferences  have  been  held  with 
Generals  Merritt,  Merriam,  and  Shafter,  as  well  as  with  the  surgeons  in 
charge.  They  have  aided  us  courteously  and  kindly,  and  have  granted  all 
the  privileges  possible,  for  which  we  have  been  most  grateful. 

About  $180,000  have  been  raised  in  the  state  of  California  for  the 
Red  Cross,  San  Francisco  alone  contributing  nearly  $100,000. 

While  figures  tell  much,  they  fail  to  tell  of  the  patriotic  enthusiasm 
aroused  in  all  parts  of  the  state.  It  was  only  natural  that  in  San  Fran 
cisco,  in  the  midst  of  the  excitement,  all  should  be  full  of  enthusiasm  and 
interest,  but  it  was  surprising  to  learn  how  much  of  it  there  was  in  remote 
and  interior  towns.  An  enthusiastic  worker  in  Ukiah  told  us  how  the  money 
was  raised  in  her  county — by  the  children — of  contributions  received  from 
2 


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Pacific    Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 


.Judy*   .}f.  C.  .SVo.s.s,  <>f  San  Francisco^ 
Consulting  Council,  State  Association. 


Executive  Board,  Chairman  on  Testimonials. 

Chairman  Book  Committee,  State 

Association. 


.1/j-x.  Wnkrjield  Raker,  <>f  H 
Executive   Board,  State  Association. 


Ma}nr    W.    B.    Hnnpc,-, 
Advisory  Council,  State  Association. 


California  Report.  H> 

Indians  as  well  as  whites,  and  of  the  dear  old  lady  who  rode  twenty  miles 
over  rough  mountain  roads  to  bring  her  donations  of  comfort  bags,  bandages, 
etc.,  as  well  as  some  nice  little  delicacies  for  the  "sick  boys."  From  Duns- 
muir  came  a  letter  from  a  good  little  German  woman,  which  told  of  the. 
feather  bed  she  had  brought  from  the  "Fatherland,"  and  which  had  been 
made  into  pillows  and  ^ent  for  use  in  the  hospital.  Many  an  aching  head 
has  no  doubt  rested  more  easily  for  the  sacrifice. 

A  peculiar  feature  of  our  work  as  compared  with  that  of  the  Red  Cross 
in  the  east  is  that  our  contributions  have  not  been  received  from  a  few 
wealthy  people  only.  But  from  rich  and  poor,  old  and  young,  and  from 
all  nationalities,  have  come  the  contributions  which  have  made  up  the  grand 
total.  The  children  of  our  state  did  their  share  of  the  work  nobly,  many 
of  them  making  regular  monthly  contributions. 

In  Shasta,  Valley  Ford,  and  Booneville  we  had  auxiliaries  of  young 
girls,  and  in  West  Berkeley  we  had  the  "Overall  Brigade."  composed  of 
fifteen  boys  and  one  girl,  the  "daughter  of  the  regiment,"  no  doubt.  -.  A  letter 
from  the  brigade  informed  us  that  they  had  given  an  entertainment  at  "Fort 
Dewey/'  otherwise  known  as  "Baronidas'  Barn,"  and  enclosed  a  copy  of  a 
poem  recited  at  the  entertainment,  breathing  the  fiercest  sentiments  against 
the  Spanish.  The  sum  of  thirty-two  dollars,  realized  at  the  entertainment, 
was  proudly  brought  into  the  office  by  a  small  member  of  the  brigade. 

Of  the  original  one  hundred  and  seven  societies,  eighty-nine  still  remain 
in  our  organization.  Thirteen  societies  have  disbanded,  and  one,  that  of 
Elko,  Xevada,  withdrew  to  unite  with  the  Xevada  State  Red  dross  upon  its 
formation.  It  has  been  a  satisfaction  that  so  few  of  the  auxiliaries  have  dis 
banded  and  we  hope  that  in  the  coming  years  the  number  will  not  bo  decreased 
but  that  new  societies  will  spring  up.  It  has  been  found  necessary  to  make 
but  few  calls  on  the  auxiliaries  for  assistance  during  the  past  year,  but  we  have 
always  felt  that  when  necessity  required  it  there  would  be  a  prompt  response 
to  any  appeal. 

All  the  troops  coming  to  our  state  were  accorded  a  hearty  welcome  and 
were  well  cared  for.  At  Coif  ax,  Sacramento,  and  down  the  line  to  San  Fran 
cisco,  they  were  met  by  hospitality  committees  and  given  a  substantial  meal 
and  a  profusion  of  flowers.  In  San  Francisco  thousands  of  men  were  thus 
welcomed  in  the  first  year  of  our  existence  by  San  Francisco,  Oakland,  Ala- 
meda,  San  Rafael,  Sausalito,  and  Belvedere  Red  Cross  Societies ;  besides 
which,  lunches  were  furnished  to  all  outgoing  troops.  A  detailed  report  of 
this  work  will  be  given  in  the  reports  of  the  societies  mentioned. 

The  knowledge  of  the  long  list  of  unknown  dead  of  the  Civil  War  was 
the  inspiration  for  the  little  "Identification  Medals,"  which  in  the  beginning 
were  furnished  by  San  Francisco  Red  Cross  to  the  troops  of  the  first  expedi 
tion.  Later  the  state  association  assumed  this  work,  and  the  medals  were 
supplied  to  every  volunteer  regiment  going  to  Manila,  irrespective  of  the 
states  from  which  they  came.  Through  the  efforts  of  Mrs.  O.  F.  Long*  the 
soldiers  of  the  regular  army  going  to  Manila  were  also  supplied  with  the 


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Pacific    Coast   Red   Cross   Society 


Jnhn    H.    Merrill, 
Advisory  Council,  State  Association. 


Gf'or(/f  H.   Mtt stick,  of  Ahunedii, 
Advisory  Council,  State  Association, 


Advisory  Council,  State  Association. 


Mr.   C.   C.    Gardner i  <>f  Alaineda, 
Advisor}'  Council,  State  Association. 


California  Report. 


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badges.  A  few  of  the  stales  have  reimburse*!  our  society  tor  ihis  outlay. 
We  helieve  tliat  the  idea  <>f  the  " Ident ilieai  ion  Medals''  originated  liere  and 
that  no  such  means  of  identification  were  taken  in  the  east.  The  badges 
were  made  of  aluminum,  about  the  size  of  a  half  dollar,  and  were  inscribed 
with  the  company,  regiment,  and  number  of  each  soldier.  Many  a  mother  in 
the  east,  whose  boy  had  enlisted,  wrote,  asking  for  a  medal  for  her  boy, 
and  it  was  always  gladly  sent,  bringing,  we  have  been  assured,  comfort  and 
relief  to  the  mother's  heart. 


-I//-*.    A'.    IT.   M,'Kinsti')i, 
Chief  of  State  Supply  Department,  State  Association. 

Shortly  after  the  organization  of  the  state  society,  it  was  found  neces 
sary,  owing  to  the  large  quantities  of  supplies  that  were  pouring  in  from  all 
parts  of  our  state,  to  open  a  supply  department  and  appoint  a  committee  to 
rake  charge  of  these  supplies.  Mrs.  E.  McKinstry  was  appointed  chairman 
of  the  committee,  and  with  her  assistants  did  most  excellent  work.  San 
Francisco  Red  Cross  kindly  offered  quarters  in  their  room  at  1 6  Post  Street, 
a  portion  of  which  was  partitioned  off  and  the  state  committee  was  soon  bus 
ily  engaged  in  receiving  and  distributing  supplies.  The  following  report, 
presented  by  Mrs.  McKinstry,  will  show  the  disposition  made  of  the  supplies. 

IJTCPOUT    OF    THE    STATE    SUPPLY    DEPAKTMEXT. 

Before  presenting  this  report  for  your  consideration,  it  may  be  well 
to  say  a  few  words  in  regard  to  the  particular  work  of  this  department. 
About  the  first  of  June,  1M>S,  our  worthy  president  decided  that,  in  order  to 
facilitate  the  distribution  of  the  donations  so  lavishly  pouring  in,  not  only 


22  Pacific  Coast  Red  Cross  Society. 

from  San  Francisco  and  its  immediate  vicinity,  but  from  all  quarters  of  the 
>tate,  it  would  he  expedient  to  organize  a  department  where  all  donations 
from  any  place  other  than  the  city  of  San  Francisco,  might  be  received. 

Accordingly,  a  portion  of  the  city  department  was  partitioned  off,  and 
on  the  6th  of  .June  I  he  state  supply  department  was  ready  for  duty.  From 
Shasta  to  San  Diego  came  packages  of  all  shapes,  sizes,  and  varieties.  Let 
ters  poured  in,  all  asking  the  same  question,  "What  do  you  need,  and  how 
much  ?  ''  The  great  heart  of  the  jx'ople  was  beating  in  sympathy,  and  sought 
expression  for  its  deep  fending  in  an  ardent  desire  to  help  the  brave  men,  who, 
for  our  common  country,  had  left  home  and  friends  and  were  ready  and 
willing  to  die  if  need  be  to  uphold  the  honor  of  the  nation.  This  is  no  time 
ro  speak  of  the  poetic  side  of  a  seemingly  most  practical  subject,  but  each 
donation  speaks  eloquently,  and  the  message  is  the  same — loyalty  to  country, 
love  for  humanity,  and  tenderest  sympathy  for  the  sick  and  suffering. 
Beautiful,  indeed,  have  been  the  lessons  taught  during  these  weeks  of  con 
stant  labor,  and  one  and  all  have  esteemed  it  a  privilege  to  give  the  most 
willing  service  of  mind  and  body  to  send  upon  their  mission  for  relief  your 
loyal  gifts.  The  report  following  will  give  some  idea  of  what  has  been 
accomplished,  as  far  as  mere  figures  can,  but  there  is  much  more  in  this 
great  work  than  facts  or  figures  can  portray. 

Everything  sent  us  has  been  distributed  as  we  thought  the  sender  would 
desire,  and  whenever  a  wish  has  been  expressed  to  have  anything  sent  to 
a  particular  person  or  place,  it  has  been  done  whenever  possible.  The  fol 
lowing  list  comprises  but  a  small  part  of  the  donations  received  by  the 
state  department  1rom  June  (>  to  August  6: — 

21,784  abdominal  bandages,  5,322  esinarch  bandages,  2,628  rolled  band 
ages,  10,308  comfort  bags,  2,41>2  sheets,  5,685  denim  pillow  ticks,  239  hospital 
and  surgical  shirts,  13  Aral)  tents,  388  packages  of  literature,  307  boxes  of 
fresh  fruit,  103  sacks  of  dried  fruit,  200  plaster-of-Paris  bandages,  4,307 
pillow  cases. 

Also  large  quantities  of  groceries,  preserves,  vegetables,  drugs,  and 
thousands  of  useful  articles,  the  mention  of  which  would  consume  too  much 
time  now.  Special  donations  have  been  sent  to  the  California,  Iowa,  South 
Dakota,  Colorado,  Kansas,  Washington,  and  Tennessee  regiments,  also  ;i 
large  case  sent  by  the  "'Gold  Leaf  Charity  Clnb"  (colored)  to  the  hospital 
in  Manila. 

Among  the  things  sent  to  "Manila  for  hospital  use  may  be  mentioned:— 

1,777  abdominal  bands,  337  surgical  and  hospital  shirts,  81  sets  pajamas, 
2,020  sheets,  3,713  pillow  cases,  722  handkerchiefs,  13  tents,  besides  towels, 
nightshirts,  socks,  medicines,  stationery,  and  delicacies. 

Our  grateful  thanks  are  cordially  extended  to  each  and  every  one  of  the 
generous  contributors,  and  they  are  not  alone  in  California;  Washington, 
Nevada,  Oregon,  Colorado,  and  Arizona  have  all  done  nobly.  Our  one 
regret  has  been  that  time  did  not  permit  us  to  write  a  letter  of  thanks  instead 
of  a  brief  acknowledgment  to  each  generous  donor.  This  report  can  not 


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close  without  a  few  words  of  thanks  to  the  ladies  who  have  given  so  cheer- 
hilly  and  faithfully  their  time  and  labor,  particularly  to  Mrs.  Breyfogle. 
'Mrs.  Clark,  Misses  Melliss,  Jordan,  Kussell,  Gertrude  P,urnett,  Harring 
ton,  and  ("oilier:  last,  but  certainly  not.  least,  to  Miss  Augusta  Weber,  who 
lias  done  much  in  every  way,  particularly  in  acting  as  secretary.  To  the 
ladies  of  the  executive  board  thanks  are  due  for  their  unfailing  courtesy 
and  consideration.  To  "Mrs.  Willard  B.  Harrington,  our  worthy  state 
president,  it  would  be  impossible  to  express  what  we  feel.  Always  courteous 
and  untiring  where  any  good  can  be  done,  patient  to  a  fault,  to  her  is  entirely 
due  any  good  which  the  state  department  may  have  accomplished. 

Respectfully, 

ANNIE  L.  McKrasTRY, 
Chief  of  State  Supply  Department. 


DONATIONS  RKCKTF.VD  BY  STATK  SUPPLY  DEPARTMENT  FROM  JUNE  6 

TO  AUGUST  6,  1898. 


ows 


21,784  abdominal  bandages,  2,492  sheets,  6,458  caps,  137  pill 
10,308  comfort  bags,  1,317  handkerchiefs,  337  suits  pajamas,  104  flannel 
shirts,  165  surgical  shirts,  16  underdrawers,  127  surgical  bandages,  190 
wash  cloths,  9  pincushions,  22  tent  pockets,  185  throat  bandages,  2,628 
lolled  bandages,  25  fans,  5,322  esmarch  bandages,  4,307  pillow  cases,  5,696 
pillow  ticks,  974  towels,  590  pairs  socks,  13  pairs  hospital  slippers,  140 
nightshirts,  73  hospital  shirts,  148  undershirts,  614  arm  slings,  1,OS7  dis 
infectant  bags,  15  denim  packing  bags,  40  tents,  1  blanket,  158  chest  pro- 
lectors,  3  pairs  suspenders,  34  mosquito  nets. 


DRt'GS. 


3  boxes  plaster-of-Paris  bandages,  1  box  iodoform  gauze,  1  package 
flaxseed,  6  bottles  "Florida  water,  18  tubes  vaselin,  12  papers  court  plaster, 
1  comb,  57  boxes  salve,  200  plaster-of-Paris  bandages,  12  yards  bobbinet, 
1  piece  oil  silk,  1  pound  camphor,  2  bottles  vaselin,  24  sponges,  8  rubber 
pillows,  620  packages  foot  powder,  2  cases  foot  powder,  6  bars  soap,  77 
cakes  soap,  6  boxes  soap. 

GROCERIES,   ETC. 

25  pounds  coffee,  1  sack  flour,  10  cans  condensed  milk,  1  can  malted 
milk,  1  can  malt  extract,  7  cans  condensed  milk,  cocoa,  and  deviled  ham,  1 
barrel  olives,  11  rolls  butter,  2  packages  chocolate,  4  bottles  catsup,  2  cases 
wine,  20  cases  eggs,  72  chickens,  388  packages  literature,  1  box  stationery, 
games,  and  playing  cards,  307  boxes  fresh  fruit,  7  boxes  dried  fruit,  62 
glasses  jc-llv,  3S  sacks  vegetables,  3  cards  buttons,  100  cartons  needles,  12 
pieces  tape,  16  pincushions,  2  bolts  flannelette,  50  pounds  sugar,  4  cases 


24  7V///V  Coast  Rc<l  Cross  Society. 

canned  com  and  tomatoes,  2  cases  evaporated  cream,  4  cases  salmon,  1  ham, 
1  sack  nuts,  1  box  butter,  6  bottles  Chile  sauce,  2  bottles  cordial,  10  bottles 
wiue,  1  package  tea,  63  Testaments,  78  postage  stamps,  18  lead  pencils,  103 
sacks  dried  fruit,  192  jars  preserves,  78  cases  preserves,  3  boxes  buttons, 
16  spools  cotton,  1  package  thread  and  needles,  2  bolts  muslin,  several  yards 
cheesecloth,  24  spoons,  large  quantities  of  old  linen,  muslin,  lint,  1  large 
case  playing  cards,  20  shoe  laces. 

LIST    OF    ARTICLES    SENT    TO    MAN  IT, A. 

1,777  abdominal  bands,  1,587  esmarch  bandages,  2,020  sheets,  5,021 
pillow  cases,  434  dcuini  ticks,  1SS  surgical  shirts,  US  nightshirts.,  193 
hospital  shirts,  118  pajamas,  2  pajama  jackets,  447  and  2  sacks  rolled 
bands,  93  pillows,  13  tents,  241  arm  slings,  347  towels,  140  cakes  soap, 
298  pairs  socks,  41  throat  bands,  962  handkerchiefs,  82  nurses'  aprons,  22 
tent  pockets,  36  nurses'  gowns,  5  packages  absorbent  cotton,  1  pound  cam 
phor,  6  bottles  .Florida  water,  11  clothes  bags,  packages  of  letter  paper,  2 
pongee  shirts,  1  case  brandy,  3  packages  dried  fruit,  1  box  antiphlogistine, 
1  case  port  wine,  1  bag  lint,  36  Manila  caps,  190  comfort  bags  (128  con 
tained  towel,  soap,  handkerchief,  band,  and  housewife),  4  whisk  brooms. 

.Mrs.  McKinstry  continued  her  work  as  chairman  of  the  department 
until  October,  after  which  Miss  Weber,  and  later  the  clerk  in  the  office,  car- 
vied  it  on,  until  the  necessity  for  its  continuance  no  longer  existed.  All  thn 
transports  leaving  for  the  Philippines  were  supplied  with  medicines,  boxes 
of  fruits,  and  delicacies  for  the  sick  en  route.  Such  supplies  as  could  not 
be  furnished  from  the  supply  department  were  purchased  by  Mrs.  W.  R. 
Smedberg  and  Mrs.  M.  F.  McGurn,  of  the  purchasing  committee,  and  her 
good  judgment  was  a  guarantee  that  the  boxes  contained  all  that  might  be 
needed.  The  supplies  not  used  were  turned  over  to  Red  Cross  representa 
tives  in  Manila  for  use  there. 

Early  in  May,  1808,  the  great  amount  of  sickness  in  the  camps  being 
reported  at  a  meeting  of  the  San  "Francisco  Red  Cross,  it  was  decided  to 
erect  a  Red  Cross  hospital  tent  at  the  Presidio.  Permission  being  readily 
granted,  the  tent  was  erected  and  fitted  out  with  all  conveniences  for  tin1 
care  of  the  sick.  A  committee  on  nurses,  with  Mrs.  Wendell  Easton  as 
chairman,  was  appointed,  which  secured  the  services  of  trained  nurses,  and 
everything  possible  Avas  done  for  the  comfort  and  care  of  the  sick  men. 
The  nurses  volunteered  their  services,  receiving  no  compensation,  but  only 
their  maintenance. 

Among  the  first  to  volunteer  were  A.  Parker  Lewis  and  C.  M.  Waage, 
graduate  nurses,  skilled  in  their  profession,  who  gave  up  lucrative  positions 
to  offer  their  services  to  the  Red  Cross.  The  story  of  their  work  at  the 
Presidio  Avill  be  found  in  the  records  of  San  Francisco  Red  Cross. 

When,  about  the  middle  of  May,  the  first  expedition,  consisting  of  the 
1st  California  Volunteers,  AY.IS  ordered  to  Manila  on  the  City  of  Pekin</, 
an  earnest  and  finallv  successful  effort  Avas  made  to  send  these  tAvo  nurses 


California.  /»Vy>o/7.  2-> 

with  the  expedition,  to  care  for  the  sick  boys  en  route,  and  to  look  after  theiv 
needs  when  they  readied  their  destination.  It  was  not,  however,  until 
within  a  few  hours  of  the  actual  sailing  hour,  on  May  25,  1808,  that  per 
mission  was  received  from  Mai'or-Gcneral  Otis,  the  commanding  officer, 


C.   3/.    Waaye, 
First  Nurse  Sent  to  Manila. 

for  the  two  men  to  go.  They  were  hurriedly  fitted  out  with  everything 
necessary  that  could  be  thought  of  for  their  own  use,  as  well  as  with  supplies 
such  as  drug's,  delicacies,  etc.,  for  the  sick,  and  a  quantity  of  literature  for 
the  use  of  the  men  in  general.  They  carried  with  them  the  following  letter 
of  authorization : — 

"'Headquarters  Ked  Cross   Society  of  California, 

"San   Francisco,   Cal.,   May  24,   1808. 

"This  will  certify  that  Christian  M.  Waage  and  A.  Parker  Lewis  are 
nurses  from  the  Red  Cross  Society  of  California,  and  are  authorized  to 
supply  from  their  goods  anything  that  will  aid  the  surgeons  in  the  care 
of  the  sick  and  wounded  of  any  and  all  that  shall  come  under  their  super 
vision.  (Signed)  MRS.  WILLARD  B.  HARRINGTON, 

'''President  Red  Cross  of  California/' 

The  nurses  were  not  accorded  a  very  Avarm  welcome  at  first  by  the  sur 
geons  and  hospital  corps,  but  by  exercising  great  tact,  and  doing  nothing 
to  antagonize  these  officials,  as  well  as  by  their  cordial  desire  to  be  of  use 
and  their  evident  knowledge  of  what  to  do,  they  soon  won  recognition,  and 
were  able  to  accomplish  a  great  deal  of  good.  The  fact  was  no  doubt  largely 
due  to  the  efforts  of  these  two  men  that  the  Pektnfj  arrived  at  Cavite,  their 
first  point  of  destination  in  the  Philippines,  without  having  had  a  death, 
and  with  only  a  very  few  men  who  could  not  go  ashore  without  the  aid 
of  others.  Whenever  any  of  the  men  became  ill,  they  were  promptly  and 
conscientiously  looked  after,  and  the  Ked  Cross  supplies  judiciously  admin 
istered  did  much  to  keep  down  serious  illness.  Among  the  most  seriously 
ill  when  Cavite  was  reached  was  Mr.  Lewis,  whose  unceasing  care  for  the 


20  1*11  rife  Coast  Red  CVox.s  Society. 

welfare  of  others  during1  the  voyage  had  undermined  his  <>\vn  health.  He 
was  carefully  attended  by  Mr.  Waage,  and  hy  the  time  the  hospital,  which 
had  at  once  heen  established,  had  been  put  in  fairly  good  condition,  he  was 
able  to  he  around  and  take  up  his  work.  We  quote  the  following  from 
Mr.  Waagc's  very  interesting  report  :— 

''Ami  so,  when  Mr.  Lewis  was  able  to  be  round  again,  the  hospital  was 
in  a  fairlv  good  condition,  hut  at  the  same  time  well  tilled  with  patients, 
for  now  we  had  men  from  different  organizations  to  take  care  of,  and  thus 
our  responsibility  had  been  considerably  increased.  Xor,  indeed,  were  we 
now  dealing  with  our  own  surgeons  merely,  but  the  surgeons  of  other  regi 
ments  took  charge  in  turn,  and  thus  we  came  in  contact  with  all  of  them. 
There  appears  all  along  the  line  to  have  been  a  kind  of  tacit  understand 
ing  as  to  our  position  in  regard  to  the  hospital  service,  for  at  no  time  was 
our  authority  in  the  hospital  infringed  upon  by  any  of  the  surgeons,  but 
ratlu  ]•  emphasized  by  them,  no  matter  what  organization  they  belonged  to, 
and  we  were  at  all  times  looked  to  as  the  responsible  parties  in  charge  of 
the  hospital  work  proper.  This  was  probably  caused  by  the  good  opinion 
that  our  own  surgeons  had  of  us,  and  which  they  communicated  to  others 
as  they  arrived;  but  the  staunch  friendship  of  Captain- Surgeon  McYay, 
of  the  14th  Infantry,  U.  $.  A.,  who  was  really  in  charge  of  the  hospital 
at  the  time,  had  much  to  do  with  it.  This  excellent  officer,  who  laid  down 
his  life  in  the  service  of  his  country  in  the  Philippines  at  a  somewhat  later 
period,  had  a  keen  appreciation  of  the  work  of  the  Red  Cross,  and  gave  us 
much  moral  support. 

"Now,  too,  Major  Tilden  came  to  the  front  once  more,  and  not  only 
saw  to  it  that  we  obtained  comfortable  quarters,  but  also  invited  us  to 
join  his  mess,  an  offer  which  we  most  gladly  accepted,  and  from  which 
we  received  a  great  deal  of  relief  and  pleasure,  when,  for  a  few  moments 
at  a  time,  we  were  able  to  lay  aside  our  more  arduous  duties  at  the  hospital. 
For  indeed  the  work  there  grew  with  amazing  rapidity.  Other  transports 
had  followed  our  own  fleet,  and  most  of  the  later  vessels  brought  many 
sick  with  them  and  a  hospital  corps,  which  in  most  instances  proved  of  little 
value  as  hospital  assistants,  as  they  had  not  had  the  advantage  of  the  con 
stant  association  at  their  work  with  trained  nurses,  and  in  a  general  wax- 
were  absolutely  unfit  for  the  service  they  had  entered. 

"There  are  many  phases  of  our  stay  in  Cavite  which  are  of  marked 
interest  from  a  Tied  Cross  point  of  view.  The  new  arrivals,  as  soon  as 
they  saw  us  and  realized  that  we  were  from  California,  would  never  fail 
to  express  their  delight;  and  then  AVC  would  be  told  of  kindness  shown  them 
in  San  Francisco  by  the  society,  and  they  would  never  weary  of  telling  us 
of  some  one  or  other,  bearing  the  well-known  badge,  who  had  helped  or 
soothed  or  done  something  not  to  be  forgotten,  when  the  narrator  had  been 
in  need  of  some  token  of  kindness,  far  away  from  his  own  home. 

"And  here  in  Cavite  we  first  learned  the  excellency  of  one  man,  who 
had  accompanied  us  to  the  seat  of  war  in  the  office  of  a  priest, — Father 


California 

ATcKinnon.  On  the  voyage  out  there  had  been  but  little  call  for  his  serv 
ices,  Imt  now  he  loomed  up  as  a  true  and  most  valuable  friend  of  every 
body  who  was  in  distress,  and,  no  matter  what  might  have  been  the  denomi 
nation  of  him  who  needed  words  of  comfort  or  cheer,  Father  McKinnon 
was  ever  ready  to  visit  the  sick-bed,  and  was  ewer  a  welcome  visitor. 


FathiT  McKinnon, 
Chaplain  First  California. 

"Another  man  whose  name  T  remember  with  a  sense  of  admiration 
and  gratitude,  was  Captain-Surgeon  Whiting,  of  the  2d  Oregon  F.  S.  V. 
The  manner  in  which  T  came  to  know  him  more  intimately  was  over  some 
Spanish  prisoners  whom  I  had  found  on  an  expedition  into  one  of  their 
dungeons,  whither  I  had  bought  my  way  by  bribing  the  corporal  of  the 
guard— I  mean  the  Filipino  guard,  for  in  those  days  Aguinaldo  was  an 
amigo,  and  his  men  held  imprisoned  in  vhe  unseemly  dungeons  of  Cavite 
;;  number  of  Spanish  prisoners  that  had  surrendered  to  them  on  the  ^  1st, 
of  May,  when  Dewey  demolished  their  fort  from  the  sea,  and  the  Filipinos 
forced  their  way  into  the  old  city  from  the  narrow  slip  of  land  which  con 
nects  Cavite  with  the  town  of  San  Roque.  on  that  part  of  the  mainland 
known  as  the  Istmo  de  l)a]achian.  In  this  particular  dungeon  T  had  found 
a  young  Spanish  soldier  in  a  condition  so  terrible  that  it  had  batfied  my 
very  limited  knowledge  of  the  healing  art.  and  so  I  appealed  to  Captain 


2<S  Pacific  Coast  Red  Cross  Society. 

Whiting.  Nor  was  my  appeal  in  vain,  for  he  promptly  came  to  my  assist 
ance  and  prescribed  the  treatment  for  the  sufferer,  which  I  carried  out,  until 
one  morning  I  missed  my  man.  and  was  told  by  his  comrades  that  during 
the  night  he  had  been  taken  away  bv  the  guard  and  shot.  This  was  indeed 
the  practise  of  Aguinaldo's  officers.  When  any  locality  became  too  well 
filled  witli  Spanish  prisoners,  or  any  of  them  appeared  so  sick  that  they 
became  a  burden,  the  Filipinos  would  take  them  out  and  shoot  them. 
Doctor  Whiting  and  I  became  fast  friends  ever  after,  and  he  had  many 
opportunities  to  render  me  similar  services,  which  lie  always  gladly  did. 
He  afterwards  distinguished  himself  at  the  smallpox  hospital  in  Manila, 
where  he  succeeded  our  own  Doctor  A.  P.  O'Brien,  who  was  the  first  to 
offer  liis  services  and  take  charge  of  that  dreary  asylum  for  a  most  loathsome 
disease. 

"On  the  Ifith  of  July  the  transport  Cliina  arrived,  and  we  received 
important  letters  from  headquarters,  telling  us  that  California  Red  Cross 
had  appropriated  $1,000  for  our  use.  The  sum  of  $700  had  been  deposited 
to  our  credit  in  Hongkong,  and  an  officer  of  General  Greene's  staff  on  the 
transport  had  been  commissioned  to  deliver  to  us  personally  the  sum  of  $800. 
;'We  held  frequent  consultations  as  to  Avhat  to  do  in  regard  to  the 
money  in  the  Hongkong  bank.  First  we  thought  we  would  send  lists  of 
articles  needed  to  the  late  Rounseville  Wildman,  who  Avas  then  consul- 
general  at  Hongkong,  and  in  whose  charge  the  money  was,  but  we  finally 
concluded  that  the  best  thing  would  be  for  me  to  obtain  permission  to  go 
to  Hongkong  and  personally  make  the  necessary  purchases.  To  this  end 
I  now  approached  Major-Surgeon  Cardwell,  who  was  then  chief  surgeon, 
arid  who  had  always  shown  us  much  kindness.  The  result  of  our  conver 
sation  was  the  following  letter  to  Lieutenant-Colonel  Lippencott,  who  had 
just  then  arrived  with  General  Merritt,  both  of  them  staying  on  board  the 
X  civ  port,  which  was  anchored  in  the  bay  at  a  distance  of  about  two  miles 
from  Cavite : — 

'^HEADQUARTERS  EXPEDITIONARY  FORCES  TO  THE  PHILIPPINES, 

Office  Chief  Surgeon  of  1st  Brigade, 
Cavite  Arsenal,  P.  I.,  August  1,  1898. 

1  'T/r.-CoL.  HEXRY  LIPPENCOTT,  Chief  Surgeon  Dept.  of  the  Pacific 
and  Stli  Army  Corps,  S.  S.  Newport,  Manila  Bay — Sir:  This  will  introduce 
ro  you  .Mr.  ( 1.  M.  Waage,  a  duly-accredited  representative  of  the  California 
lied  Cross  Society. 

'  'He  and  his  associate.  Mr.  Lewis,  have  been  nursing  in  the  general 
hospital  at  this  point,  and  furnishing  extra  diet  for  patients  and  many 
surgical  conveniences  out  of  moneys  in  their  hands.  They  have  our  con 
fidence  and  our  thanks. 

'Mr.  \\nage  now  desires  to  go  to  Hongkong  to  purchase  further  sup 
plies.  This,  I  understand,  he  will  be  allowed  to  do  by  the  major-general 
commanding,  if  he  conies  properly  vouched  for  and  his  mission  approved 
by  the  medical  department. 


California   Report.  29 

"'I  therefore  send  him  to  ymi,  ami  ask  your  further  approval  of  his 
request  for  transportation  and  pass  to  Hongkong-  and  return. 

•'  'Very  respectfully,          HKKBKKT  W.  CARDWELL, 
'  'Major  and  Chief  Surgeon,  U.  8.   V.' 

"To  this  document  Lieutenant-!  'olonel  Lippencott  attached  his  endorse 
ment,  and  then  I  interviewed  General  Merritt,  who  spoke  most  kindly  to  me 
<>f  the  Red  Cross  work  and  promised  me  every  assistance,  and  finally  attached 
his  signature  over  the  following  endorsement : — 

"  'The  request  contained  herein  is  approved  by  me  and  the  matter 
referred  to  Admiral  Dewey.' 

"When  I  finally  saw  the  admiral,  he  at  once  granted  the  request,  and 
told  me  I  should  go  by  the  first  dispatch  boat  which  he  might  send  to  Hong 
kong;  but  when  I  asked  him  for  his  signature,  he  gave  me  the  characteristic 
answer  that  whatever  boat  or  ship  was  ordered  to  take  me  to  Hongkong 
by  him  would  take  me,  •signature  or  no  signature/  And  thus  I  got  the 
permission  to  go." 

The  llth  of  August  found  Mr.  Waage  still  in  Cavite,  distressed  and 
worried,  as  the  following  quotation  from  his  diary  will  show  :— 

"I  am  in  despair  about  the  hospital  supplies.  They  are  absolutely 
inadequate  to  the  demand,  and,  doing  our  best  to  help  along,  I  find  that  our 
purse  is  not  long  enough.  I  intend,  when  I  reach  Hongkong,  to  cable 
to  San  Francisco  for  more  funds,  to  be  at  once  transmitted,  as  I  can  not 
see  any  other  way  of  meeting  the  emergency. 

"Besides  being  short  of  appliances  and  dietary  articles,  we  are  short 
of  nurses.  The  few  in  the  hospital  are  overworked.  Lewis  has  enough 
to  do  in  the  operating  room  and  attending  to  surgical  dressing,  and  I,  per 
sonally,  am  busy  all  day,  going  from  patients  in  quarters  to  patients  in 
hospitals  to  find  the  places  where  there  is  most  need  for  comforts.  I  move 
all  day  among  typhoid  fever  and  measles  patients ;  I  do  the  best  I  can  under 
the  circumstances,  but  any  personal  nursing  I  can  not  find  time  to  do. 

"The  fact  is  that  now  we  have  so  many  to  attend  to  all  I  can  do  is  to 
supervise  the  whole  thing." 

He  had  not  long  to  wait,  however,  for  preparations  wTere  now  being 
made  for  the  attack  on  Manila.  Feeling  assured  that,  with  the  surrender 
of  that  city,  a  dispatch  boat  would  be  sent  to  Hongkong,  Mr.  Waage  attached 
himself  to  Colonel  Somers'  command,  which  had  been  ordered  to  proceed 
on  the  Kwong  Hoi  to  Manila  on  the  13th  of  August.  Mr.  Waage  con 
tinues  :— 

"Colonel  Lippencott,  who  was  on  the  Kwong  Hoi,  became  apprehensive 
that  his  supplies  would  not  suffice  to  meet  an  emergency,  and  he  began  to 
calculate  what  he  would  need.  So  he  urged  upon  me  to  be  sure  not  to  miss 
the  dispatch  boat.  'I  don't  know  how  you  can  make  sure  of  catching  it,' 
he  would  say  again  and  again.  And  then,  kXow,  be  sure  you  don't  miss  it.' 
And  then  he  impressed  upon  me  to  buy  for  the  army. 


30  Pacific  I.1  odd  litd  Cross  Society. 

"I  copy  from  a  small  hook  I  carried  on  me  that  day  the  order  he  gave 
me.  The  page  is  headed:  'Manila  Hay,  K>th  August,  'OS.  For  (liief- 
Surgeon  Lippencott. — Absorbent  cotton  (sterilized),  ^00  pounds;  absorbent 
gauze  (sterilized),  :>00  yards:  iodoform  gau/e,  100  yards/  lie  said  he  had 
no  money  with  him,  but  to  pay  for  it,  and  he  would  refund  it.  When  I  told 
him  that  1  might  run  out  of  funds  and  need  credit,  and  then  asked  him  to 
give  me  a  written  assurance  that  the  order  was  for  the  United  States  Govern 
ment,  he  consented,  and  later  in  the  day,  at  the  Palacio  Ayuntamiento,  he 
gave  me  a  written  order.  I  took  this  precaution  in  case  1  should  find  my 
self  short  of  money,  but  told  him  at  the  same  time  that,  if  I  found  that  I 
had  enough.  I  would  present  my  purchase  to  the  Tinted  States  Army  with- 
ont-any  compensation."' 

Mr.  \Vaage  was  among  those  who  in  the  halls  of  the  palace  witnessed 
the  actual  surrender,  and  heard  (ieneral  Merritt,  in  behalf  of  his  govern 
ment,  declare  himself  military  governor  of  the  Philippine  Islands,  when 
the  Spanish  colors  were  lowered  and  the  American  flag  floated  from  the  top 
of  the  flagpole.  As  ^Mr.  AY  a  age  had  surmised,  the  following  day  the  dispatch 
boat  Zaphiro  was  sent  to  Hongkong,  and  he  was  told  that,  if  he  so  desired, 
he  could  go.  So  eager  was  he  to  go  that  he  lost  no  time  getting  aboard,  not 
even  waiting  to  get  his  baggage.  Air.  \Yaage  tells  of  his  experience  in  Hong 
kong,  and  his  return,  as  follows: — 

"Arriving  in  Hongkong,  my  first  undertaking  was  to  find  the  consulate, 
for  I  could  not  even  get  a  change  of  clothing  before  T  saw  the  consul  and 
got  some  money  from  him. 

''We  in  the  Tinted  States,  and  perhaps  more  in  particular  we  in  San 
Francisco,  who  have  yet  vividly  in  our  mind  the  sad  fate  that  overtook  tins' 
gentleman,  can  not  think  back  upon  the  calamity  without  feeling  a  sense 
of  deepest  regret,  and  perhaps  a  moisture  about  the  eye;  but  to  me,  who 
had  met  with  the  greatest  kindness  at  his  hand  under  such  singular  cir 
cumstances,  his  tragic  death  and  the  memory  thereof  brings  a  sense  of  ineffa 
ble  sadness.  I  soon  made  myself  known  to  him  and  established  my  identitv, 
and  he  gave  me  a  cheek  for  the  money.  Then  1  told  him  that  I  wanted 
$500  more,  and  with  a  smile  he  asked  me  how  T  expected  to  get  it. 

a  'By  asking  for  it,1  T  replied. 

"  'Asking  whom  ?' 

"'The  Americans  in  Hongkong;  surely  T  can  raise  that  amount  here.' 

"Mi1.  AYildman  shook  his  head  doubtfully,  but,  perceiving  a  shade  of 
disappointment  on  my  face,  he  made  haste  to  dispel  my  fears,  and  said:  'I 
have  here  $500,  forwarded  me  from  some  Philadelphia  ladies  for  the  benefit 
of  the  soldiers.  T  think  now  I  can  not  do  better  than  give  it  to  von/ 

"I  was  overjoyed  at  this  kind  offer,  and  thanked  him  with  all  my  heart. 
13ut  he  did  not  stop  there.  He  reminded  me  of  the  difficulties  I  would 
have  in  making  my  purchases  in  a  city  strange  to  me  in  the  short  space 
of  time  at  my  disposal,  for  T  was  determined  to  return  with  the  Zaphiro, 
which  had  to  leave  within  forty-eight  hours:  and  he  therefore  offered  to  bin", 


( 'ati for nia  Report. 


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according  to  my  lists  of  requisition,  all  kinds  of  dietary  articles,  and  thus 
I  would  only  have  to  Imy  the  hospital  supplies  proper.  This  was  a  grear 
help  to  me,  and  reduced  my  own  lahor  considerablv  :  so  again  I  thankfully 

accepted. 

"llomrkong  was  nearly  as  well  drained  as  I  had  found  Manila, 
some  lines  I  bought  so  much  that  they  refused  to  sell  me  any  more,  and 
had  to  take  resort  to  strategem,  and  there  were  things  that  T  could  not  get 
at  all,  because  they  were  not  in  the  market  of  Hongkong.  But,  withal,  when, 
on  Friday,  the  li>th  of  August,  I  had  all  my  goods  shipped,  and  had  said 
£0od-by  to  Mr.  Wildman,  once  more  being  on  board  the  Zajihim.  with  its  bow 
steering  for  Manila,  I  was  satisfied  that  I  had  done  the  best  I  could  under  the 
circumstances,  and  found  that  I  was  able  to  make  ( 'olonel  Lippencott  a  pres 
ent  of  the  goods  [  had  bought  for  him,  still  having  enough  of  my  own,  and 
bringing  with  me  quite  a  stock  of  supplies  and  some  ready  money  in  the 
bargain,  enough  to  last  till  I  should  receive  more  from  borne. 

"On  Sunday,  the  iMst  of  July,  just  one  week,  almost  to  the  hour,  sin<-e 
we  left  Manila  Bay,  we  came  to  anchor  again  in  those  waters.  I  at  once 
reported  to  the  admiral,  and  thanked  him  for  his  kindness,  and  then  went 
ashore,  to  the  great  surprise  of  Mr.  Lewis,  who  had  not  expected  me  for 
some  time,  and  who  bad  wondered  much  at  the  arrival  of  my  valise,  minus 
myself,  only  a  few  hours  after  my  departure  from  Cavite.  The  next  day  T 
lost  no  time  in  setting  to  work  to  have  my  goods  landed,  and  then  went  to  call 
upon  Colonel  Lippencott  and  made  my  report  to  him.  And  after  that  I 
turned  my  steps  towards  the  quarters  of  the  Californians,  who  had  now  been 
properly  'installed  in  barracks,  and  whom  T  longed  to  see  again.  And  then 
Colonel  Smith  asked  that  we  both  take  up  our  quarters  with  the  officers 
of  that  regiment  and  stay  with  them  in  the  future.  This  we  decided  to 
do.  taking  the  special  detail  of  nursing  the  Californians  in  quarters. 

-The  fall  of  Manila  ushered  in  a  long  period  of  intense  suspense  and 
irksome  inactivity  on  the  part  of  the  troops,  while  it  may  be  said  that  during 
that  same  period"  the  Red  Cross  service,  in  some  respects,  was  more  in  evi 
dence  than  during  any  other  portion  of  their  stay  in  the  islands. 

"The  sudden  cessation  of  hostilities  had  brought  about  a  condition  of 
reaction.  The  troops,  who  had  spent  many  weary  weeks  in  Camp  Dewey 
under  the  most  unfavorable  circumstances,  exposed  all  the  time  to  the  ter 
rible  hardships  of  a  tropical  'wet  season'  and  the  night  attacks  of  a  well- 
ensconced  enemy,  with  never  a  dry  stitch  of  clothing  on  their  bodies,  and 
almost  insufferable  vigils  in  the  trenches,  now  suddenly  found  themselves 
minus  the  excitement  which  had  for  so  long  stimulated  them,  and  the  result 
proved  to  some  extent  disastrous.  It  is  true  that  they  had  now  a  shelter 
over  their  heads  and  lived  in  barracks,  but,  in  the  first  place,  these  build 
ings  were  far  from  healthy,  and  whatever  \\]<  and  ailments  had  been  con 
tracted  during  their  stay  in  the  cam])  now  began  to  show  themselves,  with 
the  result  that  there  was  more  sickness  in  the  garrison  than  the  change 
would  at  first  thought  have  led  one  to  anticipate.  One  plague,  that  caused 


32  Pacific  Coast  Red  Cross  Society. 

considerable  annoyance,  was  the  breaking  out  of  sores  upon  the  bodies  of 
the  men.  The  country  is  known  as  one  in  which  skin  diseases  of  all  kinds 
are  prevalent,  and  we  had  a  fair  chance  to  make  ourselves  familiar  with 
some  of  these  eruptions  and  the  sorry  conditions  in  which  they  placed  so 
many  of  our  friends.  Then,  too,  typhoid  fever  and  dysentery  began  to 
make  themselves  known  among  us,  and  affections  of  the  lungs  were  not 
uncommon. 

"With  a  view  to  follow  up  our  theory  in  a  practical  manner,  we  there 
fore  paid  particular  attention  to  the  men  in  quarters,  and  devoted  our  exer 
tions  entirely  to  sick  calls  at  our  rooms  and  to  visiting  them.  2sTor,  indeed, 
was  this  a  very  easy  task,  for  the  barracks  were  in  three  different  parts  of 
the  city,  the  weather  was  getting  very  hot,  and  our  day's  work  often  exceed 
ingly  laborious. 

"But  I  was  destined  to  suffer  a  great  loss,  and  when  it  came,  I  felt  its 
burden  very  heavily.  My  two  best  friends,  Major  Tilden  and  Mr.  Lewis, 
were  both  constantly  ailing,  and  did  not  appear  to*  rally  from  their  experi 
ences  in  Cavite.  Lewis  was  doing  his  best  to  shake  it  off,  but  lie  showed 
daily  more  and  more  how  much  he  suffered,  and  as  I  could  not  persuade 
him  to  go  home,  which  I  really  thought  he  ought  to  do,  I  spoke  to  Major 
Tilden  about  him,  with  the  result  that  the  Major,  who  had  received  per 
mission  to  proceed  to  the  United  States,  eventually  persuaded  Lewis  to 
accompany  him,  and  on  the  22d  of  September  they  both  departed.  But  at 
the  parting  the  kind  major,  than  whom  none  other  more  appreciated  our 
work,  placed  at  my  disposal  a  sum  of  money,  from  which  I  could  draw 
monthly  for  the  benefit  of  the  California  soldiers  and  my  own  personal 
comforts,  for  which  he  was  especially  solicitous.  And  thus,  for  all  he  did 
for  us  as  representatives  of  the  Red  Cross,  Major  Tilden  is  entitled  to  a 
recognition  which  I  much  fear  he  has  not  as  yet  received." 

The  splendid  work  of  Mr.  Waage  and  Mr.  Lewis  was  told  over  and 
over  again  in  letters  received  from  both  officers  and  privates,  and  by  the 
soldiers  themselves  on  their  return  home.  Loyal  to  the  society  they  repre 
sented,,  and  inspired  by  the  highest  sense  of  duty,  their  work  reflected  the 
greatest  credit  upon  themselves,  as  well  as  upon  the  Red  Cross  of  California. 

After  the  formation  of  the  state  association,  it  was  thought  best  that 
it  should  take  charge  of  the  nurses,  and  Mrs.  Easton  transferred  her  work 
to  the  state  society.  Through  her  efforts,  aided  by  the  late  Dr.  Beverly 
Cole,  a  course  of  lectures  was  arranged  for  applicants  desiring  to  become 
Red  Cross  nurses.  The  services  of  Drs.  Cole,  Kugeler,  McCone,  Rixford, 
Stafford,  Somers,  and  Weill  were  generously  given,  and  a  large  class  of 
enthusiastic  men  and  women  were  in  daily  attendance  on  the  lectures. 

It  was  not  until  the  fourth  expedition  that  an  opportunity  was  again 
given  us  to  send  more  nurses  to  the  Philippines.  Permission  was  then 
received  to  send  a  nurse  and  supplies  on  each  of  the  four  transports  engaged 
for  the  expedition,  the  City  of  Pueblo,  Peru,  Pennsylvania,  and  Rio  dc 
Janeiro.  Mrs.  Easton  reported  four  men  available. 


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At  this  time  it  was  deemed  advisable  and  was  strongly  urged  by  the 
army  surgeons  that  we  establish,  on  the  arrival  of  this  expedition  in  Manila, 
a  Red  Cross  field  hospital.  For  many  months  ours  had  been  the  only  relief 
work  done  in  the  islands,  and,  in  fact,  the  work  had  been  entirely  delegated 
to  California  lied  Cross  by  the  American  National  Red  Cross.  With  this 
opportunity  to  increase  our  corps  of  nurses,  it  was  decided  to  establish  the 
field  hospital.  A  financial  agent  and  steward,  who  would  take  charge  of 
the  bulk  of  supplies  for  such  a  hospital  and  of  such  funds  as  the  Red  Cross 
should  see  fit  to  place  at  his  disposal,  became  a  necessity,  and  Mr.  O.  H.  J. 
Schlott  was  selected  for  the  position,  his  recommendations  being  of  a  high 
character.  In  Mr.  Schlott's  care  was  sent  on  the  Rio  de  Janeiro  the  greater 
portion  of  an  equipment  for  a  field  hospital  of  one  hundred  and  twenty-five 
beds  and  supplies  sufficient  for  five  or  six  months7  use.  The  balance  of  the 
equipment  was  sent  on  the  Scandia,  as  there  was  not  sufficient  room  on  the 
Rio.  Five  hundred  dollars  were  placed  in  the  Hongkong  Bank,  in  Hong 
kong,  to  be  drawn  upon  by  Mr.  Schlott  for  immediate  necessities.  Xurses 
were  assigned  to  each  of  the  other  transports,  with  medicines  and  delicacies 
for  the  use  of  the  sick  men  en  route. 

In  the  early  stages  of  our  work  it  had  been  decided  to  take  initiatory 
steps  towrard  securing  a  hospital  ship  for  the  Pacific  Coast,  the  other  states 
from  which  troops  had  come  being  asked  to  aid  in  so  doing ;  but  in  response 
to  telegrams  sent  to  the  President  and  Secretaries  of  War  and  Xavy,  we 
were  assured  that  such  a  ship  would  be  furnished  by  the  government,  and 
the  matter  was  dropped.  In  August,  1898,  the  ships  S candid  and  Arizona 
were  purchased  by  the  government,  to  be  used  for  transporting  troops  to  the 
Philippines,  and  to  return  as  hospital  ships,  bringing  back  the  sick  and 
wounded.  We  were  notified  that  we  could  send  nurses  on  these  ships,  and 
before  the  date  of  sailing  the  announcement  was  received  from  General 
Merriam  that  a  limited  number  of  them  might  be  women  nurses.  This  had 
been  our  greatest  desire,  and  from  a  long  list  eight  were  selected,  who  if 
was  considered  would  do  good  work ;  eight  male  nurses  were  also  selected. 
With  the  arrival  of  these  nurses  in  Manila,  our  society  had  sent  twenty-one 
nurses,  besides  the  financial  manager,  to  the  front. 

Upon  arriving  in  Manila,  our  representatives  found  some  difficulty 
in  securing  a  location  ;  finally  a  number  of  the  tents  were  set  up  and  equipped, 
but  the  heavy  rains  rendered  them  almost  useless.  A  large  building  was 
then  secured  at  Xo.  13  Concepcion.  It  was  made  ready  as  quickly  as  pos 
sible  for  the  reception  of  the  sick  men,  and  actual  work  was  soon  begun. 
At  this  time,  also,  a  building  was  secured  at  Errnita,  was  thoroughly  fitted 
up,  and  then  turned  over  to  Dr.  McCarthy  for  the  special  use  of  the  Cali 
fornia  \'rolunteers.  Mr.  Waage  reports  as  follows  regarding  this  institu 
tion: — 

"But  of  all  that  was  done  by  the  society  for  the  Californians,  in  particu 
lar,  the  establishment  of  the  Ermita  hospital  was  the  most  important  event. 
Much  credit  for  this  was  due  to  Dr.  McCarthy.     Like  myself,  the  doctor 
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/V///e  Coast  Red  Crow  Society. 


wished  as  much  as  possible  to  keep  our  sick  under  his  own  ]>ersoiial  super 
vision,  and  this  hospital  was  for  the  purpose  of  helping-  those  along  who 
would  otherwise  he  'sick  in  quarters.'  It  rid  the  barracks  of  those  who 
were  ailing,  and  gave  them  a  place  where  they  could  at  once  he  taken  proper 
care  of,  thus  in  many  cases  eradicating  an  illness  at  its  very  inception  ;  and 
the  question  of  proper  diet,  which  could  not  he  attended  to  at  the  barracks, 
was  here  made  a  special  study,  under  the  supervision  of  Miss  Annie  (la Hick, 
«me  of  the  Red  Cross  nurses,  while  I  was  placed  in  charge  to  act  in  con 
junction  with  Dr.  Painter,  the  hospital  steward,  who  at  a  later  date 
received  his  commission,  a  due  reward  for  most  excellent  ami  faithful 
service. 

"I  do  not  think  that  any  other  feature  introduced  by  the  lied  Cross 
for  the  relief  of  soldiers  did  as  much  practical  good  as  was  done  through 
the  medium  of  the  Ermita  hospital,  and  it  is  my  opinion  that,  had  each 


Ertnita  Hospital^    ^Iditila. 

state  had  the  same  arrangement  for  their  own  soldiers,  much  sorrow  would 
have  been  averted.  While  we  were  not,  strictly  speaking,  allowed  to  keep 
our  patients  when  any  ailment  developed  into  more  serious  sickness,  we 
nevertheless  overlooked  the  rule,  and  I  do  not  recall  more  than  a  very  few 
cases  where  it  became  necessary  to  transfer  them  to  a  military  hospital — I 
think  invariably  because  an  operation  of  some  kind  was  needed,  for  which 
we  did  not  have  the  proper  provision." 

Of  the  twenty-one  nurses  sent  to  Manila,  six  proved  absolutely  worth 
less;  three  of  these,  we  regret  to  state,  were  women.  In  offering  their  serv 
ices  to  the  Red  ("ross,  it  was  simply  to  further  their  own  evil  ends.  Three 
never  reported  for  duty;  the  other  three  were  ordered  back  home.  Ft  was 
unfortunate  that  such  creatures  should  have  crept  into  our  ranks.  All  wen- 
well  recommended,  and  two  did  such  excellent  work  while  at  the  Presidio 
that  the  boys  were  more  than  anxious  that  they  should  be  sent  to  Manila. 
Of  the  others,  Dr.  Mary  A.  Palm,  Misses  Daisy  Smythe,  J.  II.  Laswell, 
Anna  J.  Ciarlick,  Minnie  L.  Ralph,  Messrs.  C.  M.  Waage,  A.  Parker  Lewis, 
Drs.  Fenn  Hart,  Wilder  1  hvight,  and  Chester  T.  Cadwell,  and  Messrs.  Leon 


California  Report. 


R.  Crowther,  Henry  Tanner,  Rudolph  Kibble,  and  Robert  Durst,  all  did 
most  excellent  work. 

Kngrossed  testimonials,  drafted  by  a  committee,  consisting  of  Mrs.  J.  G. 
Lemmon  and  Mrs.  Louis  Weinmann,  were  presented  by  California  Red 
Cross  to  each  of  these  volunteer  Red  Cross  nurses  upon  their  return,  in 
recognition  of  faithful,  untiring,  and  efficient  work. 

We  were  greatly  disappointed  in  our  financial  agent,  ().  H.  J.  Schlott, 
from  whom  we  had  expected  much,  in  view  of  the  recommendations  pre 
sented  by  him. 

He  proved  inefficient,  lacking  in  business  qualifications  and  the  tact 
so  necessary  for  the  position  he  occupied.  After  having  established 
hospitals  in  Manila  and  Krmita,  he  so  antagonized  the  army  officials,  nurses, 
and  others  with  whom  he  came  in  contact,  that,  had  it  not  been  for  the 


Francis  A.  Jifakc. 
Red  Cross  Representative  to  Philippine  Islands. 

loyalty  of  the  nurses  to  the  Ked  Cross,  and  their  determination  to  uphold 
its  honor,  the  work  wTould  have  been  a  failure.  The  failure  of  Mr.  Schlott 
to  send  reports,  and  accounts  from  reliable  sources  of  his  inefficiency,  con 
vinced  the  executive  board  that  he  was  not  the  man  for  the  place  and  was 
hampering  the  work.  Just  at  this  time  the  opportunity  presented  itself 
of  securing  the  services  of  Mr.  Francis  A.  Blake,  a  gentleman  well  and 
favorably  known  to  our  president.  He  was  about  leaving  for  Hongkong,  and 
at  the  request  of  Mrs.  Harrington  consented  to  go  on  to  Manila,  investigate 
our  affairs  there,  and  arrange  matters  so  that  the  good  work  might  go  on 
as  intended.  Mr.  Blake  left  for  Manila  on  the  Rio  de  Janeiro  on  the  10th 
of  November,  1898,  arriving,  owing  to  delays,  on  December  25.  In  the 
meantime,  on  November  13,  Mr.  Schlott  cabled  his  resignation  as  financial 
agent,  but  consented,  however,  to  remain  until  the  arrival  of  his  successor. 
On  December  24  he  finally  severed  his  connection  with  the  Red  Cross, 
though  practically  since  the  establishment  of  the  hospital  lie  had  done  little 
or  nothing  towards  making  it  a  success. 

When  Mr.   Blake  took  charge,  lie  found  affairs  in  rather  a  complicated 


3fi  Pacific  Coast  Red  Cross  Society. 

condition.  The  hospital,  however,  was  in  charge  of  Dr.  (  'ahell  and  tlr, 
lied  Cross  nurses,  and  splendid  work  was  being  done.  We  quote  from 
Mr.  Hlake's  report,  as  follows:  ''Upon  arriving  in  Manila,  I  repaired  imme 
diately  to  the  lied  Cross  Ward  Hospital,  at  Xo.  1:5  Conception,  and  found 
a  centrally-located  and  well-regulated  institution,  comprising  one  large  ward 
of  nineteen  beds,  and  three  smaller  ones,  in  all  containing  thirty-five  beds, 
each  one  occupied.  The  situation  of  the  building,  general  surroundings, 
equipment,  attendance,  and  excellent  discipline  of  all  in  authority,  with  a 
most,  efficient  and  popular  army  surgeon,  Dr.  Cabell,  in  charge,  combined 
with  the  splendid  corps  of  trained  nurses,  gave  the  hospital  an  air  of  sta 
bility  seldom  excelled  anywhere.  Dr.  Mary  A.  Palm  was  officiating  as 
matron,  Dr.  Dwight  as  pharmacist,  and  Xurses  Smythe,  Laswell,  Ralph, 
Garlick,  and  Tanner  were  attending  to  the  wants  of  the  patients.  One 
hundred  and  four  patients  were  treated  in  the  hospital,  principally  typhoid 
fever  and  dysentery  cases;  but  notwithstanding  the  seriousness  of  their 
complaints  in  the  treacherous  climate  of  Manila,  the  loss  was  only  five,  and 
of  these  three1  were  just  about  breathing  their  last  when  admitted.  The 
little  institution  enjoyed  the  reputation  of  being  the  best-conducted  hospital 
on  the  island." 

We  quote  again  from  Mr.  Blake's  report  his  tribute  to  the  faithful  men 
and  women  whose  loyalty  made  the  work  of  the  Tied  Cross  a  success: — 

"I  refer  to  Xurses  Smythe,  Garlick,  Laswell,  and  Ralph,  as  true  and 
conscientious  a  body  of  women  as  ever  graced  a  sick-room,  ever  willing  to 
work  night  and  clay,  were  a  single  life  in  jeopardy  and  requiring  the  gentle 
command  and  efficient  presence  of  a  woman,  self-sacrificing  and  generous 
to  a  fault,  kind  and  gentle  to  the  lowest  private,  and  I  can  truly  say  many 
a  soldier  boy  owes  his  life  to  the  watchful  and  untiring  care  of  these  women. 

''Too  much  praise  can  not  be  given  our  motherly  matron,  Dr.  Mary  A. 
Palm.  Hers  was  a  position  of  great  responsibility,  and  the  grand  reputa 
tion  the  Red  Cross  Hospital  enjoys  is  in  a  great  measure  due  to  her  efficient 
management.  Our  pharmacist,  Dr.  Wilder  Dwight,  is  entitled  to  unstinted 
praise  for  the  efficiency  and  punctuality  he  has  always  maintained  in  the 
performance  of  his  responsible  duties,  arduous  at  best,  yet  never  a  murmur 
if  things  did  not  always  run  smoothly.  Gentlemanly  and  courteous  to  all,  it 
makes  it  a  pleasure  to  look  back  on  his  incumbency  and  feel  benefited  for  the 
connection.  Then  must  be  remembered  Xurses  'Tanner  and  Crowther,  both 
very  retiring  but  very  energetic  men,  always  ready  to  give  their  services 
at  any  hour  of  the  night.  Whenever  sound  and  reliable  judgment  was 
required,  these  men  were  asked  to  serve,  and  it  was  the  unanimous  opinion 
that  they  had  but  few  equals.  Lastly  I  come  to  Dr.  Fcnn  J.  Hart,  a  man 
absolutely  without  fear,  for  when  volunteers  were  called  to  nurse  in  the 
smallpox  ward,  he  put  aside  all  scruples  a.s  to  nursing  being  unprofessional 
and  was  one  of  the  first  to  tender  his  services,  which  were  gladly  accepted, 
winning  for  himself  the  full  confidence  and  esteem  of  all  his  superior  officers. 
"Such  attaches  as  these  made  the  name  of  the  Red  Cross  rimr  out  in 
such  glorious  praise  as  will  Take  many,  many  years  to  forget."'' 


California  Report.  37 

As  requested,  Mr.  IJlake  investigated  the  advisability  of  continuing 
the  hospital  work  in  Manila,  and,  after  going  over  the  ground  carefully, 
and  finding  that  the  emergency  for  which  it  was  founded  had  passed,  and 
that  the  government  was  now  ahle  to  care  for  its  sick  and  wounded,  with  its 
hotter  accommodations  and  large  corps  of  nurses,  hoth  male  and  female, 
advised  the  closing  of  the  hospital  as  soon  as  all  its  inmates  had  recovered  ; 
there  being  two  serious  typhoid  fever  cases,  this  was  not  done  until  February, 
1S9J>.  Mr.  Blake,  who  was  requested  by  California  Red  Cross  "to  use  his 
best  judgment  in  disposing  of  its  property,"  gave,  as  per  his  report,  something 
to  nearly  every  regiment,  to  many  surgeons,  to  the  smallpox  hospital,  to  the 
smaller  hospitals,  to  Bilibid  Prison,  to  some  of  the  chaplains  of  the  division 
hospital,  and  to  a  few  deserving  individuals.  Of  the  money  sent  Mr.  Blake, 
$4,000  were  used  to  liquidate  indebtedness  incurred  by  our  former  financial 
manager ;  $500  were  given  to  Colonel  Smith  for  the  benefit  of  the  Califor 
nia  Volunteers,  and  $500  were  given  Mr.  Waage  for  use  at  the  Ermita 
Convalescent  Home,  of  which  he  was  superintendent,  and  which  was  occu 
pied  exclusively  by  California  boys.  Vouchers  were  received  from  Mr. 
Blake  for  every  dollar  expended  and  for  every  article  given  away. 

Before  leaving,  Mr.  Blake  made  arrangements  for  the  return  of  our 
nurses,  securing  permits  for  their  return  on  the  transports,  and  leaving  noth 
ing  undone  for  their  comfort.  He  paid  up  all  bills,  appointed  Mr.  Waage 
local  superintendent,  gave  him  sufficient  money  to  cover  all  contingencies, 
and  on  March  10th  closed  his  connection  with  California  Red  Cross.  Mr. 
Blake  gave  us  three  months  of  his  valuable  time,  to  the  neglect  of  his  own 
affairs,  and  for  all  this  he  received  and  desired  only  his  transportation  and 
maintenance  while  in  our  service.  By  his  tact,  kindness,  and  gentlemanly 
conduct,  he  won  the  favor  of  those  in  authority  and  the  confidence  of  th-- 
nurses,  and  was  enabled  to  do  much  in  aid  of  the  soldiers.  Xot  only 
did  he  manage  our  financial  affairs  successfully,  but  on  more  than  one  occa 
sion  he  was  on  the  firing  line,  aiding  and  caring  for  and  removing  the? 
wounded  from  the  field. 

He  surely  deserves  as  high  commendation  as  he  gave  the  faithful  nurses, 
and  California  Red  Cross  will  ever  remember  him  with  sincerest  apprecia 
tion. 

Before  Mr.  Blake's  departure,  he  succeeded  in  persuading  Mr.  Waage 
to  take  charge  of  our  affairs. 

A  large  quantity  of  supplies  was  sent  to  Mr.  Waage,  also  $1,000  in  cash. 
All  was  used  to  the  best  advantage,  and  was  accounted  for  systematically. 
With  the  closing  of  our  hospital,  our  nurses  returned  home,  as  trans]>orta- 
tion  had  been  secured  for  them. 

Of  the  disposition  of  the  hospital  building  and  its  furnishings,  Mr. 
Waage  reported  as  follows:  "In  regard  to  the  building  and  the  furniture, 
T  made  what  I  considered  the  best  use  of  it.  I  distributed  all  beds  and 
bedding  and  all  other  paraphernalia  that  remained  among  other  hospitals, 
regimental  or  general,  hut  still  left  the  building  in  a  well-furnished  condi- 


3.S  racifc  Coast  Red  Cross  Society. 

tion.  1  had  seen  how  unprepared  the  authorities  were  at  the  time  for  the 
reeeption  of  the  contract  nurses,  in  one  ease  that  came  prominently  to  my 
notice,  keeping  them  back  for  days  on  board  a  very  dirty  and  unfit  transport 
that  had  brought  them;  and  as  it  has  ever  been  my  opinion  that  no  care 
is  too  good  for  a  nurse,  on  whose  care  of  others  so  much  depends,  I  handed 
the  Avhole  house,  with  furniture  and  all,  tit  to  start  housekeeping  in,  over 
to  the  authorities,  who  were  glad  to  accept  it,  as  they  were  actually  in  need 
of  shore  accommodations.  I  also  found  it  necessary,  after  they  had  been 
installed  there,  to  supply  them  with  rations  for  immediate  use  and  other 
wise  help  them  along,  till  they  got  started. 

"When  the  general  call  to  arms  sounded  on  Saturday  evening,  the  4th 
of  February,  1899,  we  well  knew  that  this  time  there  was  no  'fooling.'  As 
we  stood  there  on  the  veranda  of  the  Capitania  General,  listening  breath 
lessly  to  the  snappy  report  of  the  Mauser  and  the  deeper  barking  of  the 
Springfield  in  response,  we  all  felt  that  the  hour  of  battle  had  arrived. 
Then,  too,  as  we  compared  notes,  wTe  found  that  most  of  our  servants  had 
drawn  their  pay  to  the  day  and  vanished.  'Americano  rniirlw  btienof  had 
been  their  constant  greeting,  and  now  for  the  first  time  we  fnlly  under 
stood  the  proper  translation  of  this  brief  sentence  in  plain  American. 

"When,  on  the  morning  of  the  5th,  our  troops  found  themselves  in  a 
general  engagement  all  along  the  line,  the  Ited  (Voss  representatives  were 
not  staying  at  home;  they  were  there  with  them.  Dr.  Dwight  had  joined  the 
South  Dakotas;  Dr.  Hart  had  followed  another  organization  ;  '.Mr.  Blake  and 
T  met  in  the  middle  of  the  fight  about  Santa  Ana,  but  it  took  me  some  time 
before  I  recognized  him  in  the  condition  of  mud  and  torn  garments  in  which 
I  found  him.  After  the  insurgents  had  been  driven  out  of  Paco,  Miss 
Smythe  made  her  appearance,  to  see  whether  she  could  do  anything  there, 
but  was  advised  to  go  back  to  the  General  Hospital,  also  known  as  the  "First 
Reserve,'  where,  from  that  day,  for  many  months  she  rendered  invaluable 
assistance,  being,  in  fact,  in  the  front  rank  of  the  best  surgical  nurses  that 
ever  came  out  to  Manila. 

"As  to  myself,  I  followed  our  regiment,  or  as  much  of  it  as  I  could 
keep  track  of,  during  that  memorable  day,  rendering  whatever  assistance 
1  could,  and  finding  to  my  surprise  that  I  was  kept  so  busy  that  I  had  not 
even  had  time  to  discover  whether  I  had  any  sense  of  fear  in  going  under 
tire  for  the  first  time,  a  matter  at  which  I  had  often  wondered  before. 

"We  finished  up  at  San  Pedro  Macati,  which  became  for  many  weeks 
afterwards  our  headquarters  in  the  field. 

"Our  line  was  now  established,  reaching  from  the  Pasig  at  San  Pedro 
towards  Pasay  and  the  bay,  and  I  spent  most  of  my  time  there1  for  awhile, 
making  occasional  trips  to  Manila  to  visit  the  hospitals  and  attend  to  other 
business  which  might  require  my  attention.  For  many  days  w^e  lay 
there  under  a  constant  fire  from  the  Filipinos.  By  day  and  by  night  they 
would  make  sudden  attacks,  and  even  our  headquarters  Avere  continually 
exposed  to  the  enemy's  bullets.  T  stayed  writh  General  King  and  the  Cali- 


(. 'aliforn in  licport. 


39 


iornian  start',  for  we  were  all  under  the  same  roof  and  had  a  common  me** 
and  I  ii-ave  much  of  the  time  to  the  men  on  the  firing  line.  I  had  discovered 
that  when  in  the  tield  an  armv  surgeon  is  apt  to  think  that  all  a  man  may 
need  is  a  pair  of  foreeps  to  extract  a  bullet,  and  that  he  is  inclined  to  forget 
that  an  attack  of  fever,  or  dysentery,  or  any  other  physiological  irregularity, 
is  quite  as  likely 'to  show  itself  on  the  tiring  line  as  in  barracks.  So  I  made- 
it  my  business  every  morning  to  ride  along  the  line  with  a  pouch  well  stocked 
with  such  medicines  as  might  be  called  upon,  and  soon  I  realized  that  this 
was  by  no  means  'love's  labor  lost.' 

''One  thing  that  added  considerably  to  the  discomforts  of  the  men  was 
the1  scarcity  of  water.     It  was  quite  a  distance  to  the  river,  and  the  season 


Dr.  Shadworth   O.   Beaslei/. 

was  very  dry  and  extremely  hot.  The  water  sent  up  to  the  men  had  to  be 
dealt  with  very  sparingly,  and  there  was  hardly  enough  to  go  round  for 
cleaning  purposes.  They  suffered  severely  from  sore  feet,  caused  by  the 
enforced  want  of  cleanliness  and  the  dust  that  was  forcing  itself  into  their 
shoes.  So,  to  help  out,  and  realizing  that  a  soldier  with  sore  feet  is  but 
half  a  soldier,  I  hired  a  bull  team  to  make  daily  trips  up  the  Hue  with  plenty 
of  water  for  laving  purposes ;  and  this  expediency  was  found  to  be  exceed 
ingly  helpful. 

"During  this  period  we  received  into  the  regiment  a  young  surgeon, 
Dr.  Beasley,&a  Californiaii,  and  a  recent  graduate,  I  believe,  but  at  the  same 
time  one  of  our  most  deserving  officers.  I  mention  him  here  because  of 


40  Pacific  Coast  Red  Cross  Society. 

his  indefatigableness  in  the  carrying  out  of  his  duties,  and  also  because  of 
the  admirable  courage  he  displayed  on  several  occasions.  An  officer  who, 
under  a  withering  fire,  will  carry  a  wounded  soldier  to  a  place  of  safety, 
and  who  at  another  time  will  plunge  into  a  madly  rushing  river  to  save 
a  private,  would  in  some  countries  receive  a  reward  worthy  of  the  deed. 
I  can  but  mention  him  with  pride  as  a  Californian  hero. 

"The  continuous  strain,  with  but  little  sleep,  and  excessive  work,  finally 
told  upon  me  so  that  I  had  to  go  to  my  room  in  Manila  for  rest,  and  when 
I  took  the  field  again  it  was  to  join  in  the  march  upon  Malolos,  whither 
General  McArthur  took  his  division  during  the  middle  of  March. 

"This  expedition  taught  me  many  a  lesson,  and  I  was  therefore  still 
better  prepared  when,  some  weeks  after,  preparations  were  made  by  Major- 
General  Lawton  to  proceed  with  a  force  of  1,500  picked  men  to  the  shores 
of  the  large  lake  at  the  head  of  the  Pasig,  known  as  Laguna  de  Bay. 

"This  was  a  most  trying  expedition,  and  would  have  been  even  more 
so  but  for  the  splendid  bearing  of  the  gallant  chieftain,  whose  very  pres 
ence  appeared  to  inspire  all  with  a  sense  of  security.  We  fought  at  Santa 
Cruz,  at  Lambong,  at  Pagsanghan,  where  were  captured  a  fleet  of  launches, 
and  made  a  trip  dowrn  the  river,  at  Longos  and  Paete.  Father  McKinnon 
and  I  walked  from  Lambong  to  Longos  for  relief,  as  we  had  no  means  of 
Transporting  the  sick  and  wounded,  and  at  every  curve  in  the  road  we 
expected  that  something  might  happen  to  cut  our  mission  short.  When  wo 
finally  had  our  wounded  there,  wTe  got  into  an  engagement,  which  caused 
more  death  and  disaster,  and  that  night,  in  the  flickering  glare  of  a  few 
consecrated  candles,  which  only  in  the  very  faintest  degree  broke  upon  the 
gloom  of  the  vast  church,  with  its  tall  walls  and  towering  arches,  we  nursed 
the  wounded  at  the  foot  of  the  altar,  and  after  a  while  we  carried  them  dead 
into  the  side  aisle,  where  by  and  by  they  came  to  form  a  sad,  ghastly  line. 

"But  of  all  the  memory-pictures  from  that  expedition  none  is  sadder 
or  more  impressive  than  the  one  of  our  return  to  Manila.  I  left  the  night 
before  the  general  return.  As  I  bade  adieu  to  a  groaip  of  officers  with  whom 

I  had  had  a  long-needed  meal,  Major-Surgeon  George  F.  Sliiels  called  out 
to   me,    'Good-by,    and   thanks   for   all   you   have   done   for   us.'      Let-  these 
words  testify  to  the  work  done  by  the  Red  Cross  service  on  that  memorable1 
expedition.      Father  McKinnon   and  I  then  proceeded  to  Santa  Cruz,  and 
there  boarded  one  of  the  launches  we  had  captured,  the  Cavadonga,  and  about 

II  o'clock  at  night  we  started  for  home.     We  carried  with  us  all  the  dead 
and  wounded  and  a  few  soldiers,  who  had  been  worn  out  with  the  heavy 
work  they  had  gone  through  during  the  past  week.      On  board  wrere  also 
Major   Cardwell,   sick,   Mr.   Ramsdon,   the   British   vice-consul   in  Manila, 
who  had  been  with  us,  and  a  newspaper  man. 

"Two  hours  after  we  had  left  Santa  Cruz  we  ran  aground,  so  near 
the  shore  that  we  were  within  easy  rifle  range,  and  could  see  through  the 
thick  gloom  the  signal  fires  of  the  Filipinos.  In  vain  did  we  try  to  get 
afloat.  And  so  during  the  long,  sultry  night,  with  the  terrible  reminiscences 


California  llc/tort.  11 

of  death  being  wafted  towards  us  from  the  bow  of  the  hoat,  where  lay  our 
dead  comrades,  with  the  moaning  of  the  wounded  around,  and  the  suspense 
and  the  premonition  of  a  coming  calamity,  never,  I  think,  did  I  pass  a 
night  so  ineffably  impressed  upon  my  memory.  I  kept  watch  all  during 
the  dark  hours,  first  Avith  Lieutenant  Brooks,  who  was  in  charge,  and  the 
balance  with  Father  McKinnon.  The  doctor  in  charge  was  a  young  con 
tract  doctor,  and,  when  day  broke,  I  asked  him  what  he  had  for  his  sick  and 
wounded  men.  He  answered  me  with  the  utmost  indifference  that  he  had 
nothing,  as  he  did  not  expect  to  get  stuck  in  this  way.  His  manner  of 
response  was  so  aggravating  to  me  that  I  there  and  then  told  him  what  1 
thought  of  such  provision  for  sick  people,  and  then  set  to  work  ami  pre 
pared  beef  tea  for  them  from  my  own  supply,  which  I  finally  made  him 
hand  round  to  his  men. 

"It  was  many  hours  before  we  got  afloat,  and,  had  I  the  time,  I  would 
tell  of  the  singular  incident  that  led  to  our  final  release  from  this  perilous 
position;  of  how  we  finally  made  the  Pasig  River  and  met  Admiral  Dewey 
in  his  launch  just  as  we  entered  it ;  of  how  we  reached  Manila  after  a  good 
deal  of  hardships ;  but  that  must  wait  till  some  other  time. 

"I  have  but  in  the  briefest  manner  possible  touched  upon  the  part  I 
took  in  these  expeditions,  for  the  purpose  of  showing  how  the  Red  Cross 
was  represented  in  the  field  when  needed.  I  know  that  Dr.  Dwight  took 
a  still  more  active  part  with  the  South  IJakotas,  and  his  bravery  was  fre 
quently  a  matter  of  agreeable  comment.  Mr.  Blake  had  to  leave  for  Hong 
kong  at  an  early  stage  of  the  war,  and  Dr.  Hart  began  practise  in  Manila, 
and  after  a  while  went  home.  Miss  Smythe  rendered  the  greatest  service 
during  those  days  in  the  general  hospital,  where  the  wounded  were  all 
taken,  upon  arriving  in  Manila,  and  with  all  the  operating  surgeons  she 
remained  a  great  favorite,  and  justly  so.  Miss  Garlick  went  to  ^"egros 
Island  when  the  first  detachment  of  the  Californians  were  called  upon  to 
proceed  thither,  and  Miss  Laswell  took  charge  of  the  Ermita  Hospital,  and 
thus  the  remaining  force  of  the  Red  Cross  representatives  did  all  in  their 
power  to  carry  out  the  good  work  in  the  spirit  intended,  and  I,  as  the  head 
of  them,  owe  them  forever  my  thanks  for  all  they  did  to  help  me  in  the 
cause. 

"But  it  must  not  be  supposed  that  over  all  this  field  work  the  condi 
tions  in  Manila  were  not  looked  after  and  relieved,  wherever  possible.  [ 
continued  to  have  my  own  headquarters  there,  and  gave  much  of  my  time 
to  the  hospitals.  I  had  a  Chinese  cook,  who  had  studied  the  culinary  pro 
fession  in  San  Francisco.  He  spoke  good  English,  was  a  first-class  cook, 
and  knew  exactly  how  to  fill  my  orders.  He  made  up  little  dishes  for  me 
that  I  would  take  to  such  as  needed  dainty  food.  And  for  the  purpose  of 
enabling  the  nurses  in  the  different  wards  to  cook  dainties,  I  supplied  them 
with  proper  blue-flame  stoves,  of  which  my  accounts  will  show  that  quite 
a  few  were  provided.  I  saw  to  it  that  the  needful  things  of  whatever  kind 
were  supplied,  and  it  was  often  hard  to  find  out  what  was  reallv  needed 


42  1'acip'c  Coast  Red  Cross  Society. 

for  the  surgeons  always  assured  me  that  they  were  not  in  need  of  anything. 
T  therefore  adopted  the  plan  to  find  out  for  myself  and  get  the  article,  after 
which  I  never  had  any  difficulty  in  getting  the  surgeon  in  charge  to  receipt 

for  same. 

"Father  Yillafranca,  a  native  priest,  reported  that  he  thought  lie  knew 
the  whereabouts  of  private  ( Yvates,  who  had  been  wounded  and  captured 
by  the  Filipinos  in  a  skirmish.  I  paid  him  to  go  out  and  try  and  traco 
him,  but  lie  came  back  some  time  after  and  said  he  could  do  no  more  for 
the  time  being.  I  offered  him  a  hundred  dollars  gold  if  he  would  hrinu 
Coates  alive  to  Manila,  and  he  went  out  to  search  for  him,  but  never  returned, 
and  was  probably  murdered  himself. 

"But  our  celebration  of  Decoration  day  was  a  feature  of  our  stay  in 
Manila  which  is  well  worthy  of  mention.  It  took  place  at  Paco  Cemetery, 
where  Father  McKinnon  said  mass  and  Father  McQuaide  delivered  an 
oration.  Father  McQuaide  was  another  California  priest  who  had  endeared 
himself  to  all  witli  whom  he  came  in  contact,  and  whose  great  popularity 
has  but  recently  come  forcibly  in  evidence  in  this  city.  We  had  a  fine 
orchestra  and  a  beautiful  choir,  and  T  had  a  wreath  for  eacb  grave.  So, 
when  the  right  time  arrived,  I  handed  one  of  these  wreaths  to  Miss  Louise 
Knight,  the  only  American  woman  present,  and  thus  she  placed  the  first 
wreath  upon  a  grave  of  a  fallen  hero.  The  Red  Cross  footed  the  bill  for  the 
whole  celebration. 

"By  this  time  the  Xew  York  Auxiliary  League,  a  branch  of  Red  Cross 
service,  had  come  out  under  the  head  of  Miss  Marjorie  Henshal.  One  of 
the  contract  nurses  took  very  ill,  and  her  life  was  despaired  of.  Miss 
Henshal  very  kindly  offered  to  take  care  of  her,  as  she  needed  the  very  best 
nursing  to  pull  through,  but,  the  young  lady  belonging  to  the  California 
contingent,  I  would  not  allow  it,  and  hired  the  upper  story  of  a  house, 
where  I  had  her  placed,  and  where  Miss  Lasswcll  brought  her  out  of  danger. 

"The  departure  of  the  remaining  California  battalion  on  the  '2'2d  of 
May  left  me  somewhat  lonely  in  Manila.  On  the  last  day  of  May,  how 
ever,  I  received  news  of  the  arrival  of  General  Bennett  and  Major  (Mrs.  > 
Belle  Reynolds,  representing  the  American  National  Red  Cross  Association, 
and  shortly  after  they  both  presented  themselves  at  my  quarters  with  intro 
ductions  from  my  own  society.  I  spent  some  time  with  them,  and  gave 
them  all  such  information  as  they  desired,  and  then  General  Bennett  left 
for  the  front." 

On  the  Sth  of  June  Mr.  Waage,  who  had  been  gradually  closing  up 
matters  so  as  to  get  ready  to  return  with  the  1st  California  Volunteers,  took 
his  departure  from  Manila,  going  south  to  Iloilo  and  .Negros  Island.  Arriv 
ing  in  Bacolod,  on  Negros  Island,  he  learned  that  the  transport  tilicniuui  was 
expected  daily,  bringing  troops  and  taking  away  the  ( 'alifornians.  The 
Sherman  arrived  on  July  3d,  and  the  troops  were  ordered  on  board.  Mr. 
Waage  had  laid  in  a  supply  of  such  things  as  he  thought  might  b;-  needed, 
more  especially  in  the  dietary  line,  and  was  thus  prepared  to  give  any  nee- 


43 

cssary  assistance-  on  rlic  homeward  trip.  On  -July  ^(>rli  the  transport  left 
Manila  Hay,  and  we  uimre  again  from  Mr.  Waage's  re]>ort  the  account  of 
the  return  trip : — 

"Our  call  at  Nagasaki  had  its  interest,  and  all  enjoyed  the  change  from 
the  arduous  military  life  in  the  tield  ;  in  fact,  I  think  we  were  all  he»-i li 
ning  to  feel  weary  of  militarism  and  the  continual  severity  of  military 
discipline. 

"When  we  arrived  at  Yokohama,  we  met  with  a  reception  entirely 
unexpected..  The  ladies  of  the  American  Colony  had  united  to  bid  us  wel 
come,  under  the  head  of  Mrs.  Gowey  and  her  secretary,  Mrs.  John.  Lindsey. 
And  what  a  reception!  These  kind  people  must  have  been  studying  the 
matter  up  for  some  time,  for  there  was  not  a  thing  that  could  have  been 
possibly  done  for  our  comfort  and  entertainment  that  had  not  been  attended 
to.  But  most  touching  of  all  was  the  provision  made  for  those  who  were 
sick.  They  had  arranged  a  sick-room  with  comfortable  beds,  and  thither 
we  had  all  our  sick  removed,  and  kind  hands  tended  their  wants,  and  thev 
remained  there  till  the  hour  of  our  final  departure. 

"While  in  Yokohama  Captain-Surgeon  TIanna,  of  the  California  Artil 
lery,  which  was  also  on  board,  made  a  request  that  I  procure  certain  medi 
cines  and  apparatus,  which  I  promptly  did.  T  bad  the  satisfaction  of  receiv 
ing  from  Dr.  Manna  the  following  letter  on  the  May  of  our  arrival  in  San 
Francisco  Hay: — 

'  'UNITED  STATES  TRANSPORT  "SHERMAX/" 

"  'August  24,  is'.M. 

**? ,. 

'  'Mi?.  C.  M.  WAAGK.  Agent  Red  Cross  Society — X/V:  I  have  the  honor 
to  report  that  the  medicines  and  supplies  purchased  in  Yokohama  bv  the 
Red  Cross  Society,  through  you,  have  proved  of  great  benefit  and  help  to 
the  men  of  the  1st  Bat.  IT.  A.,  Cal.  V.  S.  V.,  and  T  wish  to  thank  you  for 
the  kind  treatment  and  courtesies  shown  the  men  of  our  command  bv  the 
representatives  of  the  Red  Cross  Society  during  our  voyage  from  [Manila 
to  San  Francisco.  Very  respectfully,  W.  J.  HAXXA, 

"'('apt.  and  A  sat.  tfurycon   1st  Bat.  II.  A..  Cal.   l\  >S.    1'.' 

"I  was  not  personally  very  much  impressed  with  the  hospital  on  board 
of  the  Sherman,  nor  with  the  general  appearance  of  that  transport,  which 
had  l>een  handed  over  to  us  in  a  somewhat  dirty  condition.  T  therefore 
kept  to  my  old  line,  trying  as  far  as  possible  to  keep  the  men  from  getting 
into  the  hospital.  I  arranged  for  daily  sick  calls — at  my  stateroom  in  the 
morning  and  in  the  afternoon  at  the  stateroom  of  Miss  Lasswell  and  Mis< 
Knight.  The  latter  was  returning  with  us,  and  had  enlisted  her  services  in 
our  cause,  where  she  did  much  good  work.  On  these  occasions  we  would 
give  our  patients  such  dietary  treatment  as  they  were  in  need  of,  and  \  believe 
our  efforts  in  this  direction  did  a  deal  of  good  and  were  much  appreciated. 

"And  thus  we  plowed  our  way  across  the  Pacific,  onwards  and  home 
wards,  to  where  suspense  should  cease,  when  we  of  the  Red  Cross  should 


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have  accomplished  our  mission  and  lay  down  our  work.      And  here  my  story 
must  come  to  an  end. 

CONCLUSION, 

"Let  me  now,,  just  in  conclusion,  briefly  sum  up  what  the  society  had 
done  during  that  period,  which  I  have  so  imperfectly  covered  in  this  narra 
tive,  for  there  are  a  thousand  and  one  incidents  that  might  have  fittingly 
found  a  place  on  these  pages  had  space  allowed. 

"All  manner  of  relief  had  heen  afforded,  both  individually  and  col 
lectively.  Distributions  had  almost  incessantly  taken  place  of  clothing, 
food,  articles  for  hospital  use  of  every  kind  and  description,  reading  matter, 
and  a  variety  of  things  too  numerous  to  think  of  and  remember.  Govern 
ment  nurses  had  been  taken  care  of  with  as  much  solicitude  as  sick  soldiers. 
Hospitals  had  been  invaded  by  competent  nurses,  and  the  hospital  corps,  no 
less  than  the  patients,  had  derived  much  benefit  from  their  presence.  Span 
ish  prisoners  and  Filipinos  had  been  treated  as  tenderly  as  the  motto  of 
the  society  demands,  and  no  line  had  ever  been  drawn  as  to  creed,  color,  or 
nationality.  In  China  and  Japan  the  society  had  made  itself  known,  and 
had  been  spoken  of  in  the  press  as  a  public  benefactor.  On  the  battle 
field,  as  in  the  hospitals  alike,  the  Red  Cross  representatives  had  fulfilled 
their  obligations,  fearless  of  dangers  from  disease  or  bullets.  Efforts  had 
been  made  to  recover  the  missing.  And  in  a  spirit  of  patriotism,  and  with 
a  deep  sense  of  the  respect  due  to  ihe  occasion,  the  Red  Cross  of  Calif omia 
had  sponsored  the  celebration  of  the  most  honored  day  in  our  nation's 
calendar,  Decoration  day,  paying  a  fitting  tribute  to  our  illustrious  dead  in  a 
far-away  land,  as  it  had  watched  over  their  lives  before  they  closed. 

"And,  considering  all  this,  I  have  wondered  at  times  that,  with  one 
single  exception — Captain  Banna's  letter — no  official  acknowledgment  has 
ever  come  to  hand  from  those  in  authority.  Xo  medical  officer  of  high 
rank,  nor  even  the  officer  commanding,  who  brought  the  Californians  home, 
have  ever  officially  expressed  themselves  about  the  services  I  know  they  much 
appreciated.  I  can  produce  the  signatures  of  hundreds  of  men  who  have  ex 
pressed  their  thanks  for  tho  work  of  the  society  in  the  Philippines,  but, 
strange  to  say,  they  are  all  the  names  of  privates  and  non-commissioned  offi 
cers.  I  am  not  unmindful  of  Major  Cardwell's  letter,  but,  as  will  be  remem 
bered,  it  was  in  the  form  of  a  communication  to  a  department,  and  for  a 
different  purpose  from  that  of  thanking  the  Red  Cross. 

"But,  be  the  reason  for  this  whatever  it  may,  one  thing  I  know,  and 
will  say  it  here  as  a  fitting  tribute  to  those  who  sent  me:  There  are  thou 
sands  of  all  grades  who,  in  thinking  back  upon  what  was  done  for  them 
by  the  Red  Cross  Society  of  California  in  those  days,  will  repeat  the  words 
of  Dr.  Shiels,  as  he  bade  me  good-by  that  evening  on  the  Laguna  de  Bay, 
and  say,  with  a  full  heart,  'Thank  you  for  all  you  have  done  for  us.'  ' 

Mr.  Waage's  management  of  affairs  was  most  satisfactory,  and  all  his 
efforts  were  sincerely  appreciated  not  only  by  those  who  were  benefited,  but 


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bv  the  society  lie  represented.  In  recognition  of  his  excellent  service,  upon 
his  return  from  the  Philippines,  California  Red  Cross  presented  him  with 
a  check  for  $500.  This  was  not  in  any  way  considered  as  compensation 
for  what  lie  had  done,  hut  only  as  a  slight  token  of  the  appreciation  in  which 
he  was  held. 

Miss  Smvthe,  who  felt  thai  her  services  were  still  needed,  remained 
hehind,  and  did  not  return  until  June,  11)00.  One  of  the  first  women  nurses 
to  go  to  Manila,  Miss  Smythe  was  the  very  last  of  all  the  California  Red 
Cross  nurses  to  reinrn.  She  remained  in  the  service  of  California  Red 
Cross  during  her  entire  stay,  receiving  no  compensation  save  her  mainte 
nance.  Too  much  can  not  be  said  of  her  noble  work,  which  has  been  reported 
over  and  over  again  by  the  returning  volunteers  who  had  experienced  her 
kindness  and  care. 

For  fourteen  months  Miss  Smythe  served  in  the  operating  room  of  tin; 
1st  Reserve  Hospital,  at  times,  when  the  wounded  were  constantly  being 
brought  in,  getting  but  a  few  hours'  rest.  Her  work  and  her  faithfulness 
were  commended  in  the  highest  terms  by  the  surgeons  whom  she  assisted. 
Her  record  was  a  magnificent  one,  of  which  both  she  and  California  Red 
Cross  may  feel  justly  proud. 

In  April,  l«s!M>,  General  Bennett  arrived  in  San  Francisco,  bearing 
letters  from  Miss  Clara  Barton  and  the  Xew  York  Relief  Society,  stating 
that  he  was  going  to  the  Philippines  to  work  in  conjunction  with  our  agents 
in  the  interest  of  the  Red  Cross.  General  Bennett  was  accorded  a  hearty 
welcome  and  was  informed  of  our  work.  At  his  request,  Major  Belle 
Reynolds  accompanied  him  to  Manila,  to  aid  in  the  work,  California  Red 
Cross  agreeing  to  assume  her  support  for  two  months.  Shortly  after  General 
Bennett's  arrival  in  Manila,  Mr.  Waage  left  the  islands,  and  now,  having 
no  agent  there,  and  feeling  that  there  was  no  longer  any  need  of  our  having 
one,  it  was  decided  to  do  what  work  was  necessary  through  Miss  Smythe, 
General  Bennett,  Chaplain  ().  C.  Miller,  and  Mrs.  Lawton.  A  large  quan 
tity  of  supplies  was  sent  to  Miss  Smythe.  Supplies  were  also  sent  to 
General  Bennett,  and  also  $$00  in  money,  for  use  in  his  hospital  work. 
At  tho  request  of  Mrs.  Lawton  a  quantity  of  writing  materials,  games, 
etc.,  were  sent  for  the  use  of  the  convalescent  men  in  the  hospitals,  and  at 
Chaplain  Miller's  request  all  the  remaining  pajamas  and  comfort  bags  were 
sent  to  Mrs.  Liscum,  for  use  in  the  general  hospital. 

Personal  attention  being  given  to  the  distribution  of  these  supplies, 
they  were  given  out  where  most  needed. 

Referring  to  Chaplain  Miller.,  we  are  reminded  of  his  most  excellent 
work,  both  at  the  Presidio  and  in  the  Philippines.  Mr.  Miller  gave  up 
his  church  to  work  among  the  soldiers,  receiving  no  salary  from  the  govern 
ment.  He  gave  all  his  time,  looking  after  the  spiritual  needs  of  the  living, 
ministering  to  the  sick  and  the  dying,  and  conducting  the  burial  services 
at  the  graves  of  the  dead.  He  endeared  himself  to  the  soldiers,  and  they 
were  most  anxious  that  he  should  go  with  them  to  the  Philippines.  An 


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effort  w;is  made  to  secure  his  appointment  as  regular  chaplain,  but.  before 
this  was  accomplished,  the  troops  among  whom  lie  ha<l  worked  were  ordered 
to  the  Philippines,  and  he  decided  to  accompany  them.  Recognizing  Mr. 
Miller's  influence  for  good  over  the  men,  and  appreciating  all  he  had  done, 
it  was  with  pleasure  that  California  Red  Cross  subscribed  to  the  fund 
raised  to  aid  him  in  his  work.  The  news  of  Mr.  Miller's  final  appointment 
as  chaplain  was  received  with  pleasure. 

With  the  return  of  Miss  Smythe  in  July,  1900,  and  the  more  recent 
return  of  Chaplain  Miller,  California  Tied  Cross  was  left  with  no  repre 
sentative  in  the  Philippines.  We  were  assured  that  the  United  States 
Government  was  able  to  care  for  all  its  men  in  the  islands,  so  we  considered 
our  work  there  practically  at  an  end. 

\Ye  hold  ourselves,  however,  in  readiness  to  respond  to  any  calls  for 
aid  that  may  come  to  ns. 

At  our  annual  meeting  in  October,  1899,  an  earnest  appeal  was  made 
by  Mrs.  Col.  Greenleaf  for  aid  for  tbe  circulating  library  started  in  Manila 
by  the  late  lamented  Lieutenant-Colonel  Miley  for  tbe  benefit  of  the  sol 
diers.  In  response  to  the  appeal,  $250  were  given  Mrs.  Green-leaf  bv 
California  Red  Cross.  Later  the  Manila  Library  Association  was  formed, 
and  through  this  source  large  quantities  of  books,  magazines,  and  papers 
have  been  collected  and  sent  to  Manila,  our  auxiliaries  responding  generously 
to  the  calls  for  reading  matter.  The  work  of  securing  donations  of  money, 
books,  etc.,  has  been  in  the  hands  of  Mrs.  I.  Lowenberg,  assisted  by  Mrs. 
C.  W.  Slack,  Mrs.  E.  Breyfogie,  Mrs.  Thurlow  McMullin,  and  others,  of 
San  Francisco  Red  Cross,  who  have  labored  faithfully  and  successfully. 
The  expense  of  the  work  was  borne  for  some  months  by  California  State  Rod 
Cross. 

The  committee  has  its  quarters  in  the  Phelan  Building,  and  will  be 
most  grateful  for  donations  of  reading  matter,  which,  besides  going  to  the 
library,  is  sent  to  the  various  islands,  and  is  also  furnished  to  the  transports 
going  to  Manila.  Fifty  dollars  were  expended  for  books  for  the  circulat 
ing  library  established  at  the  Presidio  by  Colonel  Girard  and  Major  Rich 
ardson,  and  twenty  dollars  were  contributed  for  the  purchase  of  books  for 
:he  men  stationed  at  Fort  Point.  These  libraries  have  been  a  boon  to  the 
soldiers,  officers,  and  privates,  both  here  and  in  the  Philippines,  and  have 
been  greatly  appreciated. 

Xo  provision  having  been  made  by  the  government  for  the  care  of 
convalescent  soldiers,  who,  upon  leaving  the  division  hospital,  returned  to 
rheir  tents,  and  in  their  weakened  condition  in  many  instances  contracted 
colds  or  suffered  relapses  that  resulted  fatally,  it  was  decided,  in  August, 
1898,  to  open  a  home  for  convalescents,  whore  they  could  have  better  care 
than  in  their  tents.  The  plan  was  approved  by  the  military  authorities, 
and,  failing  to  secure  a  suitable  house  in  the  neighborhood  of  the  Presidio, 
permission  was  received  to  erect  a  building  in  the  reservation.  General 
Miller  looked  over  the  iiTound  and  selected  the  most  suitable  location.  The 


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idea  of  building  the  home  was  taken  up  most  enthusiastically  by  the  auxil 
iary  societies,  and  the  money  required  was  soon  in  the  treasury.  Messrs. 
.Xewsom  and  Mevers  kindly  donated  plans,  and  in  less  than  three  weeks 
from  the  day  "-round  was  first  broken  the  building  was  finished,  furnished, 
and  ready  for  occupancy.  For  the  rapid  completion  of  the  work,  and  for 
lite  comfortable,  coxy  home,  much  credit  is  due  Mrs.  \Y.  \\.  Harrington 
and  .Mrs.  (.).  F.  Long,  of  the  committee  appointed  to  superintend  the  build 
ing.  Xo  committee  ever  attended  to  its  duties  more  faithfully.  Daily 
visits  were  made  to  the  Presidio,  and  their  enthusiasm  must  have  l>cen  caught 
by  the  workmen.  It  was  a  one-story  building,  containing  a  large  ward, 
accommodating  twenty  beds,  four  small  rooms,  one  of  which  was  occupied 
by  the  nurses,  the  others  being  used  for  the  more  serious  cases,  a  dining- 
room  and  sitting-room  combined,  kitchen,  office,  store  rooms,  two  bath 
rooms,  etc.  Requests  came  quickly  from  auxiliaries  and  private  individuals 
to  be  allowed  to  furnish  completely  one  or  more  beds,  or  a  room,  and,  being 
granted,  by  the  time  the  building  was  completed,  the  furnishings  were 
ready,  thus  preventing  delay.  Fourteen  patients  were  admitted  on  the  day 
of  its  opening,  September  7,  1898,  and  within  a  few  days  every  bed  was  occu 
pied.  It  was  a  most  inviting  and  homelike  place,  exquisitely  neat,  with 
health-giving  sunlight  pouring  in  all  day  long. 

Miss  Laura  McKinstry  volunteered  her  services  as  superintendent  of 
the  home,  and  was  placed  in  charge,  remaining  until  it  Avas  well  started, 
receiving  no  compensation  whatever  other  than  the  high  commendation  of 
the  surgeons  and  the  gratitude  of  the  sick  boys.  Trained  nurses,  Misses 
Huzzey,  Bracker,  Txyerson,  and  Mrs.  Livingston,  were  in  attendance  day 
and  night,  and  everything  possible  was  done  to  restore  its  inmates  to  health 
and  strength.  The  home  was  the  haven  to  which  the  sick  men  in  the  division 
hospital  looked  forward.  They  were  told  in  glowing  terms  by  their  comrades 
of  the  "home"  up  on  the  hillside,  and  their  constant  plea  was  to  be  sent  there, 
'where  they  knew  they  would  get  well."  The  happiness  of  those  fortunate 
enough,  as  they  deemed  it,  to  be  sent  there  was  unbounded,  and  their  expres 
sions  of  joy  were  pathetic.  "It's  most  like  heaven,"  was  one  boy's  sentiment, 
which  was  echoed  by  all  the  others.  Many  very  serious  cases  were  sent  there 
for  the  special  care  and  diet  that  could  be  given  them,  and  from  Major 
Matthews,  the  surgeon  in  charge,  the  highest  commendation  of  the  care  of 
the  patients  and  of  the  work  of  the  nurses  was  received. 

One  hundred  and  thirty-nine  patients  were  cared  for  in  the  home  during 
its  existence. 

Of  the  many  interesting  cases,  that  of  little  Crawford,  of  Tennes 
see,  appealed  to  us  most  of  all.  He  returned  from  Manila  hopelessly 
paralyzed  from  exposure  in  the  trenches,  and  was  among  the  first  patients 
sent  to  the  home.  Utterly  helpless,  but  always  cheerful,  happy,  and  uncom 
plaining,  he  endeared  himself  to  all.  lie  remained  there  from  October, 
1808,  until  the  close  of  the  home,  in  February,  1809,  when  he  was  sent  to 
the  division  hospital.  In  May,  after  receiving  his  discharge,  he  was  sent 
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to  his  home  in  Tennessee,  California  Keel  Cross  paying  all  his  expenses 
and  those  of  a, discharged  Iowa  soldier  who  volunteered  to  see  him  safely 
home.  Most  grateful  letters  have  been  received  from  his  friends,  as  well 
as  from  the  friends  of  the  other  boys  and. from  the  boys  themselves,  for 
the  care  received  in  the  home. 


Another  interesting  ease  was  that  of  Chas.  Prather.  His  friends,  not 
having  heard  from  him  for  a  long  time,  wrote  to  our  society,  asking  for 
information  in  regard  to  him.  Your  secretary  was  instructed  to  go  to  the 
Presidio  and  endeavor  to  find  him.  The  poor  boy  was  finally  located  in 
one  of  the  wards  of  the  division  hospital,  apparently  dying  of  consumption. 
His  mother  was  at  once  informed  that  he  had  been  found,  and  thereafter 
daily  bulletins  were1  sent  to  her.  His  condition  improved,  until  he  was 
finally  sent  to  the  convalescent  home  for  the  individual  care  lie  could  have 
there.  With  the  good  care  received,  he  improved  wonderfully,  and  finally 
Major  Matthews  informed  us  that  it  would  be  possible  and  best  for  him  to 
be  sent  to  his  home  in  Kansas.  Miss  Brown,  a  graduate  nurse  of  the  Chil 
dren's  Hospital,  consented  to  accompany  him,  and  arrangements  were 
promptly  made,  San  Francisco  Red  Cross  bearing  the  expense  of  the  nurse. 
He  was  very  ill  on  the  journey,  but  reached  his  home  alive,  and  later  we 
heard  that,  under  the  watchful  care  of  his  mother,  he  was  improving. 

At  Christmas  time  everything  was  done  to  make  the  inmates  of  the 
home  happy.  The  place  was  bright  with  Christmas  decorations,  and  a 
delicious  dinner  was  served.  It  was  a  Christinas  day  that  will  never  be 
forgotten  by  those  who  were  present. 

In  February,  1800,  acting  upon  the  advice  of  Major  Matthews,  there 
being  ample  room  in  the  division  hospital,  the  small  number  on  the 
sick  list  making  it  possible  to  give  better  care  to  all,  and  the  emergency 
which  called  the  home  into  existence  having  passed,  it  was  decided  to  close 
it  until  such  time  as  it  might  be  necessary  to  again  use  it.  This  was  done 
about  the  12th  of  March,  1890.  Later,  for  a  time,  at  the  request  of  Major 
Matthews,  the  women  nurses  at  the  division  hospital  were  allowed  the  use 
of  it  for  sleeping  quarters. 


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1  1  \v;i<  thought  that,  with  the  return  of  the  volunteers  from  the  Philip 
pines,  it  might  he  necessary  or  advisable  to  reopen  it,  but  our  offer  to  do  so, 
in  August,  was  courteously  declined  by  the  commanding  general,  with 
expressions  of  appreciation  and  thanks,  and  the  statement  that  "the  govern 
ment  was  now  amply  able  to  care  for  all  of  its  soldiers."  For  a  short-  time 
it  was  occupied  by  some  officers  and  their  families,  but  upon  their  departure 
for  the  Philippine*  it  was  left  vacant.  Finally,  acting  upon  the  advice  of 
General  Shafter,  "to  sell  it  and  have  it  removed,  as  the  ground  upon  which 
it,  stood  might  be  needed,''  it  was  sold  for  a  nominal  sum  to  the  highest 
bidder,  and  in  April,  11)00,  was  removed. 


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In  closing  the  home  a  large  quantity  of  its  supplies,  such  as  sheets, 
pillow-slips,  pajamas,  flannel  wrappers,  towels,  etc.,  were  sent  to  Manila. 
The  furnishings  of  the  Poppleton  room,  at  the  request  of  the  donor,  were 
sent  to  the  Maria  Kip  Orphanage,  and  those  of  the  Willing  Circle  of  King's 
Daughters'  room  to  the  Home  for  Incurables;  the  balance  was  distributed 
among  St.  Luke's,  the  French,  and  the  Children's  Hospitals,  all  of  which 
had  so  generously  aided  the  Red  Cross  in  its  work.  The  auxiliary  societies 
deserve  great  credit  for  the  prompt  and  generous  manner  in  which  they 
aided  in  building,  furnishing,  and  supplying  funds  for  meeting  the  expenses 
of  maintaining  the  home,  as  do  the  members  of  the  Red  Cross  who  gave  of 
their  time  and  strength  in  looking  after  it,  and  the  nurses,  whose  gentle 
ministrations  were  so  grateful  to  the  sick  boys. 

The  convalescent  home,  planned  to  meet  an  emergency,  filled  its  niche  in 
our  work  and  served  ite  purpose  well.  In  its  cheerful,  sunny  rooms  many  a 
sick  boy  was  nursed  back  to  health  and  strength  and  sent  on  his  way  rejoic 
ing,  while  others  were  made  well  enough  to  go  back  to  their  homes. 

Everything  that  kind  hearts  and  willing  hands  could  do  for  the  com 
fort  of  the  sick  was  done.  The  home  is  now  only  a  memory,  but  it  will 
always  be  a  bright  and  beautiful  one  to  all  who  were  cared  for  within  its 
cheerful  walls. 

While  our  most  important  work  has  been  that  done  in  the  Philippines 


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Pacific    Coast    lied    Croats    Society. 


and  in  the  convalescent  home  at  the  Presidio,  we  have  vet  found  much  else 
to  do.  In  the  early  davs  of  our  work  we  were  called  upon  many  times  to  aid 
in  .securing'  transportation  home  for  the  soldiers  discharged  for  disability, 
hv  reason  of  sickness  contracted  before  enlistment.  They  were  discharged 
without  ptiv,  had  no  means  of  getting  to  their  homes,  and  so,  strangers  in. 
a  strange  land,  sick  and  helpless,  they  came  to  the  Red  (  'ross,  whose  kind 
ness  thev  had  experienced  while  in  cam]).  After  an  investigation  by  our 
good  fellow-member,  Colonel  Pamell,  all  whom  he  recommended  as  deserv 
ing  were  aided.  One  poor  man.  whom  tuberculosis  had  claimed  for  its 
own,  was  sent  back  to  his  wife  and  tour  little  ones  in  Wyoming.  To  express 


,,     f/ic     Pnrcll,     CoiH'dlwf'Ht 


his  gratitude  he  left  us  his  one  treasure,  a  picture  of  these  little  ones. 
Upon  being  asked  why  he  had  enlisted,  his  answer  was  that  he  belonged 
to  the  militia  and  was  ashamed  to  "back  out.7'  "'Besides,"  he  added,  "they 
rode  men  out  of  town  on  rails  who  backed  out  in  my  state." 

With  the  return  of  the  volunteers  from  the  Philippines,  more  of  this 
work  became  necessary,  and  while  the  burden  of  it  was  borne  by  the  San 
Francisco  Red  Cross,  California  Red  Cross  aided  many  discharged  and 
stranded  men  to  return  to  their  homes.  Most  of  them  were  worthy  of  such 
assistance;  a  few  were  not,  but  they  had  offered  their  lives  to  their  country 
and  deserved  some  consideration  for  that.  Besides,  we  were  a  little  selfish, 
perhaps,  and  felt  justified  in  relieving  our  state  of  the  burden  of  their  care. 
.Many  very  sick  men  were  sent  to  their  homes,  accompanied  by  Ked  Cross 
nurses.  We  recall  the  cases  of  soldiers  Prather,  Ollness,  and  Shambo.  The 
latter  reached  his  home  in  Michigan  alive,  but  one  week  later  passed  away 
to  his  long  home. 

In  the  last  year  of  our  work,  at  the  request  of  the  contract  nurses  at 
the  Presidio  division  hospital.  Mrs.  Roberts,  one  of  their  number  suffering 

l  O 

from  tuberculosis  contracted  in  her  work,  was  sent  to  her  home  in  Des 
Moines,  Iowa,  accompanied  by  a  nurse.  She  improved  for  a  little  while, 
but  later  passed  away. 


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We  must  speak  here  of  the  kindness  and  courtesy  shown  by  tlie  railroad 
officials  and  employees  to  the  sick  soldiers  and  the  lied  Cross  nurses.  Every 
where  they  were  treated  with  the  utmost  consideration  and  kindness.  Word 
was  passed  along  the  line  that  they  were  coining,  and  everything  that  could 
he  done  to  make  their  journey  less  painful  Avas  done.  A  Red  Cross  nurse 
was  an  object  of  interest,  and  the  brassard  on  her  arm  secured  for  her  the 
most  thoughtful  consideration. 

The  state  association  was  greatly  assisted  by  the  untiring  cooperation 
of  the  army  officials  stationed  at  San  Francisco,  notably  by  Major-General 
W.  Ii.  Shafter,  commanding  officer  of  the  Department  of  the  Pacific,  and 
<Y»1.  A.  ( '.  (iirnrd,  of  the  medical  department,  while  the  daily  services  ren 
dered  by  Major  ().  F.  Long,  of  the  transport  service,  were  invaluable,  and 
entitled  him  to  grateful  remembrance  for  unstinted  and  considerate  helpful 
ness.  He  was  truly  recognized  as  one  of  our  foremost  Reel  Cross  workers, 
for, -owing  to  his  keen  watchfulness  over  the  sanitary  and  other  conditions 
of  the  transport  service,  America  to-day  stands  preeminent  for  its  methods 
and  success  in  the  transportation  of  troops. 

Aided  by  the  Associated  Charities,  work  has  been  secured  for  many 
of  the  returned  volunteers  who  wished  to  remain  in  California,  and  for 
many  who  wished  to  earn  the  money  necessary  to  take  them  to  their  homes. 
The  transportation  and  relief  work,  which  was  so  efficiently  organized  and 
carried  on  by  a  committee  from  the  San  Francisco  Red  Cross,  was  for  a 
time  assumed  by  California  Red  Cross  State  Association,  but  was  again, 
witli  the  return  of  the  transports  bringing  home  the  discharged  volunteers, 
taken  up  by  the  San  Francisco  society. 

During  our  work  we  have  had  a.  large  and  varied  correspondence,  which 
brought  us  into  close  touch  with  people  all  over  the  country.  Parents  have 
written  begging  for  information  of  their  boys  from  whom  no  word  had 
come,  and  in  every  instance  every  effort  possible  was  made  to  trace  them, 
sometimes  successful,  sometimes  not.  Letters  of  gratitude  innumerable  have 
been  received  from  "boys"  in  the  Philippines,  from  "boys''  who  had  been 
aided  to  return  to  their  homes,  and  from  those  who  have  been  helped  over 
the  hard  places  here  in  our  own  city;  also  from  parents  and  friends,  who 
have  been  most  grateful  for  every  care  given  their  dear  ones. 

Our  correspondence  with  our  auxiliaries  has  been  most  pleasant.  We 
have  learned  through  it  to  know  the  women  of  our  own  state,  to  know  their 
worth,  and  to  feel  that  we  can  call  them  all  friends. 

The  Transport  Receiving  Committee,  appointed  from  Oakland  Red 
Cross,  and  consisting  of  ^Irs.  Van  Pelt,  .Mrs.  Heck,  and  others,  was  formed 
with  the  return  of  the  transports,  and  did  excellent  work.  The  ladies  were, 
by  permission  of  the  military  authorities,  allowed  to  board  all  incoming 
transports,  giving  information  in  regard  to  hotels,  boarding-houses,  etc., 
and  looking  after  the  wants  of  the  sick  men.  They  were  enabled,  by  their 
advice,  to  keep  many  of  the  discharged  men  from  falling  into  the  hands 
of  unscrupulous  people,  whose  only  desire  was  to  secure  the  money  of  the 


Mnjnr    Osrnr    F.    />"////, 
Depot  (Quartermaster  and  General  Superintendent  of  IT.  S.  Army  Transport  Servic 


Ca liforn  ia    R cftorf.  55 

men.  In  addition  to  the  work  for  which  they  were  appointed,  the  members 
of  the  committee  arranged  several  short  excursions  into  the  country  for 
the  convalescent  men,  which  were  a  relief  to  the  monotony  of  their  lives 
and  were  greatly  appreciated.  Mrs.  Van  Pelt  gives  the  following  account 
of  the  excursions:— 

"To  relieve  the  monotony  of  life  of  the  convalescent  men  in  the  hospital 
at  the  Presidio,  and  the  tedious  waiting  in  camp  of  the  soldiers  to  be  mus 
tered  out  of  service  after  their  return  from  the  Philippines,  excursions  were 
arranged  for  them  to  Palo  Alto,  Menlo  Park,  and  San  Jose. 


"Mrs.  W.  B.  Harrington,  state  president,  rendered  valuable  assistance 
in  communicating  with  the  presidents  of  the  local  Lied  Cross  Societies,  and 
reduced  rates  were  granted  by  the  Southern  Pacific. 

"Many  convalescent  men  from  the  Presidio  Hospital,  and  a  large  num 
ber  of  officers  and  men  of  the  1st  Nebraska  United  States  Volunteers,  com 
posed  the  first  excursion  to  Palo  Alto.  Like  schoolboys  out  for  a  frolic, 
these  men,  who  had  faced  death  and  Avar's  sufferings  and  privations,  laid 
aside  the  restraint  of  military  discipline  and  entered  heartily  into  the  enjoy 
ment  of  the  beautiful  and  picturesque  ride  through  ranches,  orchards,  and 
villages,  with  glimpses  here  and  there  of  the  dancing  waters  of  the  ocean. 

"The  enthusiasm  of  the  men  was  great  when  the  train  pulled  into  the 
station  at  Palo  Alto,  and  they  witnessed,  as  many  of  them  expressed  it,  'the 
most  beautiful  scene  of  years'  experience.'  Under  the  wide-spreading 
branches  of  the  live  oaks  in  the  plaza  adjoining  the  station  was  a  long  table, 
made  bright  with  flowers  and  laden  with  fruit  and  many  delicacies  to  tempt 
the  appetite. 

"The  ladies  in  gala  attire  were  grouped  here  and  there,  and  a  large  num 
bers  of  citizens  joyfully  greeted  the  soldiers  as  they  formed  and  marched  from 
the  train  to  the  plaza.  Mrs.  M.  E.  Malcolm,  president  of  the  Palo  Alto  Red 
Cross  Society,  and  her  coworkers  received  the  soldiers,  and  by  their  cordial 
hospitality  soon  made  the  men  feel  that  they  were  among  friends.  One  of 
the  soldiers  said  to  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War,  'You  do  not  know  how  much  it 


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means  to  us  to  know  that  we  are  surrounded  by  friends  and  to  have  the  priv 
ilege  of  speaking  to  white  Indies,  a  privilege  we  did  not  have  while  in  the 
Philippines,  for  I  never  spoke  tn  a  white  lady  after  I  left  San  Francisco  until 
my  return.7 

"After  luneh  was  served  carriages  were  provided  and  the  soldiers  were 
driven  to  Stanford  University,  where  they  were  most  graciously  received  by 
President  Jordan  and  Professor  Koss.  After  looking  through  the  university, 
the  men  were  driven  to  the  Stanford  stables,  where  some  of  the  most  noted 
horses  in  the  United  States  were  seen.  Then  the  museum,  mausoleum,  and 
Senator  Stanford's  residence  were  visited,  and  a  ride  through  broad  acres  of 
vineyards  brought  the  happy  party  back  to  the  station,  where  the  citizens 
had  again  assembled  to  bestow  fruits  and  flowers  on  their  visitors.  As  the 
train  came  in  sight  that  was  to  bear  the  men  back  to  San  Francisco,  the  sol 
diers  lined  up,  and  gave  three1  cheers  for  the  citizens  of  Palo  Alto.  Many  of 
the  men  said  this  was  the  happiest  day  of  their  army  experience,  and  all 
returned  to  hospital  and  camp  delighted  with  their  outing  and  California 
hospitality. 

"The  Ked  Cross  Society  and  citizens  of  Palo  Alto  also  received  and 
entertained  a  delegation  of  soldiers  from  the  Colorado  regiment,  and  later 
on  when  other  volunteer  regiments  returned  from  the  Philippines,  a  large 
number  of  the  Idaho,  Xorth  Dakota,  and  Wyoming  officers  and  men,  with 
many  convalescents  from  the  general  hospital  at  the  Presidio,  were  taken  on 
an  excursion  to  San  Jose,  where  they  were  royally  received  and  entertained. 

"Mayor  Martin,  Mrs.  E.  O.  Smith,  president  of  the  San  Jose  Red  Cross 
Society,  and  many  citizens  met  the  soldiers  at  the  station.  Carriages  were 
in  waiting  for  the  officers  and  their  wives  and  the  convalescent  men. 
Through  two  lines  of  enthusiastic,  cheering  men,  women,  and  children,  the 
soldiers  marched  to  St.  flames  Park,  keeping  step  to  the  inspiring  strains 
of  martial  music. 

"The  park  was  decorated  with  large  flags,  and  the  tables  were  laden  and 
beautified  with  flowers  and  fruit,  such  as  only  San  Jose  can  have.  The  pub 
lic  schools  were  closed  in  honor  of  the  soldiers,  and  hundreds  of  children 
united  with  their  elders  in  showing  attention  to  the  men  who  had  made  such 
sacrifices  for  their  country. 

"'After  the  bountiful  lunch  had  been  served,  carriages  were  provided, 
and  the  men  were  driven  around  to  see  the  beauties  of  the  'Garden  City7 
and  the  far-famed  fruit  canneries. 

"When  the  men  gathered  at  the  station  to  take  the  train  for  San  Fran 
cisco,  hundreds  of  the  citizens  had  preceded  them,  and  had  filled  the1  cars  with 
flowers,  fruit,  and  lunch  baskets.  As  the  train  pulled  out  of  the  station,  the 
soldiers  sent  back  ringing  cheers  for  the  kind  people  of  San  Jose  who  had 
contributed  so  largely  to  their  pleasure.  When  the  city  was  left  behind,  and 
the  twilight  came  on,  the  men  felt  in  some  way  they  must  give  vent  to  their 
overjoyed  hearts,  so  they  sang  'There  Ts  Sunshine  in  My  Soul  To-day.' 
and  many  of  the  gospel  hymns.  They  had  proven  themselves  valiant  sol- 


California    7»Vy>o/Y.  57 

diers,  yet  they  were  not  ashamed  to  ask  for  'my  mother's  favorite  hymn,' 
and  more  than  one  eye  was  moistened  when  the  favorite  song  of  the  far-away 
mother  was  sung. 

"'When  San  Francisco  was  reached,  it  was  an  interesting  sight  to  seo 
the  men  form  in  line,  with  their  arms  tilled  with  flowers,  melons,  and  baskets 
<»f  luncheon,  taking  hack  to  cam])  to  their  comrades  a  substantial  remem 
brance"  of  their  day's  outing. 

"On  October  3d  the  men  of  the  Minnesota  and  South  Dakota  regiments 
were  invited  by  the  Women's  Club  of  Menlo  Park  to  a  picnic  dinner,  and  to 
visit  Stanford  University,  two  miles  beyond.  The  invitation  was  accepted, 
and  the  ladies  of  that  village  entertained  the  soldiers  with  a  hearty  cordiality, 
and  placed  baskets  of  fruit  and  provisions  in  the  cars  for  the  men  on  their 
return  to  camp. 

"After  a  visit  to  the  home  of  Mr.  Timothy  Hopkins,  where  acres  of 
beautiful  flowers  were  seen,  the  soldiers,  many  of  whom  were  university  men, 
were  met  by  a  committee  sent  by  President  Jordan  to  escort  them  to  the  uni 
versity.  After  visiting  that  institution,  they  were  joined  by  a  large  dele 
gation  from  Palo  Alto,  and  were  taken  to  many  points  of  interest  around 
that  historic  place, 

"Be  it  said  to  the  honor  of  the  American  soldiers  that,  while  hundreds 
of  them  went  on  these  excursions,  and  no  restraint  whatever  was  placed  upon 
them,  not  an  objectionable  word  was  uttered,  or  anything  done  that  would 
lower  the  standard  of  a  gentleman,  and  the  citizens  in  the  places  visited  were 
gratified  to  have  the  opportunity  of  showing  their  appreciation  of  men  who 
had  served  their  country  so  faithfully." 

MRS.  ADA  VAN   PKLT. 
Chairman   Transport  Receiving  Committee. 

Aside  from  our  work  in  behalf  of  the  soldiers,  we  have  been  called  upon 
to  do  some  Red  Cross  work  in  other  directions.  In  February  of  1000  the 
attention  of  our  society  was  called  to  a  Filipino  family  stranded  in  our 
city,  and  almost  starving.  A  visit  to  their  abode  showed  that  they  were  in 
dire  distress,  and  that  their  condition  was  indeed  pitiable.  Their  wants  were 
supplied,  and  they  were  tided  over  until  transportation  back  to  their  home 
could  be  secured  for  them. 

Tn  February  of  the  same  year  a  strong  appeal  for  aid  for  a  settlement 
of  Russians  in  the  Xorthwestern  Territory  was  received.  They  were  Quak 
ers  who  had  left  their  homes  in  Russia  because  of  their  religion.  The  loss 
of  their  crops  reduced  them  almost  to  starvation.  Tn  response  to  the  appeal, 
$100  was  contributed  by  the  Red  Cross  to  a  fund  raised  for  them. 

Later  came  the  appeal  for  aid  for  the  Galveston  sufferers,  which  was 
promptly  responded  to.  California  Red  Cross  sent  $250  from  its  treasury, 
and  many  of  the  auxiliaries  answered  the  call  for  help.  San  Francisco  Red 
Cross  sent  large  nuantities  of  supplies  and  $962.70:  Oakland  sent  $620.2.5; 
St.  Helena,  $25;  Redwood  City,  $47;  Santa  Rosa,  $36.30;  Upper  Lake  and 
Lakeport,  $5S.40;  Monterey,  $25;  Yallejo,  $114;  Saratoga  branch  of  San 


58  Pacific    Coast   lied    Cross    Socictij. 

Jose,     $29.40;     Oleta,     $11;     Sonoma,     $66.85;     Suisun,     $50;     Jackson, 
$25;  Bakersfield,  $L>0 ;  Alameda,  $60.57;  and  Calistoga,  $5.00. 

Our  auxiliaries  have  always  responded  promptly  and  heartily  to  any 
calls  for  aid  from  the  state  society,  and  the  confidence  exhibited  toward  the 
executive  board  has  been  a  source  of  sincere  gratification. 

In  June,  1900,  the  Pittsburg  Red  Cross,  in  recognition  and  appreciation 
of  the  kindness  shown  the  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  scut  us  $1,000.  It  was 
a  welcome  gift,  and  aided  us  greatly  in  continuing  our  work. 

From  the  Ix'ginning  of  our  organization  we  have  met  with  the  heartiest 
support  from  the  press  of  San  Francisco  and  of  the  state  in  general,  and  to 
this  fact  we  may  attribute  much  of  our  success. 

Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.'s  Express  has  been  most  kind,  and  the  railroads  have 
been  most  generous  in  responding  to  our  appeals  for  low  rates  for  discharged 
sick  men  and  in  their  treatment  of  the  men. 

We  have  been  enabled  to  do  much  of  our  work,  both  here  and  in  the 
Philippines,  by  reason  of  the  kindness  and  cons iderat ion  shown  us  by  our 
parent  organization,  the  American  National  Red  Cross,  through  whose  efforts 
we  have  received  from  the  New  York  Relief  Society  generous  donations, 
amounting  to  $9,000.  The  National  Society  has  kept  in  touch  with  our 
work,  Avhich  has  always  met  with  its  approval. 

In  the  recent  reconstruction  of  the  National  Society,  California  State 
Red  Cross  was  honored  by  having  its  president,  Mrs.  W.  B.  Harrington, 
made  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Control  of  the  American  National  Red  Cross. 
The  honor  bestowed  upon  Mrs.  Harrington  was  well  earned,  and  was  thor 
oughly  appreciated  by  all  who  knew  of  her  noble,  untiring  devotion  to  the 
work  of  the  Red  Cross. 

Our  work  still  goes  on,  and  at  no  time  have  we  felt  that  it  was  possible 
to  close  it  entirely, — that  it  was  wholly  finished.  Those  whom  \vc  aid 
may  not  all  be  worthy,  but  the  unworthy  are  in  the  small  minority. 
Then,  too,  we  are  finding  that  "the  bread  cast  upon  the  water''  is  returning 
lo  us.  Many  of  those  aided  in  reaching  their  homes  have  secured  employ 
ment,  and  have  promptly  returned  the  money  loaned  or  given  them,  with 
letters  expressing  sincerest  gratitude  for  assistance  rendered. 

The  work  of  the  Red  Cross  is  not  finished.  There  may  be  no  active 
work  to  be  done,  but  the  recent  disaster  in  Galveston  shows  how,  when  least 
expected,  a  terrible  calamity  may  befall  some  portion  of  our  fair  laud,  and 
the  services  of  the  Red  Cross  be  required. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

MRS.  L.  L.  D ux  BAR, 

Secretary. 


(Jnliforn  in    Report. 


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William.  E.    Kron:n, 
Treasurer,  State  Association. 

CAMFOKMA     HKI)     CROSS,     STATK  SOCIKTV,    MAY   '27,    !*!>*,    T<  >  <  ><T.    1  *, 

RECEIPTS. 

Initiation  tees  from  101    Red  Cross  Societies $  1,010  00 

Badges 4,609  00 

Red  Cross  Societies 12>084  4 

Red  Cross  Societies  and  others  for  Manila  Field  Hospital  and  support  of  nurses 0,627  20 

Red  Cross  Societies  supplies  for  hospital  ship 

Red  Cross  Societies  Convalescent  Home 

Donation  for  Convalescent  Home  other  than  Red  Cross  Societies.. 

Citizens,  Schools,  Churches,  Clubs,  etc 3,200  92 

Identification  Medals 

For  sick  soldiers   16  50 

San  Jose  Red  Cross  for  musical  instruments  8th  Reg.  Vols 

Discount  on  hills 10  25 

$32,940  44 
DISBURSEMENTS. 

Francis  Wakerlv.  Calistoga  Red  Cross,  for  over  remittance $          3  75 

Drujjs,  etc ." -35  2t> 

Badges 2.*90  00 


M  I'nrific    Const    H<'<1    Croxx    tfortcfy. 

Comforts  sent  on  troop  ships '. $      134  20 

Lumber,  flooring  for  hospital  tents :..."fjg 5  99 

Transportation,  food,  etc.,  for  sick  and  discharged  soldiers ...\  ..'... P 574  08 

Printing,  stamps,  stationery,  telegrams,  express,  etc ; 808  54 

Identification  medals  for  troops 408  84 

Musical  instruments  8th  Keg.  Cal.  Vol 100  00 

Mattresses  Iowa  hospital  tents 31   50 

California  Red  Cross,  Manila  Field  Hospital  supplies.. 0,083  07 

California  Red  Cross,  marine  insurance 81*'ti7  . 

California  Red  Cross,  cash  advanced  nurses 4,010  85 

Refunded  Elko,  Nevada,  Red  Cross  on  joining  Nevada  Association 10  00 

Emergency  Fund     Companies   B  and  M  8th   Reg.  Cal.  Artillery,  and  Company  I) 

Cal.  Heavy  Artillery \ .' '. 1  01 1   00 

Supplies  and  delicacies  for  hospital  ship 2,800  01 

Expense  on  account  of  Convalescent  Home 4,153  15 

Office  expense 90  50 

Petty  cash  on  hand 2  39 

Cash  on  hand 68  10 

Cash  in  bank 8,670  04 

$32, 940  44 
MRS.  E.  II.  I)IMONI>, 

Asst.  Treasurer. 

CALIFORNIA   RED  CROSS,    STATK    SOCIETY,    OCT.    18,    1898,    TO  OCT.    17,    1899. 

RECEIPTS. 

Cash  on  hand  Oct.  18,  1898 $  8,738  14 

Initiation  fees  from  four  Red  Cross  societies ; 40  00 

Badges 95  75 

Red  Cross  Societies 12,067  42 

Red  Cross  Societies  and  others,  Manila  field 2,010  29 

Red  Cross  Societies  and  others,  hospital  use 469  22 

Red  Cross  Societies,  Convalescent  Home 574  31 

On  account  of  San  Francisco  Red  Cross  Society 433  55 

Citizens,  schools,  churches,  clubs,  etc 491  05 

Identification  medals 141    75 

Discount  on  bills 47  43 

$25 /Hi  91 

DISBURSEMENTS. 

Drugs  and  medicines $  1,024  35 

Money,  clothing  and  transportation  for  soldiers 1,615  15 

Printing,  stamps,  cablegrams,  stationery,  drayage,  etc 910  24 

Identification  medals 138  12 

Col.  O.  Summers,  for  overcoats  Oregon  boys 150  00 

California  Red  Cross  Manila  Field  and  Emergency  Fund  12,030  30 

Expense  on  account  of  Convalescent  Home 2,354  88 

Office  rent  and  supply  department 210  50 

Nurses,  subsistence  returning  on  transport  481   50 

Paid  on  account  San  Francisco  Red  Cross  Society 433  55 

Money  advanced  San  Francisco  Red  Cross  Society 77  50 

Salary  of  clerk  in  office 447  '30 

Salary  of  porter  in  supply  department 35  i  00 

Paid  on  account  of  library  at  Manila....                                                                     250  00 


Cash  on  hand  ........................................................  ..............  ...................  K         14  sf> 

Cash  in   hank  ......  ............................................................................  .......     6,222  67 

S2."),71  J  91 
(Signed)          MRS.  I,  or  is   \V  KIN  MANN, 

.  !•»'/.      7V'  f/.sv//  ^  /'. 

Three  thousand  dollars  of  cash  in  hank  is  set  aside  for  use  in  Manila. 


CAUI-'OKNIA    i;i:i>  <  1M)S<.    STATK  SOCIETY,    O<T.    17,    1KD9,    TO  O<  T.    17,     1(.M)(). 

RECEIPTS. 
Cash  on  hand  October  17.  1899    ................................................................  X6/237  .V> 

Red  Cross  Societies  .....................................................................................  1  ,86~>  20 

Red  Cross  pins    ..................................................  ....................  23   ">0 

Rent  and  sale  of  Convalescent  Home  ................................................................      168  00 

Reimbursement  on  K.  R.  tickets,  and  bills  for  soldiers  ................................      486  35 

Use  of  telephone  ...............................  .......................................................          6  35 

Rebate  on  bills  .....................................................................................  26  01 

American  National  Red  Cross  Relief  Committee  ...................................  ...........    1,500  00 

San  Francisco  Red  Cross  Society  .............................  .........................................       109  05 

Friends  ......................................................................................................          4  00 

Balance  of  Transport  Receiving  Co.  Fund  .............  ...........................  ....................         14  66 

Red  Cross  Society  for  Galveston   Relief  Fund  ...................................................   1,193  82 

Citizens,  churches,  schools,  etc.,  Galveston  Relief  Fund  .................................  ......         88  25 

$11,667  71 

DISBURSEMENTS. 
Money,  clothing  and  transportation  of  soldiers  ......................................................  $1,647   11 

Hospital  care,  drugs  and  medicines  ........................  ............................................  830  90 

Printing,  stationery,  stamps,  d  ravage,  etc  ...........................................................  176  27 

Insurance  of  Convalescent  Home  .............  .  .......................................................  15  00 

Rent  of  office  ..............................  ................................................................  ..  180  00 

Telegrams,  telephone,  and  express  ..........................................................  .........  802  90 

Salary  of  clerk  in  office  .................................................................................  802  25 

Salary  of  porter  .........  .  ...................................    ...............................................  294  50 

Cards,  games,  and  stationery  sent  on  transports  —  Manila  Fund  ..............................  121   02 

O.  H.  J.  Schlott  ...................................................  .....  ...............  .......................  100  00 

Reception  to  Tennessee  boys  ...............................................................  ...............  32  70 

Groceries,  drugs,  stationery,  etc.,  sent  to  Manila  ...................................................  1,415  65 

American   library  at  Manila  ...............................................................  ..............  150  00 

Chaplain   Miller  ............................................................................................  350  00 

Books  and  fruit  sent  to  Presidio  .......................................................................  136  55 

Loan  to  C.  M.  Waage  ....................................................................................  50  00 

Destitute  Russians  in  Canada  .............................................................................  100  00 

Transport  Receiving  Co  ....................................  ...........................................  109  50 

Associated  Charities,  employment  fees   .......  ......................................................  201  00 

Petty  cash  expended  by  clerk  in  office  .................................................................  120  00 

Testimonials  given  nurses  returned  from  Manila  ...............................................  39  25 

Money  sent  to  Galveston  for  relief  of  sufferers  ...................................................  1,527  07 

Cash  in  bank  October  17,  1900  ..........................................................................  3,966  04 

$11,667  71 
(Signed)  MRS.  JOHN  H.  DICKINSON, 

As*t.   Treasurer. 

CALIFORNIA  KKI>  CROSS,    STATK  SOCIKTY,    OCT.    17,    1900,    TO  SKPT.    18,    1901. 

RECEIPTS. 
Cash  on  hand  October  18,  1901  ..................  .......................................................  $3,966  04 

Receipts  for  Galveston  Fund  ...............................  ..........................................       466  89 


62  I'dcific    Const    Ji(jd    Cross    Society. 

Ked  Cross  Auxiliaries,  dues  and  donations $  380  50 

Sun  Francisco  Ked  Cross  Society,  one-halt'  expenses  of  office  :501    1") 

State  of  Idaho,  in  payment  for  money  expended  tor  Idaho  troops  2H8  l>0 

:i3d    Reg.  Manila  (Y*  M.  C.  A.) 12  75 

Repaid  transportation -'08  4S 

Repaid    by  Mr.  Waage 50  00 

War  Board  of  Los  Angeles  12:',  :',2 

Half-tone  Ked  Cross  book  7H  00 

Sale  Ked  Cross  pins  »'»  *5 

Telephone  fees    40 

*r,.527  '.is 

IMSIU'KSKM  KNTS. 

(Jalveston  Relief  Fund $    4W,  H«» 

Galveston  advertisements 4  20 

Chaplain  Miller  Fund 3OO  OO 

Tent  at  Presidio 300  OO 

Manila   Library  Fund • :5<i  75 

Transportation  for  soldiers  1,:>28  30 

Aid  to  destitute  men,  meals,  rooms,  clothing,  hospital  dues,  and  medicines 1 ,8.")3  r>2 

Merchandise 75  70 

Telephone,  telegrams,  typewriting,  office  repairs 123  01 

Office  rent,  clerk  and  porter  -">67  50 

Letterheads,  billheads  and  envelopes ..         (iO  80 

Other  expenses 54  75 

Calistoga  Red  Cross 100  00 

Red  Cross  pins »>  2"> 

$5,277  07 

Total  receipts  of  State  Red  Cross  from  May  27,  1SU8,  to  Sept,  18,  1001 $">7.909  »;2 

Disbursements $5<i,659  31 

Cash  on  hand  September  18 1,250  31 

$57,009  r,2     $57,90U  r,2 
MARY  F.  MrCJruN, 

Treasurer. 


A     FOUM    sr(J(}E8TEI)    FOR    ()U(iANIXIX(i     LOCAL    SOCIETIES. 

The  /»V<7  Cross  Society  of 

KXOW  ALL  ^IEX  BY  THESE  PRESEXTS- 

That  we,  the  undersigned  residents  of in  the  stau> 

of  California,  have  this   ....    day  of ,  1898,  associated  our-     . 

selves  together  for  the  purpose  of  forming  a  Ked   Cross  society,   and   we 
herehy  certify— 

FIRST. 

That  the  name  of  the  organization  shall  he  the  "Red   Cross  Society  of 


SECOND. 


That  the  purpose  for  which  it  is  formed  is  to  afford  relief  to  those 
suffering  through  war.  Hood,  fire,  famine,  or  any  other  calamity;  such  relief 
to  be  afforded  first  in  such  manner  as  may  be  desirable  or  necessary  locally, 
and  afterward,  as  far  as  practicable,  through  the  medium  of  the  California 


Red  Cross  {  state  association  ),  acting  as  an  auxiliary  to  the  American  National 
Red  ( 'ross. 


That  the  place  where  the  principal  business  of  the  society  is  to  be  trans 
acted  is ,  ( 'alifornia. 

FOIIKTH. 

That  the  members  of  such  society  shall  consist  of  the  persons  signing 
these  articles  of  association,  and  of  such  others. as  may  be  hereafter  admitted 
to  membership  pursuant  to  the  constitution  or  by-laws  of  the  society  to  be 
hereafter  adopted. 

FIFTH. 

That  the  officers  of  said  society  and  their  respective  duties  shall  be 
governed  by  the  constitution  or  by-laws  to  be  hereafter  adopted. 

SIXTH. 

That  the  first  meeting  of  this  society  shall  take  place  at 

on  the  ....  day  of ,  1S!.»8,  and  the  majority  of  the  members 

of  the  society  present  at  such  meeting  or  any  adjournment  thereof,  shall 
have  power  to  adopt  a  constitution  or  by-laws  for  this  society. 

In  witness  whereof  we  have  hereunto  set  our  names. 


COPY   OF    CONSTITUTION. 

CALIFORNIA   RED  CROSS. 

(State  Association.) 

ARTICLE    I. 

N  VME    AXD    LOCATION. 

This  Association  shall  be  known  as  California  Red  Cross  (State 
Association).  Its  principal  place  of  business  and  headquarters  shall  be 
located  in  San  Francisco,  and  it  shall  be  auxiliary  to  the  American  National 
Red  Cross  and  subject  to  the  rules  and  regulations  thereof. 

ARTICLE    II. 

OBJECTS    AND    DUTIES. 

It  shall  be  the  object  and  duty  of  this  Association,  either  by  itself  or 
in  conjunction  with  other  associations  of  a  similar  character,  or  as  an  auxili 
ary  of  the  American  National  Red  Cross,  or  otherwise,  or  under  general 


HJ  racific    Coatit    Red    Cross    Society. 

direct  ion  of  the  Tainted  States  Government,  or  otherwise,  as  shall  he  deter 
mined  bv  the  Kxeeutive  Hoard  hereinafter  provided  for,  to  collect  and  accu 
mulate  monev  and  materials,  and  devote  the  same  to  provide  agents,  nurses. 
and  assistants,  drug's,  medicines,  hospital  appliances,  and  appurtenances 
cf  anv  kind  whatsoever,  for  service  and  use  in  times  of  war  and  in  cases  of 
other  calamities,  such  a-  famine,  pestilence,  Hood,  tire,  and  other  disasters, 
so  groat  as  to  he  considered  national  and  worthy  of  more  than  local  assist 
ance,  and  to  render  at  such  times  any  and  all  other  services  of  a  medical 
or  sanitarv  character  which  the  circumstances  may  require  or  render  neces- 
sarv. 

ARTFCLK  in. 

MEMBERSHIP. 

Any  local  auxiliary  lied  Cross  Society  in  California  is  eligible  to  mem 
bership  in  this  Association  upon  payment  of  ten  dollars  accompanying  its 
application  for  enrolment.  The  Kxeeutive  Board  shall  determine  the  yearly 
dues  or  fees,  if  anv,  and  when  payable;  and  membership  in  the  Association 
shall  be  forfeited  on  such  conditions  as  the  Kxeeutive  Board  shall  determine. 

ARTICLE   IV. 

OVF.TCERS  AXD  G-OVE-K \ME.\T. 

The  governing  body  of  this  Association  shall  consist  of  an  Executive- 
Hoard  of  fifteen  members,  to  he  selected  from  the  membership  of  local 
auxiliary  societies  in  California,  as  follows: — 

Each  local  auxiliary  society  which  shall  have  become  a  member  of  this 
Association,  pursuant  to  Article  III  hereof,  shall  have  power  to  appoint  one 
delegate  to  this  Association.  The  Kxecutive  Board  shall  be  elected  by  a 
majority  of  such  delegates  present  at  the  regular  annual  meeting  of  the 
Association,  provided,  however,  that  six  of  the  members  of  such  Kxecutive 
Board  shall  be  members  of  the  Red  Cross  Society  of  San  Francisco,  four 
shall  be  members  of  a  Red  Cross  Society  or  Societies  located  in  Alameda 
County,  and  the  remaining  five  shall  be  members  of  auxiliary  societies 
located  in  counties  other  than  San  Francisco  and  Alameda  ;  but  no  two  of 
such  five  shall  be  members  of  the  same  auxiliary  society,  or  from  the  samo 
county. 

The  Executive  Board  shall  elect  a  President,  First  and  Second  Vice- 
Presidents,  Secretary,  Treasurer,  and  an  Assistant  Treasurer,  all  of  whom 
except  the  Treasurer  shall  be  Delected  from  the  membership  of  the  Execu 
tive  Board.  Until  the  annual  meeting  is  held  for  the  year  1898,  the  pres 
ent  Executive  Board  and  the  officers  and  their  successors  selected  by  it  shall 
hold  office. 

The  Kxecutive  Board  shall  meet  at  the  call  of  the  President,  or  other 
wise  as  it  may  determine,  and  shall  have  entire  direction  and  control  of 
the  affairs  of  the  Association,  transacting  its  business  through  such  subordi 
nate  committees  and  officers  as  it  may  select.  It  shall  have  power  to  fill 
vacancies  in  its  own  number. 


(Jdlifoiiiia    Report.  65 

The  delegates  hereinabove  referred  to  shall  be  ex-officio  honorary  vice- 
])residents  of  the  Association,  and  may  attend  the  meetings  of  the  Executive 
Board,  but  shall  not  have  any  vote  therein. 

The  Executive  Board  may  elect  an  Advisory  Council  of  as  many  mem 
bers  as  it  may  see  fit,  whose  duties  shall  be  to  attend  the  meetings  of  the 
Executive  Board  and  to  advise  and  assist  such  Board  as  to  its  work;  bm 
such  Council  shall  not  have  any  vote  in  such  Executive  Board. 

The  President  shall  preside  over  the  meetings  of  the  Executive  Board 
as  well  as  over  those  of  the  Association,  and  all  of  the  officers  hereinbefore 
mentioned  shall  perform  such  duties  and  exercise  such  functions  as  ordi 
narily  pertain  to  their  respective  offices. 

The  Treasurer,  however,  shall  disburse  no  funds  of  the  Association 
without  a  written  order  signed  by  the  President  and  the  Secretary. 

ARTICLE   V. 

MEETINGS   AND    ELECTIONS. 

The  annual  meeting  of  this  Association  for  the  election  of  officers  and 
the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  properly  come  before  it,  shall 
be  held  on  the  third  Tuesday  in  October,  at  such  place  and  particular  hour, 
and  subject  to  such  notice,  if  any,  as  the  Executive  Board  shall  designate,  and 
at  such  meeting,  and  before  the  election  of  officers,  annual  written  reports 
from  the  President,  Secretary,  and  Treasurer  shall  be  presented  and  con 
sidered.  In -other  respects  the  order  of  business  at  any  meeting  of  the  Asso 
ciation  shall  be  in  accordance  with  ''Roberts'  Kules  of  Order,"  when  not 
otherwise  specified  by  the  Executive  Board.  Special  meetings  either  of  the 
Association  or  of  the  Executive  Board  may  be  called  by  the  President  or 
other  executive  officer  acting  as  such,  and  shall  be  called  by  said  officer  upon 
the  written  request  or  direction  of  five  member?  of  the  Executive  Board,  at 
anv  time  and  place,  and  subject  to  any  notice  that  such  Board  shall  direct. 

AKTICLE    VI. 

QUORUM. 

Twelve  delegates  shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  busi 
ness  at  any  regular  or  special  meeting  of  the  Association,  and  five  members 
shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  business  at  any  meeting  of 
the  Executive  Board. 

ARTICLE    VII. 

AMENDMENTS. 

This  Constitution  may  be  amended  at  any  meeting  of  the  Association 
by  consent  of  two-thirds  of  all  delegates  present  thereat,  provided  that  a 
notice  in  writing,  specifying  such  proposed  amendment  in  detail  or  in  sub 
stance,  shall  have  been  given  to  the  Executive  Board  at  least  one  week  prior 
to  the  meeting  at  which  such  proposed  amendment  is  to  be  voted  on. 
5 


t>6  Pacific    Coast   Red    Cross   Society. 

ARTICLE    VIII. 

PROCEDURE. 

Unless  otherwise  ordered  by  the  Executive  Board,  "Roberts'  Rules  of 
Order"  shall  govern  in  all  cases  not  herein  provided  for. 


rOPY    OF   CONSTITUTION— LOCAL   SOCIETY. 

CONSTITTTION    OK    THK    IvED    CROSS    SOCIETY    OK    SAN    FRANCISCO. 

AHTICLK    T. 

XAMi:    AXD    LOCATION. 

This  Association  shall  be  known  as  the  Red  Cross  Society  of  San 
Francisco,  where  its  principal  office  and  headquarters  shall  be  situated,  and 
the  Society  shall  be  auxiliary  to  the  California  Red  Cross  (State  Associa 
tion),  and  through  it  to  the  American  National  Red  Cross,  and  shall  be 
subject  to  any  rules  prescribed  by  said  Calif ornia  Red  Cross  (State  Associa 
tion)  regarding  auxiliary  societies. 

ARTICLE    II. 

OBJECT   A.XD   DUTIES. 

It  shall  be  the  object  and  duty  of  this  Society,  either  by  itself  or  in 
conjunction  with  oilier  associations  of  a  similar  character,  or  as  an  auxiliary 
ro  the  California  Red  Cross  (State  Association)  or  to  the  American  National 
Red  Cross,  or  otherwise,  or  under  the  general  direction  of  the  United  States 
Government,  or  otherwise,  as  shall  be  determined  by  the  Executive  Com 
mittee  hereinafter  provided  for,  to  collect  and  accumulate  money  and  ma 
terial?,  and  devote  the  same  to  provide  nurses,  assistants,  drugs,  medicines, 
hospital  appliances,  and  appurtenances  of  any  kind  whatsoever  for  service 
and  use  in  times  of  war,  and  in  cases  of  other  calamities,  such  as  famine, 
pestilence,  floods,  fires,  and  other  disasters  so  great  as  to  be  considered 
national  and  worthy  of  more  than  local  assistance,  and  to  render  at  such 
times  any  and  all  other  services  of  a  medical  or  sanitary  character,  which 
the  circumstances  may  require  or  render  necessary. 

ARTK  'LE    ITT. 

MEMBERSHIP. 

Any  person  is  eligible  to  membership  in  this  Society,  and  may  be 
admittted  thereto  upon  payment  of  one  dollar  in  advance.  The  Executive 
Committee  shall  determine  the  yearly  dues  or  fees,  if  any,  and  when  pay 
able;  and  membership  in  the  Society  shall  be  forfeited  on  such  conditions 
as  said  committee  shall  determine. 


or  KICK  US  AM)  GOVERNMENT. 

An  Executive  ( 'ommittee  <;f  seventeen  members  shall  be  elected  by  a 
majority  of  the  members  of  the  Society  present  at  the  annual  meeting. 

Such  Executive  Committee  shall  immediately  after  such  annual  meet 
ing  elect  from  its  own  members  the  following  officers  of  the  Society:  A 
President,  First  and  Second  Vice-Presidents,  Secretary,  and  Treasurer. 
The  Executive  Committee  shall  have  power  to  till  vacancies  in  its  own  num 
ber,  or  any  of  the  offices  above  named.  All  officers,  including  the  Executive 
Committee,  shall  hold  office  for  one  year,  or  until  their  successors  are  elected. 

Tntil  the  annual  meeting  is  held  for  the  year  1M>S,  the  present  officers, 
or  their  successors  who  may  be  selected  by  the  Executive  Committee,  shall 
hold  office. 

Tbe  Executive  Committee  shall  meet  at  the  call  of  the  President,  or 
otherwise  as  it  may  determine,  and  shall  have  entire  direction  and  control 
of  the  affairs  of  the  Society,  transacting1  its  business  through  snch  subordinate 
committees  and  officers  as  it  may  select. 

The  Executive  Committee  may  elect  an  Advisory  Council,  to  consist 
of  as  many  members  as  such  Committee  may  see  fit,  whose  duties  shall  be  to 
attend  the  meetings  of  and  advise  and  assist  said  ( Committee,  but  the  mem 
bers  of  said  council  shall  have  no  vote  at  such  meetings. 

The  President  shall  preside  over  the  meetings  of  the  Executive  Com 
mittee  as  well  as  over  those  of  the  Society :  and  all  of  the  officers  herein 
before  mentioned  shall  perform  such  duties  and  exercise  such  functions  as 
ordinarily  pertain  to  their  respective  offices. 

The  Treasurer,  however,  shall  disburse  n<>  funds  of  the  Society  without 
a  written  order  signed  by  the  President  and  Secretary. 

ARTICLE    V. 

.MEETINCIS    AND    ELECTIONS. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Society  foi  the  election  of  officers  and 
the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  properly  come  before  it  shall 
be  held  on  the  first  Tuesday  in  October,  at  such  place  and  particular  hour, 
and  subject  to  such  notice,  if  any,  as  the  Executive  Committee  shall  desig 
nate;  and  at  such  meeting,  and  before  the  election  of  officers,  annual  writ 
ten  reports  from  the  President,  Secretary,  and  Treasurer  shall  be  presented 
and  considered.  In  other  respects  the  order  of  business  of  any  meeting  of 
the  Society  or  of  the  Executive  Committee  shall  be  in  accordance  with 
"Roberts'  Rules  of  Order,'7  when  not  otherwise  specified  by  such  Committee. 

Special  meetings  either  of  the  Society  or  the  Executive  Committee  may 
be  called  by  the  President,  or  other  executive  officer  acting  as  such,  and  shall 
be  called  by  said  officer  upon  the  written  request  or  direction  of  five  mem 
bers  of  the  Executive  Committee  at  any  time  and  place,  and  subject  to  any 
notice  that  such  Committee  shall  direct. 


08  I'arific    L'oasl    lied    Cross    Society. 

ARTICLE    VI. 


Twcntv  members  shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  busi 
ness  at  any  regular  or  special  meeting  of  the  Society;  seven  members  shall 
constitute  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  business  at  any  meeting  of  the 
Executive  ( Committee. 

ARTICLE    VII. 

AMENDMENTS. 

This  Constitution  may  be  amended  at  any  meeting  of  the  Societv  bv 
consent  of  two-thirds  of  all  members  present  thereat,  provided  that  a  notice 
in  writing,  specifying  such  proposed  amendment  in  detail  or  in  substance, 
shall  have  been  given  to  the  Executive  Committee  at  least  one  week  prior 
to  the  meeting  at  which  such  proposed  amendment  is  to  be  voted  on. 

ARTICLE    VIII. 

PROCEDURE. 

Unless  otherwise  ordered  by  the  Executive  Committee,  "'Roberts'  Rules 
of  Order"  shall  govern  in  all  cases  not  hereinbefore  provided  for. 


To  All  Red  Cross  Societies  of  California — 

Greeting:  Since  the  public  announcement  of  the  preliminary  meetings 
for  the  organization  of  the  California  Red  Cross  (state  association),  we  have 
heen  in  receipt  of  many  letters  of  inquiry  as  to  the  method  of  organization 
of  auxiliary  societies,  the  plan  of  representation  of  such  in  the  state  associa 
tion,  and  their  connection  and  submission  to  the  authority  of  the  American 
Xational  Red  Cross,  as  well  as  regarding  the  adoption  of  an  official  badge 
in  the  form  of  a  pin  or  button.  All  these  queries  it  is  the  aim  of  this  circular 
letter  to  answer. 

Red  Cross  associations  came  into  existence  as  a  result  of  the  Geneva 
Conference  of  1863.  Sixteen  nations  participated  in  this  conference. 
Under  the  rules  adopted  by  this  and  subsequent  conferences,  National  Red 
Cross  associations  were  formed  in  each  country  which  was  a  party  to  the 
conference.  The  Xational  Red  Cross  Association  of  each  of  such  countries 
is  the  only  body  officially  recognized  by  the  various  governments,  parties 
to  the  treaty. 

The  central  organization  of  the  Red  Cross  in  the  United  States  is  the 
American  Xational  Red  Cross,  with  headquarters  located  at  Washington, 
D.  C.  There  are  also  several  state  associations  which  are  subject  to  the 
rules  of  the  American  Xational  Red  Cross,  and  as  many  auxiliary  societies 
as  may  be  formed,  eacli  of  which  owes  allegiance  to  the  state  organization, 
and  through  it  to  the  national. 

The  plan  outlined  by  the  promoters  of  the  California  state  organiza 
tion  is  to  have  the  association  a  delegate  body  representing  auxiliary  societies 
formed  in  the  various  counties,  cities,  and  towns  in  the  state,  the  details 
of  which  will  appear  from  the  enclosures  hereinafter  referred  to. 

The  object  of  this  is  to  secure  uniformity  in  our  efforts  and  the  intelli 
gent  direction  and  active  cooperation  of  the  more  experienced  parent 
organization. 

The  United  States  Army  regulations  are  rigid,  and  must  be  complied 
with,  to  enable  us  to  reach  those  we  desire  to  aid.  The  American  National 
Red  Cross  understands  these  regulations,  is  recognized  by  the  government 
as  a  valuable  auxiliary  in  emergency  work,  and  its  representatives  art- 
accorded  every  facility  possible  in  carrying  this  on. 

We  recommend  the  organization  of  an  active  Red  Cross  Society  in 
every  community  that  can  secure  a  good  list  of  workers.  .V  form  for  the 
organization  of  such  societies  is  enclosed  herewith.  As  many  signatures  to 
this  should  be  obtained  as  possible,  each  signer  being  required  to  pay  one 
dollar. 

This  having  been  done,  a  constitution  should  be  adopted.  We  enclose 
a  copy  of  the  constitution  adopted  by  the  Red  Cross  Society  of  San  Fran 
cisco.  This,  we  think,  will  be  a  satisfactory  model  on  which  to  form  con 
stitutions  for  other  local  auxiliary  societies,  with  such  changes  of  detail  as 
may  in  each  case  be  deemed  expedient.  Xo  by-laws  will  be  necessary,  the 
constitution  covering  all  essential  points. 

(60) 


70  Pacific    Coast    Red    Cross   Society. 

It  is  the  desire  of  this  association,  for  reasons  stated  above,  that  every 
local  auxiliary  Red  Cross  society  in  the  state  should  become  a  member  of 
the  state  association.  We  enclose  a  copy  of  the  constitution  of  the  state 
association,  which  will  show  the  steps  necessary  to  obtain  such  membership, 
and  will  indicate  as  well  the  general  nature  of  the  organization  of  the  state 
association  and  its  relations  to  the  national  association  and  to  the  various 
auxiliary  societies  within  the  state. 

It  will  bo  seen  therefrom  that  the  general  direction  of  the  affairs  of 
the  state  association  is  in  the  hands  of  an  executive  board  elected  by  the 
auxiliary  societies  all  over  the  state. 

In  order  to  keep  the  state  association  and  the  local  auxiliary  societies 
more  closely  in  touch,  the  secretary  of  the  executive  board  Avill  send  to  each 
of  the  auxiliary  societies  which  may  become  members  of  the  state  associa 
tion  copies  or  extracts  from  the  minutes  after  each  meeting  of  the  executive 
hoard,  showing  all  important  action  taken. 

An  official  pin  or  badge  has  been  adopted,  which  will  he  furnished  upon 
requisition  made  to  the  secretary  of  the  state  association,  at  the  rate  of 
twenty-five  dollars  per  hundred.  One  of  these  badges  should  be  delivered 
to  each  member  of  the  local  auxiliary  societies.  They  arc  not  expensive, 
and  they  help  greatly  in  canvassing. 

The  various  Red  Cross  organizations  work  together  under  the  code  of 
honor.  "No  legal  supervision  exists  of  one  over  another. 

The  urgency  of  the  need  for  wrork  of  this  character  in  the  present 
emergency  is  too  obvious  to  require  any  special  attention  being  called  to  it. 
\Ve  desire  merely  to  indicate  to  all  whom  this  letter  may  reach  the  steps 
to  be  taken  in  order  to  put  the  work  on  a  systematic  and  satisfactory  basis 
and  extend  its  scope  as  far  as  possible. 

Any  further  information  that  may  be  desired  will  be  furnished  on  appli 
cation  to  the  secretary  of  the  state  association.  Very  truly  yours, 

CALIFORNIA  RED  CROSS 

(State  Association). 

By  MRS.  L.  L.  DUNBAR,  Secretary. 


J//-.S.   ./{,/,„    /•'.    Men-Ill, 
President  San  Francisco  Red  Cross  and  Vice-Prcsideiit  California  Ked  Cross. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  RED  CROSS. 

INTRODUCTORY. 

THE  first  chapter  of  the  Story  of  the  Red  Cross  of  San  Francisco,  draws 
to  its  close.     Born  timid  the  stress  of  an  unexpected  war,  full  pano 
plied  for  its  most  un warlike  duty,  born  of  those  half-divine  parents, 
"Humanity"  and  "Neutrality,"  the  days  of  the  society  have  been  passed 
amid  war's  alarms;  passed  amid  the  clangor  of  military  music  as  the  troops 
marched  down  to  the  sea,  virile  and  strong,  to  fight  in  the  far  Philippines; 
passed  amid  the  throbs  of  military  music  as  the  boys  came  up  from  the  sea, 
pale  and   with  spent   strength,  their  feet  weighted   with  a  weakness   that 
clogged  their  steps,  and  still  the  Philippines  only  half  subdued. 

But  now,  at  last,  the  good  work  begins  to  tell,  the  little  brown  Filipino 
brother  begins  to  recognize  the  real  friendliness  of  his  big  white  brothers 
from  over  the  waters,  and  the  war  seems  over;  the  mutterings  of  a  yet 
more  dreadful  war  in  the  Orient,  which  startled  us  for  a  while,  seem 
silenced;  the  great  volunteer  army  that  America  gave  so  freely  is  dis 
persed,  and  the  society  of  the  Red  Cross  of  San  '  Francisco,  not  dead,  not 
dying,  but  taking  an  honorable  rest,  sits  down  to  tell  and  to  listen  to  the 
story  of  three  years'  unremitting  work. 

No  burning  words  of  eulogy,  no  lofty  Mights  of  poesy,  no  pen,  even 
though  inspired  by  genius,  could  half  so  well  tell  this  story  as  do  the  care 
fully-kept  records  and  the  regular  reports  of  the  officers  of  the  society, 
hastily  penned  amid  the  strenuous  hours  in  which  they  lived,  yet  every 
word  tipped  with  a  Hame  of  patriotism,  a  love  of  humanity,  a  selfless 
desire  that  no  son  of  the  Union — east,  west,  north,  or  south — should  miss 
the  ministrations  of  the  loving,  devoted,  able  women  of  San  Francisco. 

In  this  sketch,  therefore,  nothing  is  taken  away  from  the  official 
reports,  and  little  is  added  to  them,  save  the  garnering  of  a  few  of  the 
thousand  incidents  of  interest  that  occurred,  and  the  introduction  of 
extracts  from  a  small  proportion  of  the  mass  of  letters  received  in  acknowl 
edgment  of  the  good  services  done  by  the  society,  or  in  petition  for  its 
good  offices  by  some  one  in  trouble. 

There  was  trouble  enough,  and  of  the  most  varied  character,  from  the 
very  beginning,  and  it  was  this  varied  aspect  of  the  work  that  created  the 
numerous  centers  of  action,  the  necessity  for  which  developed  and  became 
obvious  rapidly. 

The  first  call  in  San  Francisco  for  the  formation  of  the  society,  dated 
April  28,  1898,  evidently  contemplated  assistance  to  California!!  troops 

onlv.     It  reads  as  follows:— 

(  73  ) 


74 


Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 


ADVISORY  BOARD,  SAN  FRANCISCO  RED  CROSS. 


Charles    Holl>r<><>k. 


Colonel    W.  R.  Smedberg,   U.  S.   A. 


C.   P.   L.  Marais. 


Sfi)>u«'l  Knight. 


tian    Francisco    Report. 


75 


ADVISORY  BOARD,  SAN  FRANCISCO  RED  CROSS. 


F.    W.  Dohrnwn. 


Jamex 


Frank  J.  Symmes. 


J.  B.  Stetson, 
Ferry  Godfather,"  San  Francisco  Red  Cross. 


7(>  Pacific   Coaxt  Red   Cross   Society. 

"You  lire  earnestly  requested  to  attend  the  first  meeting  of  the  Ked 
Cross  League  and  Sanitary  Commission  of  California,  to  be  held  at  the 
California  Hotel  on  Monday  evening,  May  2,  at  7:30  o'clock. 

k<  This  organization  has  been  formed  to  provide  California!!  troops, 
called  to  defend  their  Hag  and  country,  with  medical  and  other  .supplies, 
and  to  care  for  our  soldier  hoys  in  camp  and  hospital. 

"California's  record  for  generosity  and  patriotism  in  the  past  is  the 
most  glorious  in  her  history.  Let  us  keep  that  record  bright  now  that  our 
country  is  menaced  by  a  foreign  adversary. 

"By  order  of  the  League, 

"Mns.  WILLARD  B.  HARRINGTON,  President. 

"G.  F.  HANSON,  Secretary.'' 

The  committee  on  organization  was  as  follows:  His  Excellency  Gov 
ernor  .lames  II.  Budd,  Mrs.  Louis  Sloss,  Mrs.  J.  G.  ('lark,  Mrs.  John  F. 
Merrill,  Mrs.  Willard  B.  Harrington,  Rev.  Father  Wyrnan,  Rabbi  J.  Yoor- 
sanger,  Rev.  Horatio  Stebbins,  Rev.  II.  C.  Foute,  Win.  Alvord,  Hon.  Wm. 
S.  Barnes,  W.  F.  Hopkins,  M.  D.,  G.  F.  Hanson,  M.  D.,  W.  1).  McCarthy, 
M.  I).,  .1.  Gallwny,  M.  I),  R.  J.  Tobin,  P.  Crowley,  C.  L.  Barrington. 

rrhe  reports  that  follow  will  show  how  rapidly  the  work  broadened: 
how  soon  the  hearts  of  the  people  opened  to  cheer,  comfort,  encourage, 
and  help  not  only  the  sons  of  California,  but  the  sons  of  the  whole  nation. 

To  bo  sure,  the  opportunity  was  exceptional.  The  city  of  San  Fran 
cisco,  at  the  moment  of  Dewey's  victory  in  Manila  Bay,  became  a  national 
center,  a  point  of  concentration  and  a  port  of  departure  for  the  troops  of 
the  1'n ion.  But  let  it  never  be  forgotten  while  history  lasts,  how  glori 
ously  the  men  and  women  of  San  Francisco  rose  to  that  opportunity.  Let 
it  be  well  remembered  how,  amid  an  excitement  unparalleled  in  our 
history,  the  Red  Cross  of  San  Francisco  was  organized,  officered,  financed, 
and  operated  with  a  system,  a  speed,  and  an  effectiveness  for  immediate 
help  for  the  soldiers  which  was  impossible  for  the  national  government 
with  its  more  ponderous  methods. 

There  has  been  much  pleasant  recognition  of  the  society  and  its 
work.  Some  of  this  has  been  official. 

The  president  of  the  San  Francisco  Red  Cross,  Mrs.  John  F.  Merrill, 
who  has  been  continuously  reelected  and  has  held  steadfastly  to  her  ardu 
ous  duties,  was  made  an  honorary  member  of  the  National  Association  of 
Military  Surgeons  at  their  last  convention,  held  at  Kansas  City  in  Sep 
tember,  1899.  Mrs.  Merrill  shared  that  honor  with  Clara  Barton  and  Helen 
Gould,  and  holds  her  diploma  as  a  well-won  recognition  of  the  services  of 
herself  and  her  society.  Mrs.  Willard  B.  Harrington,  president  of  the 
State  Red  Cross  and  member  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  San  Fran 
cisco  Red  Cross,  was,  last  fall,  elected  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Control 
of  the  National  Red  Cross  of  America,  in  recognition  of  the  exceptional 
services  of  herself  and  her  state  to  the  nation. 


San    Francisco    Report.  77 

And  wo  think  of  that  day — a  day  long  to  be  treasured  and  remem 
bered — when  President  McKinley  visited  the  Presidio  of  San  Francisco 
and  reviewed  two  regiments  of  volunteers  just  returned  from  the  Philip 
pines  in  his  official  capacity  as  commander-in-chief  of  the  army,  when  a 
coterie  of  the  Red  Cross  officers  had  the  honor  of  personal  presentation  to 
his  excellency.  With  head  uncovered,  the  President  of  the  Tinted  States 
acknowledged  himself  the  honored  one,  and  thanked  these  representative 
women  personally  and  in  the  name  of  the  Tinted  States  for  their  great 
work  under  the  banner  of  "Humanity  and  Neutrality."  His  concluding 
words  were:— 

"Ladies,  the  Government  of  the  Tinted  States  appreciates  your  work.' 


.l/;.v.x    Ann, I     W.    Ki'HViT, 

Yice-President  San  Francisco  Red  Cross,  Chairman  .Manila  Library  Committee. 
FIRST    REPORT    RENDERED. 

In  the  first  days  of  July,  1898,  the  women  of  the  Red  Cross  summoned 
their  friends  and  townspeople  to  a  meeting,  that  they  might  render  to  them 
an  account  of  their  labors  and  of  how  they  had  disposed  of  the  generous 
sums  of  money  freely  given  to  the  great  cause.  Mrs.  John  F.  Merrill  pre 
sided  over  the  meeting,  which  thrilled  through  and  through  with  enthusi 
asm.  The  people  packed  Golden  Gate  Hall.  The  band  of  the  4th  Cavalry, 
T.  S.  A.,  played  stirring  music.  A  chorus  of  young  ladies,  under  Mrs. 
Marriner-Campbell  sang.  Mayor  Phelan  and  others  delivered  stirring 
addresses.  The  first  report  read  was  that  of  the— 


< iS  Pacific   ('oast  Red   Cross   ^<>ct<lij. 

K\K(  (T1VK    roMMITTKK. 

As  Minerva  sprang  full-armed  from  the  head  of  Jupiter,  so  has  the 
lied  Cross  appeared,  at  once  armed  and  equipped  and  ready  to  do  valiant 
service  in  the  cause  of  suffering  humanity. 

In  a  few  short  weeks  the  society  has  been  organized,  the  routine  of 
committee  work  established,  thousands  of  dollars  have  been  carefully  spent, 
and  many  more  thousands  collected.  The  soldier  has  been  welcomed  upon 
his  arrival,  cheered  and  comforted  during  his  stay,  and  sent  with  our  God 
speed  upon  his  longer  journey. 

Our  great  distance  from  the  national  center,  and  the  impossibility  of 
procuring  printed  matter  to  guide  us,  has  made  the  task  of  organizing  most 
difficult.  Failing  of  data  showing  the  precise  scope  of  the  Red  Cross  work, 
we  have  fallen  back  upon  the  well-known  br6ad  interpretation  of  its  aim, 
which  is  to  relieve  suffering  humanity  in  tiift|  of  war  or  great  calamity, 
believing  that  technicalities  may  be  later  adjusted. 

The  imperfect  equipment  of  the  National  Guard  of  California,  which 
had  been  ordered  to  Manila,  was  the  occasion  of  the  first  call  of  the  society. 
The  Legislature  was  not  in  session,  time  was  short,  and  there  seemed  to  be 
no  available  way  of  supplying  the  deficiencies  of  our  California  men  except 
by  an  appeal  to  Californians. 

At  the  first  meeting  of  the  society,  held  May  2,  we  find  it  recorded 
that— 

"It  is  the  sense  of  this  meeting  (1)  that,  as  a  branch  of  the  Red  Cross 
Society  and  Sanitary  Commission  of  California,  a  communication  be  for 
warded  to  Washington  placing  our  resources  at  the  service  of  the  govern 
ment;  (2)  that,  as  citizens  of  California,  we  endorse  a  movement  to  enlarge 
and  strengthen  the  resources  of  the  Sanitary  Corps  of  the  National  Guard 
of  California,  with  a  view  of  securing  and  improving  the  sanitary  condition 
of  the  regiments  to  be  sent  to  the  front,  as  well  as  the  militia  generally." 

With  this  as  a  starting-point,  the  society  proceeded,  under  the  direction 
of  Surgeon-General  W.  E.  Hopkins,  N.  G.  C.,  to  supply  the  needs  of  the 
troops  now  the  First  California  Volunteers.  Sums  were  expended  aggrega 
ting  §2,750,  mainly  for  hospital  and  medical  equipment. 

The  call  for  large  numbers  of  troops  to  assemble  at  San  Francisco 
came  soon  after  the  formation  of  the  society,  and  every  day  brought  us 
assurance  that  we  were  to  be  called  upon  for  a  much  more  extended  work 
than  was  at  first  dreamed  of. 

The  question  most  seriously  brought  before  our  minds  then,  and  still 
is,  the  difficulty  of  making  the  best  use  of  the  funds  that  are  being  so  gen 
erously  brought  to  us.  On  the  one  hand,  we  do  not  wish  to  duplicate  the 
work  of  the  government,  nor,  on  the  other  hand,  do  we  intend  to  permit 
suffering  among  the  men  which  may  be  relieved  by  our  efforts.  The  Red 
Cross  is  preeminently  an  emergency  service,  and  as  such  its  value  is  recog- 


Francisco    Report.  ^0 

nized  by  all.  The  division  of  work  between  the  government  and  the  Red 
(1ross  must  always  be  a  variable  line;  what  is  at  one  time  legitimately  the 
work  of  the  society,  growing  out  of  the  exigency  of  the  moment,  will  at 
another  time  be  properly  the  care  of  the  government.  The  society  has, 
since  the  beginning,  maintained  constant  and  thorough  communication 
with  the  army  authorities,  and  we  can  honestly  say  that  nothing  has  been 
done  hysterically;  the  head  has  played  as  active  a  part  as  the  heart  in  every 
detail  of  the  work. 

ORGANIZATION. 

At  the  first  meeting,  May  2,  Mrs.  \V.  B.  Harrington  was  elected  presi 
dent;  at  the  second,  a  large  number  of  persons  were  selected  as  members  of 
a  temporary  executive  committee. 

During  May,  thirteen  regular  meetings  of  the  executive  committee  were 
held,  besides  many  committee  meetings. 

At  the  third  meeting  committees  were  definitely  formed,  and  these 
committee  members  are  now  largely  the  working  force  of  the  society, 
although  their  duties  have  been  many  times  altered.  Men,  as  well  as 
women,  have  been  as  generous  with  their  time  as  money.  We  have  fum 
bled  our  way  out  of  the  dark  and  into  the  light  by  much  discussion  and 
good-natured  difference  of  opinion,  but  the  real  unanimity  of  purpose  has 
always  been  apparent,  and  the  earnestness  and  zeal  displayed  by  all  the 
members  of  the  committee  can  not  fail  to  be  productive  of  the  best  results. 
Committees  have  been  interchangeable;  everybody  has  been  willing  to  do 
whatever  the  moment  demanded.  If  appointed  on  the  ferry  work  in  the 
morning,  one  would  never  know  but  the  Presidio  might  claim  one's  atten 
tion  before  evening.  As  time  passed,  and  the  ranks  of  efficient  workers 
were  strengthened,  committee  lines  were  more  straitly  drawn,  and  the  work 
of  the  society  became  more  systematic  daily. 

The  inevitable  sickness  attendant  on  the  massing  of  so  large  a  number 
of  men  in  camps  being  brought  to  our  attention  at  the  meeting  of  May  11, 
it  was  decided  to  ask  permission  of  the  authorities  to  erect  a  Red  Cross 
hospital  tent  at  the  Presidio,  trained  nurses  to  be  supplied,  and  all  things 
necessary  for  the  comfort  and  care  of  the  sick  to  be  furnished  by  the  Red 
Cross  Society.  Mrs.  Smedberg  and  Mr.  McClure  took  the  matter  in  charge, 
and,  permission  being  readily  granted,  the  Red  Cross  hospital  tent  was 
erected  at  the  Presidio.  The  tent  and  belongings  were  stamped  with  the 
Red  Cross  name;  and  the  Hag,  with  its  motto,"  Neutrality  and  Humanity/' 
proclaimed  the  society  had  now  a  local  habitation  after  its  own  approved 
method.  A  committee  on  nurses,  with  Mrs.  Wendell  Easton  at  the  head, 
was  put  in  charge,  and  the  work  has  gone  on  steadily,  with  ever-increasing 

efficiency. 

May  13  found  us  discussing  the  possibility  of  sending  a  Red  Cross 
expedition  to  the  Philippines.  Our  two  trained  nurses  sent  on  the  City  of 


MO  San   Francisco   Report. 

Pekiii  are  the  nucleus  of  an  expedition,  but  what  may  follow  it,  it  is  impos 
sible  at  this  time  to  predict, 

At  the  meeting  of  May  17  a  letter  was  read  informing  the  society  that 
a  large  body  of  troops  was  expected  in  a  few  hours,  and  suggesting  that 
they  be  given  a  welcome.  Rabbi  Voorsanger  had  already  proposed  that 
something  be  done  in  the  way  of  cheer  for  the  stranger  at  the  ferry  landing. 
It  appeared  that,  owing  to  the  uncertainty  of  the  movements  of  troops,  men 
arrived  hungry  and  travel-worn,  with  the  prospectof  a  long  march  through 
a  strange  city,  and  the  further  probability  of  waiting  for  food  for  hours  after 
arriving  at  their  destination.  The  idea  was  taken  up  at  once.  Mrs. 
Lowenberg,  Mrs.  W.  M.  Mills,  Mrs.  Chauncey  Winslow,  and  Miss  McEwen, 
left  the  meeting;  and  the  ferry  hospitality  work  began  that  day. 

It  now  became  plain  that  to  bind  together  for  efficient  work  the  various 
Red  Cross  Societies  that  were  springing  up  all  over  the  state,  a  state  associa 
tion  should  be  formed  at  once.  Other  societies  had  come  to  the  same  con 
clusion.  Delegates  were  appointed  from  other  societies,  and  the  State 
Association  formed. 

The  care  of  the  sick  becoming  a  great  work,  and  the  field  hospitals  of 
the  army  not  being  yet  established,  the  importance  of  helping  the  men  to 
hospital  service  led  to  the  appointment  of  a  hospital  committee. 

Many  of  the  hospitals  in  the  city,  the  French  Hospital,  the  Marine 
Hospital,  St.  Luke's,  and  others,  established  free  wards  and  offered  their 
help  through  the  Red  Cross  Society.  Mrs.  Harrington  was  the  first  chair 
man,  and  organixed  the  visiting  committee,  consisting  of  Mrs.  Charles  S. 
Wheeler,  Mrs.  Julius  Weber,  and  Mrs.  Frank  Powers. 

May  25  was  the  date  of  the  reorganization  of  the  local  society.  Mrs. 
Harrington,  having  been  elected  president  of  the  state  association,  could 
no  longer  serve  the  local  society  in  that  capacity.  Her  resignation  was 
accepted  with  regret,  and  much  appreciation  was  expressed  of  the  great 
work  she  had  done  in  bringing  out  of  chaos  in  so  short  a  time  a  society 
which  promised  such  good  work. 

Mrs.  John  F.  Merrill  was  the  unanimous  choice  of  the  committee  for  the 
office  of  president  of  the  San  Francisco  branch.  We  considered  ourselves 
most  fortunate  in  having  as  a  leader  one  so  wise  as  well  as  gentle,  one  who 
could  be  firm  and  courteous  at  the  same  time,  and  who  was  willing  to  give 
her  waking  hours  almost  entirely  to  the  work  of  her  exacting  position. 

Other  officers  were  elected  and  chairmen  of  committees  appointed  as 
follows: — 

First  vice-president,  Mrs.  Louis  Sloss;  second  vice-president,  Mrs. 
\Y.  R,  Smedberg;  recording  secretary,  Mrs  W.  R.  Eckart;  corresponding- 
secretary.  Mrs.  J.  A.  de  Greayer;  treasurer,  Mr.  Win.  Alvord;  assistant 
treasurer,  Mr.  W.  B.  Harrington;  Bank  of  Deposit,  Bank  of  California. 

Executive  committee: — 


San    Francisco    Report.  81 

Mrs.  W.  P.  Morgan,  Mrs.  Florence  Moore,  Miss  Betty  Aslie,  Miss  Alice 
Stincen,  Miss  Anna  Betiver,  Mrs.  10.  R.  Dimond,  Miss  Susie  McEwen,  Mrs. 
Martinez,  Mrs.  C.  R.  Winslow,  Mr.  Samuel  Knight,  Mrs.  I.  Lowenberg,'  Miss 
Wethered,  Mrs.  G.  H.  Buckingham,  Dr.  G.  F.  Hanson,  Mrs.  F.  G.  Sanborn, 
Mrs.  Wendell  Easton,  Mrs.  W.  B.  Harrington,  Mrs.  Louis  Sloss,  Mrs.  Edna 
Suell  Poulson,  Mr.  Frank  J.  Symmes,  Mrs.  Frank  J.  Sy mines,  Mr.  A.  Mack, 
Miss  Carrie  Gwin,  Colonel  W.  R.  Parnell,  Miss  Elizabeth  Blanchard,  Mrs.' 
J.  G.  Clarke,  Mrs.  L.  L.  Dunbar,  Mrs.  W.  H.  Mills,  Mrs.  A.  P.  Redding,  J.  F. 
Merrill,  Andrew  Carrigan,  Mrs.  Henry  Gibbons,  Jr.,  Mrs.  Addie  Ballou, 
Rabbi  Voorsanger,  Rabbi  Nieto,  Mrs.  A.  S.  Hubbard,  Mr.  C.  L.  P.  Marais,' 
Mrs.  E.  C.  Wright,  Mrs.  Fannie  Lent,  Mrs.  P.  A.  Hearst,  Mrs.  Horace  Davis. 

Chairmen  of  committees:— 

Hospital  visiting,  Mrs.  W.  B.  Harrington  (afterwards  Mrs.  Gibbons); 
finance,  Mrs.  W.  P.  Morgan;  subscription,  Mrs.  L.  Sloss;  on  nurses,  Mrs! 
Wendel  Easton;  purchasing,  Mrs.  W.  R.  Smedberg;  membership  badges, 
Mrs.  E.  C.  Wright;  identification  badges,  Mrs.  H.  Martinez;  printing,  Mr! 
John  F.  Merrill;  entertainments,  Mrs.  E.  S.  Poulson;  by-laws,  Mr.  A.  Mack; 
ferry  hospitality,  Mrs.  Lowenberg;  press,  Miss  Anne  Bryce;  information, 
Mrs.  A.  P.  Redding;  auditing,  Mr.  John  F.  Merrill;  stores,  Mrs.  F.  J. 
Symmes;  ambulance,  Miss  Aslie;  schools,  Miss  Stincen;  clubs,  Miss  Beaver. 

During  June  there  were  but  four  meetings  of  the  executive  committee. 
The  reorganization  of  the  local  society  and  the  reforming  of  committees 
had  been  accomplished.  Not  the  least  important  feature  of  the  month's 
work  had  been  the  establishment  of  a  permanent  and  efficient  Bureau  of 
Information,  both  at  16  Post  Street  and  at  the  headquarters,  in  the 
Spreckels  Building.  The  committee  were  informed  upon  subjects  pertain 
ing  to  the  moving  of  troops,  their  location  in  camps,  the  needs  of  the  men, 
etc.  They  were  at  their  posts  all  day,  and  cheerfully  answered  all  questions. 

On  June  11  the  committee  was  principally  occupied  with  the  con 
sideration  of  the  constitution  and  by-laws  of  the  society.  The  report  of 
the  committee  was  received  and  the  constitution  adopted. 

The  most  interesting  item  recorded  on  the  minutes  of  June  17  was 
the  order  to  send  a  fund  of  $1,500  to  the  First  California  Volunteers,  under 
Colonel  Smith,  at  Manila,  as  a  regimental  purse;  S500  was  also  given  for  the 
use  of  the  Heavy  Artillery,  under  Major  Rice. 

Early  in  the  history  of  the  society  it  became  necessary  to  open  a  store 
house  for  the  reception  of  donations  of  goods  and  for  the  temporary  storing 
of  articles  bought  and  awaiting  shipment.  Mrs.  Theo  E.  Smith  was 
appointed  manager,  and  Mrs.  Frank  J.  Symmes,  of  the  executive  committee, 
devised  and  formulated  the  system  of  requisitions  which  is  in  force  to-day. 

IDENTIFICATION    BADGES. 

No  work  of  the  Red  Cross  Society  has  received  more  unhesitating 
commendation  from  the  army  officials  than  the  preparation  and  presenta- 

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82  Pacific  Uotist  Red   Cross  Society. 

tion  of  identification  badges.  The  idea  was  suggested  by  the  long  rows  of 
graves  marked  "  Unknown  "  of  the  Civil  War.  The  identification  badge 
consists  of  an  aluminum  medal  about  the  size  of  a  half-dollar  and  upon  it 
is  inscribed  the  number,  company,  and  regiment  of  the  wearer.  The  badge 
is  hung  around  the  neck.  Every  man  who  has  left  us  for  the  front  has 
been  provided  with  one.  The  California  Volunteers  were  supplied  by  the 
lied  Cross  of  San  Francisco,  officers  and  men,  also  the  Signal  Corps  and 
Engineers  from  California. 


Mrs.    Fi-«ul;  .1 .  X//;/?/<te.s, 
Executive  Committee,  San  Francisco  Ked  Cross. 

Mrs.  Henry  Martinez,  chairman,  reports  as  follows:— 
"Telegrams  were  sent  to  all  the  states  asking  if  they  desired  to  furnish 
their  men  with  the  badge.  Wyoming,  Kansas,  and  Utah  responded  at 
once.  The  badges  were  prepared,  and  the  bills  sent  to  the  governors  of  the 
states.  Governor  Richards,  of  Wyoming,  personally  distributed  the  badge 
to  his  troops.  Idaho,  Nebraska,  Colorado,  and  Nevada  sent  money  for  the 
badges.  Several  of  the  states  have  not  been  heard  from,  but  the  men  are 
all  furnished  as  they  leave,  and  the  bills  will  no  doubt  be  paid  by  the 
respective  states.  Mrs.  Long,  of  Oakland,  wife  of  Major  Long,  has  ordered 
badges  for  all  the  regular  troops,  who  have  gone,  also  for  the  Astor  Battery 
and  the  Hospital  Corps,  the  Iowa  troops,  and  the  men  from  North  and  South 
Dakota. 

"Minnesota  badges  were  sent  from  home,  but  as  they  were  not  exactly 
what  was  expected,  the  Red  Cross  was  pleased  to  present  the  regiment  with 


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a  full  set  in  acknowledgment  of  many  favors  received  from  the  regiment 
in  connection  with  entertainments.'1 

It  has  been  a  source  of  regret  to  the  society  that  the  membership 
badges  have  been  delivered  with  so  much  delay.  Injustice  to  the  society 
and  the  firm  who  have  manufactured  them,  it  must  be  stated  that  the  press  of 
government  work  has  prevented  their  filling  out  our  orders  more  promptly. 
The  first  thousand  were  presented  to  the  society  by  the  San  Francisco  Call. 
The  membership  badge  is  supplied  by  the  society  without  charge,  as  a 
pledge  of  membership.  Badges  are  now  on  hand  in  sufficient  numbers  to 
fulfil  all  demands. 


FERRY    POSTAL    \VORK. 

The  ferry  postal  work  originated  with  Miss  Cecilia  Burke.  Finding 
a  runaway  boy  amongst  the  troops  at  the  ferry,  who  had  enlisted  without 
the  knowledge  or  consent  of  his  parents,  Miss  Burke  prevailed  upon  him 
to  send  a  line  to  his  home  to  apprise  his  friends  of  his  safe  arrival  here. 
The  work  grew  with  great  rapidity,  until  $135  worth  of  postal-cards  had 
been  given  away.  After  the  meal,  the  cards  were  passed  about,  and 
the  soldiers  urged  to  write  aline  to  their  homes.  Miss  Burke  says,  "  Every 
thing  from  a  tin  cup  to  a  comrade's  back  is  used  for  a  desk." 

The  men  have  been  most  grateful,  often  leaving  a  contribution  for  the 
work  in  their  tin  cups.  One  man  handed  Miss  Burke  an  envelope  which 
contained  ten  dollars,  which  was,  however,  returned.  Cards  were  distributed 


84  Pacific   Coaxi    lied   Cross   tiucic'ii/. 

also  on  the  transports.  T\vo  thousand  have  been  given  out  in  one  dav. 
They  are  marked  with  the  Ri>d  Cross,  and  have  been  sent  to  Germ  any, 
England,  and  Sweden,  as  well  as  all  over  the  United  States. 

WOMEN'S  CLUBS  COOPERATE. 

The  clubs  have  done  good  work  for  the  Red  Cross.  Early  in  May,  a 
committee,  consisting  of  Miss  Beaver,  Mrs.  Sloss,  Mrs.  Hubbard,  and  Miss 
McEwen,  was  formed  to  ask  the  help  of  men's  and  women's  clubs. 
Women's  clubs  were  interviewed  personally  and  men's  clubs  by  letter. 
The  response  was  most  generous.  The  usual  rules  of  club  policv  were 
flung  aside  before  the  all-pervading  claims  of  the  Red  Cross,  and  subscrip 
tion  papers  went  the  rounds,  and  club  treasuries  were  depleted  at  the  first 
word.  In  fact,  some  enthusiastic  club  members  had  to  be  restrained,  as 
the  first  burst  of  enthusiasm  threatened  that  self-preservation  which  is  the 
first  duty  of  clubs.  The  Sorosis,  Century,  Philomath,  Forum,  Laurel  Hall, 
California,  Fortnightly,  the  Bohemian,  the  Concordia,  the  San  Francisco 
Verein,  and  others,  all  responded  with  liberal  donations. 

The  Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution  eagerly  embraced  the 
opportunity  offered  to  show  forth  their  patriotism,  and  the  three  chapters 
Sequoia,  California,  and  Puerta  del  Oro,  all  contributed  generously.  The 
Sons  of  the  Revolution  also  sent  a  contribution,  as  well  as  the  Valentine 
Holt  Society  of  the  Children  of  the  American  Revolution. 

The  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star  has  done  much  valuable  work.  Head 
quarters  were  established  at  Camp  Merritt,  where  the  soldiers  were  fur 
nished  with  reading  matter,  stationery,  etc.  Badges,  comfort  bags,  and 
pillow-slips  have  been  donated.  The  ladies  of  the  Golden  Gate  Com- 
mandery  were  constantly  working  for  the  society. 

The  clubs  have  held  sewing  bees  instead  of  receptions,  notably  the 
Sorosis  and  the  California  Clubs.  The  Forum  Club  gave  the  supper  to  the 
Minnesota  troops  who  drilled  for  the  benefit  of  the  Red  Cross.  The  Native 
Daughters  have  turned  all  their  energies  on  the  war.  Besides  giving 
directly  to  the  California  boys  while  they  were  with  us,  they  have  been 
amongst  the  staunch  upholders  of  the  Red  Cross.  A  representative  of 
the  society  was  found  in  each  department  of  the  work.  A  marked  effort 
was  the  management  of  the  Iowa  drill  at  the  Pavilion,  for  the  benefit  of 
the  Red  Cross. 

The  church  societies  have  done  a  great  work  in  providing  lunches  for 
the  soldiers  leaving  for  the  front,  and  have  supplied  many  comforts.  The 
Knights  Templar  have  offered  their  assistance  in  many  directions.  They 
have  provided  a  bookkeeper  at  the  Post  Street  storehouse,  who  has  proved 
himself  most  valuable. 

DEVOTION    TO    THE    CAUSE. 

It  is  impossible  to  mention  in  detail  the  gifts  of  business  men,  so  many 
they  are.  We  recall  the  enthusiastic  meeting  of  the  Chamber  of  Com- 


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inerce,  which  resulted  in  liberal  aid.  The  Produce  Exchange  reached  the 
top  notch  of  enthusiasm  when,  after  making  generous  donations  amongst 
themselves,  they  marched  through  the  streets  with  a  band,  levying  toll  from 
everv  passer-by,  and  finally  arrived  at  the  headquarters  with  their  booty, 
to  pour  it  into  the  coffers  of  the  Red  Cross.  Congratulatory  speeches  were 
exchanged  and  expressions  of  good-will,  and  with  much  cheering  they 
marched  away,  leaving  the  headquarters  to  its  dull  routine  of  business. 

The  society  employs  no  salaried  officers  and  lias  paid  no  rents.  \Ye 
are  indebted  to  Mr.  Clans  Spreckels  for  our  quarters  in  the  Spreckels  Build 
ing,  to  the  Fair  estate  for  free  use  of  the  vacant  store  at  10  Post  Street,  and 
to  the  harbor  commissioners  for  dining-room  space  at  the  ferry.  It  is 
impossible  sufficiently  to  appreciate  the  extreme  liberality  with  which  the 
society  has  been  greeted  in  every  department  of  the  work.  The  name  of 
the  Red  Cross  has  proved  an  open  sesame  everywhere.  We  wish  to  say  a 
good  word  for  the  newspapers.  Their  efforts  have  been  untiring  in  our 
behalf.  In  spite  of  the  enormous  pressure  of  work  at  this  time,  the 
reporters  never  miss  coming  for  our  news,  and  everything  we  send  is  pure 
lished.  no  matter  what  rule  of  newspaper  ethics  is  broken. 

Upon  our  side  we  trust  that  we  have  not  abused  the  great  confidence 
reposed  in  us.  We  have  made  many  mistakes,  but  no  one  can  take  even 
a  casual  interest  in  the  work  without  being  impressed  with  the  devotion 
which  has  been  displayed  on  every  side.  Many  of  the  workers  for  succes 
sive  months  have  been  at  their  posts  early  and  late,  and  have  scarcely 
missed  a  day  in  all  that  time.  Women  of  leisure  have  been  doing  clerical 
work,  writing  letters  of  thanks,  of  inquiry,  of  explanation,  from  morning 
to  night,  two  thousand  tive  hundred  ninety-seven  of  them  have  been 
written  by  four  or  five.  They  have  been  blundering  along  on  the  type 
writer,  adding  up  head-splitting  columns  of  figures,  and  answering  tire 
some  questions,  since  the  work  began.  Others  have  been  day  after  day  at 
the  ferry  at  six  in  the  morning,  dispensing  coffee  and  greetings,  often 
remaining  late  in  the  evening.  The  novelty  and  excitement  of  that  sort 
of  thing  soon  wears  off,  and  there  is  nothing  to  fall  back  upon  but  grit. 

Men  as  well  as  women  have  given  us  much  of  their  time.  They  have 
sat  during  their  precious  forenoons  two  or  three  times  a  week  in  meetings, 
helping  to  devise  schemes  for  the  advancement  of  the  society,  lending 
invaluable  assistance  from  their  larger  knowledge  of  affairs. 

We  have  had  a  war  veteran  for  advice  in  military  matters,  Colonel 
W.  R.  Parnell.  Mr.  John  F.  Merrill,  Mr.  A.  Mack,  and  Mr.  F.  J.  Symmes, 
have  given  us  the  advantage  of  their  extended  business  experience.  Mr. 
W.  B.  Harrington,  as  treasurer,  is  almost  constantly  at  the  headquarters. 
Mr.  J.  B.  Stetson  has  added  an  element  of  good  cheer  at  the  ferry,  which 
has  done  much  to  sustain  the  enthusiasm  of  the  ladies.  The  Rabbi  Yoor- 
sanger,  with  his  characteristic  enthusiasm,  devoted  a  great  part  of  his  time 
to  us  until  called  away  to  the  eastern  states,  and  as  an  appointed  delegate 


86  Pacific   Coast  lied   Cross   Society. 

to  the  national  society  we  hope  he  may  bring  hack  to  us  much   valuable 
information. 

Special  thanks  are  due  to  Dr.  Foute,  Surgeon -General  Hopkins,  Father 
Weyman,  Dr.  Stebbins,  and  Mr.  W.  S.  McClure,  and  others,  for  their 
valuable  services  in  the  early  days  of  the  work.  The  Willing  Circle  of 
Kings'  Daughters  deserve  the  gratitude  of  the  Red  Cross  Society  for  the 
ambulance  which  was  given  by  their  efforts.  The  telephone  and  telegraph 
companies  have  rendered  gratuitous  service.  Mr.  Duncombe  has  provided 
his  ambulance  whenever  needed  for  the  transportation  of  the  sick  soldiers 
from  the  trains  to  the  hospitals. 

Men  and  women  both  have  trudged  day  after  day  from  camp  to  camp, 
looking  for  sick  and  suffering  men,  from  post  to  post,  looking  for  informa 
tion  which  seems  to  be  always  eluding  the  pursuer,  and,  hardest  of  all, 
from  business  house  to  business  house,  looking  for  the  dollar,  which  is 
called  nimble,  but  which  never  even  tries  to  escape  from  us. 

We  shudder  at  the  thought  of  war,  but  while  the  world  waits  for  that 
devotion  to  just  principles  which  must  everywhere  prevail  before  war  can 
cease,  in  the  mercy  of  a  divine  providence  its  horrors  are  mitigated  by  the 
stimulation  of  generous  and  self-sacrificing  impulses  and  the  performance 
of  noble  deeds.  Men  are,  after  all,  better  than  we  think,  and  we  are  in 
these  trying  times  constrained  to  live  up  to  our  highest  conception  of  right, 
which  may  perhaps  be  a  better  development  of  the  human  creature  than 
an  unending  peace. 

ANNA  W.  BEAVER, 
For  the  Executive  Committee. 

REPORT    OF    THE    HOSPITAL    VISITING    COMMITTEE. 

The  hospital  visiting  corps  of  the  Red  Cross  Society  was  organized 
by  the  chairman,  Mrs.  W.  B.  Harrington,  almost  simultaneously  with  the 
organization  of  the  society,  beginning  the  work  on  May  23.  The  visiting 
committee  was  composed  of  Mrs.  Frank  Powers,  Mrs.  Charles  S.  Wheeler, 
and  Mrs.  Julius  Weber.  These  ladies  visited  daily  the  hospital  tents  of 
the  regiments  then  stationed  here. — the  First,  Sixth,  and  Seventh  California 
Volunteers;  also  the  Marine  and  French  Hospitals.  The  committee  took 
with  them  milk,  gruel,  and  clam  broth,  and  brought  back  requisitions  for 
medicines,  which  were  sent  at  once. 

At  the  suggestion  of  the  ladies,  men  too  ill  to  be  treated  in  their  tent 
hospitals  were  removed  to  the  post  hospital  at  the  Presidio,  in  charge  of 
Major  Surgeon  Moseley;  this  hospital  was  found  to  be  fully  equipped  and 
ready  for  the  reception  of  the  volunteers,  who  have  there  received  most 
excellent  care,  Major  Moseley  most  courteously  aiding  the  ladies  in  their  first 
work  on  this  committee. 

The  Red  Cross  Society  has  never  been  called  upon  to  do  anything  for 


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the  comfort  of  the  men  in  this  hospital,  reading  matter  and  flowers  being 
all  that  Major  Moseley  has  been  willing  to  accept. 

The  Marine  Hospital  was  visited,  and  it  was  found  that,  if  necessary, 
one  hundred  and  fifty  patients  could  be  placed  there,  and  that  they  would 
be  received  upon  application  by  the  society. 


.U/-.S.    llinrii   <ii.hh»i,*t   Jr., 
Third  Vice-President,  Chairman  Hospital  Visiting  Committee,  San  Francisco  Red  Cross. 

Main7  cases  of  measles,  typhoid,  and  a  very  few  cases  of  diphtheria,  have 
there  been  well  cared  for. 

With  the  arrival  of  each  additional  regiment  came  the  necessity  of 
extending  the  visiting  list  of  the  committee,  which  soon  included  the  regi 
mental  hospitals  of  Utah,  Minnesota,  and  Kansas.  At  first  no  serious  ill 
ness  was  found,  and  all  regimental  surgeons  were  informed  of  the  hospitals 
willing  to  receive,  without  charge,  the  very  sick  men.  This  list  includes 
the  French  Hospital,  St.  Luke's  Hospital,  German  Hospital,  two  beds  at  the 
Waldeck,  and  a  limited  number  at  Lane  Hospital, — the  first  two  being  the 
only  ones  called  upon  as  yet,  owing  to  the  remoteness  of  the  others  from  the 
camp  and  the  early  establishment  of  the  Field  or  Division  Hospital  at 
Camp  Merritt. 

Mrs.  Frank  Powers  was  appointed  to  visit  the  French  Hospital,  and 
when  she  began  her  work,  on  May  23,  she  found  there  twenty-three  men  in 
the  so-called  military  ward.  The  principal  diseases  were  pneumonia,  con 
gestion  of  the  lungs,  bronchitis,  pleurisy,  and  troubles  with  the  ear. 

All  of  these  patients,  and  the  many  that  have  been  treated  there  since, 


#8  Pacific   Coast  lied   Cross  Society. 

were  given  the  best  of  care  and  the  most  untiring  attention;  indeed,  our 
committee  reports  that  nurses  and  doctors  alike  have  succumbed  to  the 
strain  of  overwork  in  attending  upon  these  sick  soldiers,  and  each  in  turn 
has  been  obliged  to  take  three  or  four  days'  rest.  Still  their  kindness  and 
patriotic  work  show  no  abatement.  The  extent  of  this  may  be  better 
appreciated  when  I  state  that  from  the  establishment  of  Camp  Merritt  up 
to  June  25,  1898,  the  sum  total  of  attendance  upon  sick  soldiers  at  the 
French  Hospital  amounted  to  seven  hundred  and  ninety-six  days. 
Surely  San  Francisco  needs  no  further  evidence  of  the  patriotism  of  her 
French  citizens, and  the  thanks  of  the  whole  country  are  due  to  them  for 
their  devotion  and  kindness  to  the  sons  of  many  states. 


CUIHJ)  Merritt. 

Of  other  hospitals  the  ones  which  have  rendered  the  most  valuable 
service  to  the  soldiers  are  St.  Luke's  and  the  Children's  Hospital;  of  the 
former  our  visiting  committee,  Mrs.  Florence  Moore,  reports:— 

"  It  is  now  several  weeks  since  St.  Luke's  Hospital  opened  its  generous 
doors  and  placed  at  the  disposal  of  the  Red  Cross  Society  three  large  sunny 
rooms — three  beds  in  each,  all  newly  furnished,  Red  Cross  emblems  on  the 
walls,  American  flags  over  the  doors,  and  'Old  Glory'  waving  over  the  main 
building.  During  these  weeks  fifteen  patients  have  been  received,  eight 
discharged  fit  for  duty — figuring  up  to  the  present  time  (June  20)  one  hun 
dred  and  seventy  beds.  Six  men  are  still  in  the  hospital." 

Our  Red  Cross  Society  has  furnished  all  clothing  needed  for  the  sick 
room,  and  provided  every  personal  comfort. 

Mr.  Gibbs,  St.  Luke's  generous  president,  has  the  gratitude  of  the  ladies 
of  the  Red  Cross  for  his  assistance  in  their  time  of  need. 

Since  the  reorganization  of  the  society  and  the  election  of  Mrs.  Har 
rington  as  president  of  the  state  society,  she  has  been  forced  by  pressure  of 


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work  to  give  the  chairmanship  of  the  hospital  committee  into  other  hands. 
The  work  was,  however,  so  well  organized  that  little  change  was  necessary 
except  the  augmenting  of  the  committee,  which  the  arrival  of  additional 
troops  rendered  imperative,  so  that  the  committee  at  present  consists  of  ten 
ladies.  New  hospitals  were  visited  and  supplied  with  articles  and  medicines 
necessary  to  comfort.  As  each  new  regiment  has  arrived,  our  committee  has 
been  earl)7  on  the  camp-ground,  and,  as  in  the  case  of  Tennessee,  has  done 
a  service  which  must  have  added  very  materially  to  the  comfort  of  the  men. 
Upon  the  day  of  their  arrival  our  committee  visited  them,  and  as  soon  as 
their  hospital  tent  was  erected,  our  society  supplied  it  with  cots,  pillows, 
stove,  kitchen  utensils,  hot-water  bags,  and  delicacies,  which  were  greatly 
appreciated.  Every  morning  saw  our  committee,  Mrs.  Wm.  Frank  and 
Mrs.  J.  W.  Elder,  at  the  hospital  tent  of  the  Tennessee  regiment,  and  every 
day  some  comfort  or  medicine  was  furnished  by  the  society.  Recently 
a  supply  of  fresh  vegetables  for  the  whole  regiment  was  sent  as  a  present 
by  the  ladies  of  the  committee  to  their  charges. 


Through  the  untiring  devotion  of  our  visitor  to  the  First  Montana 
Regiment  Hospital,  Mrs.  La  Motte,  we  succeeded  in  rendering  them  very 
material  aid,  providing  a  tent  for  their  sick,  together  with  cots,  cooking 
utensils,  milk,  and  many  necessaries  and  comforts. 

The  visitor  in  charge  of  North  and  South  Dakota  and  Iowa  hospital 
tents,  Mrs.  S.  B.  McLenegan,  began  visiting  these  regiments  June  8,  and  has 
made  daily  visits  to  each.  North  Dakota  has  received  considerable  atten 
tion  from  our  society,  and  many  necessaries  and  supplies  of  all  kinds,  the 
list  including  medicines,  food  for  the  sick,  eggs,  milk,  pillows,  and  pillow 
cases,  and  kitchen  utensils  for  hospital  use. 

The  Sixth  Regiment  of  Volunteers  is  composed  of  California  boys,  and 
the  young  men  of  the  hospital  corps  appreciate  the  advantages  to  be  derived 
from  visits  to  the  supply  depot  of  the  society,  at  U>  Post  Street.  The  ladies 
are  happy  to  welcome  any  of  the  soldiers  there,  but  the  boys  of  the  Sixth, 
being  our  own  California  boys,  are  especially  welcome.  Notwithstanding 


DO  Pacific  Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

the  great  distance  of  this  hospital  tent  from  the  other  camps,  Miss  Wallis 
has  faithfully  attended  to  their  wants;  she  has  recently  been  given  the  care 
of  the  Artillery  under  Major  Rice,  and  the  Fourth  United  States  Cavalry, 
which  are  all  within  the  Presidio  inclosure. 

The  men  of  South  Dakota  have  been  fortunate  lately  in  having  secured 
for  their  use  a  vacant  room  in  the  grounds  of  the  Children's  Hospital. 
This  room  has  been  fitted  up  by  the  Red  Cross  Society,  and  the  sick  arc 
furnished  daily  supplies  of  milk  and  eggs,  with  everything  else  asked  for. 
Several  cases  of  measles  have  been  sent  from  this  regiment  to  the  measles 
tent  at  the  Division  Hospital. 

The  Fifty-first  Iowa  Volunteers  arrived  June  10,  and  immediately  put 
their  hospital  tent  in  order,  though  for  some  days  no  one  was  ill  except 
their  quartermaster,  who  was  very  sick  from  overwork  and  cold  contracted 
in  settling  camp.  He  was  kindly  cared  for  by  the  matron  of  the  Children's 
Hospital,  and  soon  recovered. 

The  comfort  of  these  regiments  has  been  greatly  increased  through  the 
kindly  offices  of  the  matron  of  the  Children's  Hospital.  The  nearness  of 
the  hospital  to  their  camps  made  it  possible  for  her  to  take  broth  and  other 
delicacies  to  the  men.  To  her  kindness  and  good-will  all  the  officers  and 
men  benefited  testify  most  heartily. 

Our  visitor  to  Fontana  Hospital,  where  two  batteries  of  Washington 
Artillery  have  been  located,  began  her  work  on  June  6,  and  found  plenty 
of  occasion  to  make  the  usual  demands  upon  the  society,  as  they  had  none 
of  the  comforts  and  very  few  of  the  necessaries  which  even  a  regimental 
hospital  is  entitled  to  have.  Medicines  in  small  quantities  were  furnished 
until  the  supplies  arrived  from  the  government.  We  furnished  daily 
supplies  of  food  suitable  for  the  sick,  milk,  eggs,  and  bread,  clam  broth, 
farina,  etc.,  together  with  anything  else  surgeons  might  suggest.  Our 
visitor,  Miss  Wallis,  made  daily  visits  to  this  hospital,  and  saw  that  all  the 
articles  sent  were  received  and  properly  disposed  of. 

One  of  the  greatest  needs  of  all  the  men,  whether  sick  or  well,  was  an 
occasional  supply  of  fresh  vegetables,  and  the  society  endeavored  to 
give  each  regiment  at  least  one  treat  of  vegetables.  If  our  generous-minded 
citizens  could  see  the  pleasure  occasioned  the  boys,  by  a  gift  of  a  sufficient 
quantity  of  cabbages  or  onions  to  furnish  all  a  portion,  it  might  induce 
them  to  enjoy  a  little  of  that  branch  of  Red  Cross  work  on  their  own 
account.  For  the  benefit  of  any  so  inclined,  I  will  state  that  it  takes  fifteen 
cabbages,  or  a  sack  of  onions,  turnips,  or  carrots,  for  each  company  of  one 
hundred  men,  and  cabbages  can  be  had  for  forty  cents  per  dozen;  carrots, 
sixty-five  cents;  and  onions,  ninety  cents  per  sack. 

At  the  Division  Hospital,  under  charge  of  Surgeon-Major  Owen, 
Mrs.  McLenegan  made  her  regular  round  of  daily  visits  as  usual.  After 
the  hospital  was  established  we  furnished  a  daily  supply  of  milk, 
which  was  increased  from  time  to  time,  until  we  were  sending  four- 


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teen  gallons  of  milk  every  day,  as  well  as  fifteen  dozen  eggs,  the  number 
of  men  ill  in  this  hospital  making  such  large  requisitions  of  milk  and 
eggs  a  necessity. 

The  hospital  committee  gratefully  acknowledged  the  receipt  of  twelve 
large  chickens  for  hospital  use  from  the  Red  Cross  Society  of  Han  Rafael, 
which  donation  was  promised  for  each  week  while  the  necessity  existed. 


Scenes  at  the    Fcrrii. 

Several  of  the  regiments  having  gone  away  on  their  long  journey  to 
M  mila,  I  will  not  tell  the  story  of  what  was  done  for  them,  but  will  men 
tion,  in  passing,  that  from  Minnesota,  Colorado,  Idaho,  and  Wyoming,  come 
farewell  letters  telling  of  their  gratitude  for  the  care  given,  and  happy 
acknowledgment  and  praise  of  the  kindness  of  San  Francisco  people  to 
their  fellow-countrymen. 

Of  the  earliest  comers  we  still  have  with  us  the  Twentieth  Kansas, 
which  has  suffered  more  severely  in  loss  of  men  than  any  other  regiment. 
Surgeon  Major  Rafter  has  recently  had  his  hospital  tent  enlarged  and  its 
appearance  much  improved  by  a  flooring.  Our  society  has  filled  several 
requisitions  for  drugs  and  tent  furniture,  also  milk,  eggs,  and  food. 

To  the  Eighteenth  and  Twenty-third  Regular  Infantry,  Mrs.  A.  AV. 
Scott  has  been  a  faithful  visitor,  and  has  taken  a  deep  interest  in  their 
welfare,  as  she  lias  also  in  that  of  the  recently-arrived  recruits  from  Colo 
rado,  who  had  the  misfortune  to  arrive  here  before  they  were  expected,  as 


92  Pacific   (Ws/    Hrd   Cross   >V/V///. 

tliat  seems  to  be  the  only  wav  to  account  for  tin.1  i'act  that  they  were  left  to 
the  tender  mercies  of  the  wind  and  the  fog  without  blankets  for  thirty-six 
hoars.  Our  society  could  not  furnish  blankets,  but  Mrs.  Scott  did  what  she 
could  for  them,  and  carried  to  them  woolen  sleeping  caps  and  neck  hand 
kerchiefs,  which  they  received  with  delight. 

The  recruits  for  the  Oregon  regiment,  which  sailed  in  the  first  expedi 
tion,  were  here  a  few  days,  and  each  day  saw  the  arrival  of  straggling 
squads  of  recruits  for  all  regiments.  To  these  unseasoned  strangers  our 
good  visitor,  Mrs.  Arthur  Cornwall,  paid  early  visits,  and  with  advice  and 
care  strove  to  prevent  their  need  of  medical  aid.  Mrs.  Cornwall  had  also 
the  privilege  of  assisting  the  other  visitors  and  ably  supplemented  their 
work.  Where  so  much  was  to  be  done,  any  kindly  aid  was  welcome,  and  the 
ladies  of  Oakland,  Alameda,  San  Rafael,  Ross,  or  other  auxiliary  societies, 
did  not  fear  that  San  Francisco  would  not  welcome  their  cooperation. 
There  is  more  than  enough  for  all  organized  work,  and  even  for  the  spon 
taneous  work  of  the  kindly-disposed,  devoted  men  and  women  of  San 
Francisco,  only,  for  the  protection  of  the  men  themselves,  we  respectfully 
urged  those  who  wished  to  help,  to  do  so  through  those  in  authority;  and 
if  they  desired  to  reach  the  sick,  that  they  consult  the  surgeon's  wishes 
while  ministering  to  the  soldier. 


Writing  Home. 

Perhaps  the  amount  expended  in  our  work  may  be  of  interest  to  those 
who  have  frequently  asked  what  we  were  doing  with  the  money  donated. 
The  hospital  purchases  were  only  a  small  portion  of  the  money  expended, 
but  they  in  themselves  were  rather  considerable.  The  medicines  and 
supplies  sent  to  hospitals  upon  requisitions  signed  by  surgeons  in  charge, 
amounted,  in  the  month  from  May  24  to  June  28,  1898,  to  $1,020.06. 
This  was  rather  a  considerable  sum,  and  did  not  include  the  medicines 
.sent  with  each  ship  to  Manila.  For  cots  and  hospital  furniture  the  bills 
amounted  to  $247.59  for  the  same  period.  We  also  spent  about  S20  a 
day  for  milk  and  eggs. 

In  presenting  this  report  I  feel  that  it  is  quite  inadequate  to  so  large  a 


subject  and  to  the  interest  whicii  the  work  inspires.  In  no  other  committee 
does  the  worker  in  the  Red  Cross  Society  come  more  close  to  the  results  of 
her  labor  or  derive  more  satisfaction  from  her  efforts.  At  the  same  time 
sadness  will  come  and  our  hearts  will  ache  at  the  sight  of  these  brave  bovs 
of  ours  suffering  the  hardships  of  war,  even  here  in  the  midst  of  friends 
and  surrounded  by  loving  and  willing  hearts. 

So  let  the  work  of  the  Red  Cross  go  bravely  on,  and  may  the  blessings 
already  showered  upon  it  by  grateful  hearts  give  added  strength  to  those  so 
earnestly  striving  in  the  cause.  May  its  flag  be  to  the  soldier  an  emblem 
of  comfort  here,  of  succor  in  a  foreign  land,  and  an  added  inspiration  to 
duty  everywhere. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

MARIE  R.  GIBBONS, 
Chairman  Hospital  Committee. 


-V/-x.    Wendell  Easton, 
Chairman  Committee  on  Nurses. 


REPORT    OF    THE    COMMITTEE    ON    NURSES. 

The  practical  work  of  the  committee  on  nurses  has  been  in  the  field, 
and  from  the  day  when  the  tent  was  pitched  in  the  Presidio  grounds  to  the 
present  time  it  has  been  constantly  filled,  and  great  pains  have  been  taken 
to  have  all  the  appointments  of  the  tents  as  comfortable  as  possible  under 
the  circumstances.  The  patients  continue  to  come  in  from  different  regi 
ments,  and  are  under  the  direct  supervision  of  their  own  surgeons,  the 
entire  wrork  of  nursing  and  food  being  under  the  nurses  of  this  society. 


•'4  Pacific   Coast  lied   Cross  Society. 

When  it  is  understood  that  the  nurses  are  volunteers,  who  work  with 
out  compensation  further  than  their  clothing  and  maintenance,  one  can 
understand  that  it  has  been  no  easy  matter  to  sustain  in  the  field  here,  an 
efficient  and  reliable  corps  of  nurses.  I  emphasize  here  because  almost  all 
of  them  want  to  go  to  Manila  immediately.  Mr.  Lewis  and  Mr.  Waage, 
whom  we  sent  to  Manila  with  the  first  expedition,  have  done  us  great 
credit,  bearing  on  their  arms  the  badge  of  California  Red  Cross. 

We  are  quite  proud  of  our  tents  at  Camp  Merritt,  and  they  have,  by 
degrees,  reached  such  a  point  of  efficiency  that  it  has  seemed  a  great  pitv 
to  be  obliged  this  present  week  to  pull  up  stakes  and  move  the  entire  outfit 
of  our  four  tents,  for  the  third  time. 

We  have  cared  for  nearly  three  hundred  patients  since  May  12,  and 
these  are  in  addition  to  those  treated  at  the  sanitary  headquarters  of  the 
different  regiments,  as  well  as  the  Brigade  Hospital.  When  we  learn  that 
the  British  Government  expects  fully  fifteen  per  cent  of  the  entire  com 
mand  to  be  on  the  sick  list  at  the  same  time  in  India,  and  when  an 
eminent  surgeon,  chief  of  the  staff'  of  one  of  the  regiments,  who  has 
recently  been  sent  to  Manila,  says  he  expects  to  lose  possibly  thirty-three 
and  one-third  per  cent  of  his  regiment,  one  can  form  some  conception  of 
the  number  of  nurses  which  may  be  used  for  such  an  army  of  sick. 

We  have  organized,  through  the  extreme  kindness  and  interest  of  Dr. 
R.  Beverly  Cole,  dean  of  the  Medical  Department  of  the  University  of  Cali 
fornia,  and  the  oldest  member  of  the  National  Red  Cross  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 
a  course  of  daily  lectures  with  clinics,  for  training  men  nurses,  to  be  given  at 
the  Polyclinic  Building,  410  Ellis  Street,  by  representatives  of  the  Medical 
Department  of  the  University  of  California,  with  use  of  its  clinics,  also 
representatives  of  the  board  of  health,  City  Hospital  and  its  clinics,  by 
representatives  of  the  German  Hospital  and  its  clinics,  also  representatives 
of  Cooper  Medical  College.  With  a  corps  of  nurses  thus  trained,  together 
with  those  who  have  already  been  trained,  and  with  some  graduate  women 
nurses,  whom  we  may  be  able  to  send  later,  we  shall  be  in  a  position  to 
offer  the  government  some  very  efficient  aid. 

The  immediate  need  for  our  committee  work  at  the  present  time  is 
applications  for  our  lectures  of  instruction  in  the  preparation  of  nurses  for 
the  important  work  that  we  feel  is  before  us,  being  satisfied  that  our  expe 
rience  so  far  has  been  to  a  great  extent  preliminary  to  a  greater  work.  We 
are  prepared  to  receive  applications  from  any  sober  arid  reliable,  able- 
bodied  men  who  are  desirous  of  entering  this  work,  and  we  believe  that  the 
auxiliary  societies  throughout  the  state  can  render  us  some  assistance 
Our  physicians  are  prepared  to  begin  the  work  at  once  on  our  course  of 
lectures  as  outlined,  and  we  are  only  waiting  to  fill  the  classes  to  proceed 
with  the  lectures. 

Respectf u  1 1  y  sub m i tted , 

MRS.  WENDELL  K  ASTON, 
Chairman  Committee  on  Nurses. 


Mrs.   I  aid  or  Lowenberg, 

Chairman  Hospitality  Committee,  Manila  Library  Committee,    .Member  Executive  Committee, 

San  Francisco  lied  Cross. 


96  Pacific   C'jasl   Red   Cross   Society. 

REPORT    OF    Til  1C    HOSPITALITY    COMMITTEE. 

In  whose  brain  originated  the  happy  thought  of  extending  a  hospi 
table  greeting  to  the  incoming  troops,  I  do  not  know — I  was  told  it  was  in 
Colonel  Parnell's — but  a  happy  thought  it  has  proved  to  be.  It  has  not 
only  afforded  a  great  deal  of  pleasure,  but  in  many  instances  it  seems  as  if 
the  Red  Cross  at  the  ferry  were  filling  an  absolute  want  by  distributing 
fruits  and  substantial  viands,  as  well  as  flowers  and  smiles,  for  our  brave 
defenders,  who  have  rushed  forth  at  the  first  tocsin  of  war  without  giving 
themselves  time  to  provide  for  requirements.  To  these  men — thanks  to 
our  pacific  government,  nearly  all  volunteers — the  greeting  indicates  that 
the  people  of  San  Francisco,  Oakland,  and  surrounding  towns,  appreciate 
the  ready  response  to  the  nation's  call,  and  this  expression  can  only  mani 
fest  itself  this  way.  I  wish  to  say  somewhat  in  the  words  of  Mr.  Stetson, 
who  has  been  fitly  called  the  "Godfather  of  the  Hospitality  Department," 
"  We  give  you  a  little  greeting  now,  but  when  you  return  from  Manila, 
covered  with  glory,  we  shall  give  you  an  ovation." 


Miss  May  Reis, 
Hospitality  Committee. 

Early  in  the  work,  Mrs.  W.  B.  Harrington,  then  city,  later  state  pres 
ident,  was  eager  to  take  up  this  work,  appointed  a  committee,  con 
sisting  of  Mesdames  I.  Lowenberg,  W.  H.  Mills,  Chauncey  Winslow,  and 
Miss  Susie  McEwen,  who  quickly  took  the  matter  in  hand  and  named  the 
new  department  the  refreshment  committee.  Our  president,  Mrs.  John 
F.  Merrill,  appropriately  christened  this  division  as  the  Hospitality  Com 
mittee. 

It  was  some  little  time  before  order  was  brought  out  of  chaos.  While, 
possibly,  the  first  day  the  assistance  rendered  was  inadequate  to  the 


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demands,  on  the  subsequent  days  so  many  volunteered  that  it  appeared  as 
if  every  one  who  had  a  Red  Cross  badge  was  there.  So  it  was  deemed 
advisable  to  systematize  the  work.  By  placing  two  ladies  at  each  table  to 
act  on  alternate  days,  the  ladies  selecting  their  own  assistants — a  limited 
number  being  allowed  daily — the  work  has  been  greatly  facilitated.  The 


Mr*.     1C.    //.    Hri/tni, 
Hospitality  Committee. 

committee  was  at  first  in  a  dilemma  in  regard  to  the  disposition  of  soldiers 
with  contagious  diseases,  who  were  allowed  to  mingle  with  the  crowd — 
ambulances  not  being  at  hand — but  later  a  competent  committee  was 
appointed,  and  ambulances  were  ready  to  convey  the  indisposed  to  their 
respective  quarters  without  coining  in  contact  with  the  people  at  the  ferry. 
A  caterer  was  engaged  by  the  committee  to  furnish  coffee  and  sand 
wiches  for  the  incoming  troops,  but  when  it  was  found  that  contributions 
were  pouring  in,  it  was  considered  expedient  to  have  only  coffee  supplied, 
and  to  depend  upon  donations,  and  the  public  has  generously  responded, 
supplying,  on  June  second,  sandwiches,  eggs,  and  fruits  for  thirteen 
hundred  men.  For  the  second  Manila  expedition  five  thousand  lunches 
were  made.  When  the  transports  left  for  the  third  Manila  expedition,  the 
churches  and  synagogues  of  San  Francisco,  the  Red  Cross  auxiliaries  of 
adjacent  towns,  and  the  public  at  large,  answered  the  call  for  lunches  with 
an  alacrity  and  a  bounteousness  that  exceeded  all  expectations  and  deserve 
the  warmest  thanks  of  all  those  who  love  the  Stars  and  Stripes. 


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Matters  were  so  arranged  and  simplified  that  with  the  indispen 
sable  aid  of  the  managers  of  the  tables,  viz.,  Mesdames  Slack,  Powers, 
Buckingham,  Gwin,  Bates,  McClung,  Gibbons,  Moore,  Wilshire,  Buckbee, 
McMullen,  Mrs.  Wakefield  Baker,  and  the  Misses  Carrigan,  Gorham,  and 
Bowman,  with  their  efficient  assistants,  they  could  easily  serve  two  thou 
sand  men  per  day.  Mrs.  Robert  MacKenzie  kindly  served  as  secretary,  and 
her  facile  pen  has  acknowledged  innumerable  donations.  To  the  indefati 
gable  zeal  and  untiring  energy  of  these  ladies  are  due  the  success  of  the 
work. 


Ready  for    \York  (if  the  Ferry. 

The  assistants  have  been  Miss  Gibbons,  Miss  Margery  Gibbons,  Miss 
Steel,  Miss  Weber,  Miss  Burnett,  Mrs.  Mclver,  Miss  Castle,  Miss  Allyne 
Miss  Lamberton,  Miss  Heath,  Miss  Loring,  Mrs.  Monteagle,  Mrs.  Marvin, 
Miss  Tillinghast,  Mrs.  L.  L.  Baker,  Miss  Stone,  Miss  Fisher,  Miss  Church, 
Miss  Ethel  Beaver,  Mrs.  John  Mell,  Miss  Macomber,  Miss  Teresa  Morgan, 
Miss  Sadler,  Mrs.  H.  P.  Gregory,  Miss  Dunham,  Mrs.  Ashton,  Miss  Kate 
Elliot,  Miss  Frances  Elliot,  Miss  Katherine  Glass,  Miss  Hattie  Tay>  Miss 
Tay,  Miss  Gertrude  Bates,  Miss  N.  Watson,  Miss  Alice  Finley,  Miss  Rose 
Miller,  Miss  Eva  Maynard,  Miss  Florence  Stone,  Mrs.  A.  W.  Scott,  Mrs. 
W.  I).  Wilshire,  Mrs.  J.  G.  Gil  more,  Miss  Florence  Hyde,  Miss  Edith  Allyne, 
Miss  D.  Heyneman,  Miss  Annie  Field,  Miss  Reis,  Mrs.  W.  J.  Bryan,  Miss 
Fannie  Danforth,  Mrs.  Louis  Long,  Miss  Eleanor  Wood,  Miss  Ida  Callahan, 
Miss  Helen  Wright,  Miss  Daisy  Burns,  Miss  Aigeltinger,  Miss  Phillips, 


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Miss  Bessie  Still  man,  Miss  Elsie  Bowman,  Miss  Bessie  Bowman,  Miss  Bessie 
Ames,  Miss  Agnes  Hamilton,  Miss  Mills,  Miss  Marie  Wilson,  Miss  Hilda 
Castle,  Mrs.  Andrew  Carrigan,  Miss  M.  O'Sullivan,  Miss  Mary  O'Connor, 
Miss  Frances  O'Connor,  Mrs.  Percy  Moore,  Miss  Edna  Hamilton,  Miss  Clara 
Hamilton,  Miss  Miriam  Moore,  Miss  Francis  Moore,  Mrs.  L.  I.  Yale,  Mrs. 
M.  L.  Sawyer,  Mrs.  Chas.  R.  Johnson,  Miss  Belle  Gorham,  Miss  Anna 
Sawyer,  Miss  May  Tickner,  Miss  Eleanor  Eckart,  Miss  P^astwood,  Miss  Gait 
Van  Kirk,  Miss  Gwin,  Mrs.  E.  S.  Breyfogle,  Miss  Sallie  Maynard,  Miss 
Cook,  Miss  Corinne  Cook,  Miss  Burke,  Miss  Sleeth. 


A/4.xx  Ida    Call  ft  gh  fin, 
A  Ferry  Worker. 

The  Native  Daughters  have  contributed  material  and  personal  assist 
ance.  Ross  Valley,  Napa,  Dixon,  May  field,  San  Jose,  Martinez,  San 
Mateo,  San  Rafael,  Sausalito,  and  Berkeley,  have  representatives  at  the 
tables,  and  have  at  all  times  responded  to  the  call  for  donations. 

Much  praise  is  due  to  the  Oakland  and  Alameda  adjuncts,  so  ably 
managed  by  Mrs.  Requa  and  her  competent  corps  of  assistants.  These 
ladies  have  been  untiring  in  their  efforts  to  aid  the  good  work. 

The  hospitality  committee  has  entertained,  since  May  28,  about 
seventeen  thousand  five  hundred  troops,  besides  serving  coffee  and  lunches 
for  the  Manila  expeditions,  numbering  some  thirteen  thousand  men. 

The  ladies  of  this  committee  wish  to  thank  Messrs.  Colnon,  Harney, 
and  Herrold,  harbor  commissioners,  and  Mr.  II.  C.  Holmes,  chief  engineer, 
for  endeavoring  to  make  the  hospitality  quarters  comfortable;  the  press, 


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G<><></  C/iccr  of  the  />/•/•//. 


Dispensing   Hospitality  nf  f/te  Fern/. 


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whose  columns  have  til  ways  been  open   to  their  appeals;  and   the  public, 
which  has  aided  them  so  liberally  and  encouraged  them  in  their  work. 

Respectfu  1  ly  subm  i tied , 

MRS.  1.  LOWENBERG,  Chairman. 

REPORT    OF    MANAGERS    OF    SUPPLY     DEPARTMENT    AT     K)    POST    STREET. 

The  details  I  would  set  before  you  have  been  worked  out,  not  by  one 
person  alone,  but  by  persistent  and  united  efforts,  to  do  all  in  the  power  of 
the  men  and  women  of  San  Francisco  to  relieve  and  assist  the  needs  of  our 
soldier  friends,  who  come  to  us  as  if  by  magic — as  we  recall  the  steady 
march  up  Market  Street,  and  the  clustering  together  of  this  white  mirage, 
on  our  western  city  borders. 

The  first  need  was  concentration  of  effort.  The  rooms  at  headquarters 
grew  too  small,  and  a  hasty  appeal  from  the  management  suggested  a 
"donations  and  supply  depot,"  which  was  soon  secured,  through  courtesy  of 
the  manager  of  the  Fair  estate,  at  16  Post  Street,  and  on  the  thirteenth 
of  May  the  depot  was  opened  to  the  public. 

For  three  days  all  that  arrived  was  books  and  papers,  and  enrnest 
inquiries  came  as  to  whether  we  could  send  reading  to  Manila.  We  Jiave 
sent  eighty  thousand  four  hundred  and  fifty  papers  and  magazines.  And 
thus  the  good  work  began,  which  soon  assumed  a  settled  business  tone,  so 
complete  its  routine  of  daily  mechanism.  The  children  gave  us  the  first 
start,  and  were  our  staunch  helpers.  Interesting  and  pathetic  was  the  sight 
of  the  bundles,  packages,  and  wagon-loads  that  came  from  the  various 
schools,  busy  though  they  were  with  closing  examinations.  Money,  rolled 
in  little  parcels  and  marked:  "For  the  soldiers.  Be  sure  and  find  the 
Spaniards!"  were  scattered  in  folds  of  books,  and  dropped  from  leaves  of 
funny  papers,  selected  and  marked  with  a  view  of  keeping  the  soldier  spirit 
well  aroused.  For  three  days  we  had  only  reading,  then  the  generous 
donations  came  flowing  in,  and  still  came  with  each  day  and  expedition. 
From  8  A.  M.  until  6  p.  M.  the  door  was  open  to  all,  and  each  was  welcomed 
that  brought  his  ottering,  be  it  money  or  only  a  package  of  old  linen  or  a 
bundle  of  matches. 

Every  part  of  the  store  was  fully  utilized,  a  section  screened  oft'  being 
reserved  for  state  supplies,  from  which  we  drew  at  need.  The  glass-closed 
office  rooms  were  reserved  for  linen  and  bandage  rooms.  One  large  window 
and  roomy  platform  was  used  for  typewriter  and  other  clerical  work,  and 
the  other  for  the  bright  and  faithful  young  people  who  assorted  and  filled 
comfort  bags,  in  which  the  needles  have  to  be  wrapped  in  oil-paper  as  a 
precaution  against  Manila  climate.  Various  secretaries  sat  around  one 
large  table  in  an  Information  Bureau,  where  all  unoccupied  moments  were 
passed  in  folding  and  putting  into  envelopes  our  leaflets  for  the  training  of 
our  volunteers  in  simple  rules  for  health  and  life  preservation. 

The  need  for  active  use  of  the  kindly  impulses  of  our  San  Francisco 


102  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

women,  made  it  seem  wise  to  give  vent  in  a  practical  way,  and  we  urged 
modestly  to  be  allowed  one  sewing-machine,  thinking  that  would  be  the 
nucleus  of  a  small  circle  of  those  who  could  give  a  few  hours'  time  in 
sewing  if  nothing  more.  Each  day  the  demand  grew,  until  at  last  we  had 
eleven  machines.  Garments  were  made  and  passed  over  to  the  linen  room 
committee,  who  stamped  and  numbered  them,  placing  them  in  readiness 
for  daily  distribution,  as  required  by  the  requisition  papers  brought  in 
from  the  camps  each  day  to  be  filled  before  night. 

Articles  which  have  been  completed  were:  bandages,  emergency  pil 
lows,  bags,  towels,  mosquito  netting,  night-shirts,  mattress  ticks,  shirts,  caps, 
arm-slings,  and  pajamas,  making  in  all  twelve  thousand  six  hundred  and 
seventeen  garments,  nine  thousand  eight  hundred  and  forty-nine  of  which 
were  bandages. 

Each  day  a  printed  list  was  made  of  the  complete  contents  of  the  linen 
room,  to  be  referred  to  at  once  when  demands  were  made  upon  its  treas 
ures,  which  seemed  to  be  the  envy  of  the  regulars  as  well  as  of  the  volun 
teers  who  were  waiting  the  completion  of  the  garment  supplies. 

Two  wagons  were  constant!}'  employed,  making  two  trips  daily,  and  a 
third  was  often  used,  in  distributing  these  articles,  selected  and  packed  in 
huge  bags,  for  Camp  Merritt,  the  Presidio,  and  the  various  forts. 

The  ladies  in  charge  of  the  sewing  department  should  have  the 
appreciation  of  the  entire  community,  for  through  that  band  of  workers, 
the  real  practical  efforts  of  our  Red  Cross  Society  have  reached  all  ranks  of 
life — rich  and  poor,  school-girls  and  summer  girls,  college  girls  and 
teachers,  all  working  for  one  ideal,  "our  American  soldiers,"  thus  cementing 
the  bond  of  mutual  interest.  The  pattern  department  has  been  valuable 
as  a  factor  in  spreading  intelligent  help  to  out-of-town  friends,  and  suggest 
ing  ideas  to  many  who  could  not  drop  in  for  daily  hints.  A  trained  nurse 
stopped  one  day  and  taught  a  lesson  in  folding  a  handkerchief  into  a  cap 
for  Manila  use,  thus  benefiting  many. 

Noe  Street  sent  an  active  delegate  to  learn  the  needs,  and  she  took 
patterns  and  plans,  secured  rooms,  and  has  since  sent  a  generous  donation 
of  over  one  thousand  articles. 

It  will  be  seen  that  the  flannel  bandage  committee  has  had  heavy  and 
laborious  work,  when  we  remember  that  we  have  received  fifty-four  thou 
sand  and  seven  bandages  and  delivered  forty-four  thousand  six  hundred 
and  seventy  during  the  short  period  of  not  over  seven  weeks.  Each  band 
age  was  stamped,  rolled,  and  tied  with  its  tape,  counted  in  tens,  packed  in 
large  bags,  passed  to  the  commissary  department  of  the  government,  and 
from  there  placed  on  the  transports  when  ready  to  sail. 

The  receivers  of  all  donations  and  purchases  were  two  ladies,  who  did 
not  miss  one  day  of  faithful  attendance,  seated  at  a  table  near  the  door 
and  registering  every  article  that  came  to  the  depot,  which  were  then 
passed  to  committees  on  stores  and  hospital  supplies. 


R 

Articles  which  were  received  from  May  10  to  June  '21,  18^8,  as 
donations,  were:— 

Comfort  and  packing  bags,  9,043;  sheets,  401;  pillow-slips,  1,308;  socks, 
pairs,  315;  soap,  pounds,  3,200;  soap,  cakes,  392;  pillows,  920;  Jamaica  gin 
ger,  gallons,  73;  towels,  1,070;  sleeping  and  bandana  caps,  4,228;  coal-oil, 
gallons,  40;  fresh  fish,  pounds,  8,500;  honey,  case,  1;  milk,  gallons  daily,  15; 
broken  groceries,  packages,  109;  thread,  spools,  445;  vegetables,  sacks,  21; 
pins  and  pin-balls,  gross,  115;  linen  and  lint,  packages,  375;  quinine  tablets, 
1,000;  needles,  papers,  09;  lime-juice  tablets,  100,000;  eggs,  50,540;  mus 
lin  for  work  room,  yards,  5,217;  packages,  110;  fans  for  Manila,  27,050; 
flannel  for  bandages,  bolts,  70,  and  yards,  4;  bread,  loaves,  319;  hams,  7; 
dried  fruit,  pounds,  9,010  (5,000  of  which  were  donated  by  one 'lady); 
handkerchiefs, 2,685;  bandages,  flannel,  esmarch,  and  surgical,  45,158. 

Each  transport  received  from  us: — 

2  cases  cocoa,  1  case  condensed  milk:  4  cases  lime  juice,  J  dozen  hospi 
tal-sized  bottles  malted  milk,  1  case  alcohol  containing  ten  gallons,  20 
pounds  permanganate  potash,  1  gallon  Jamaica  ginger,  5  cases  clam  juice, 
2  pails  anchovies,  90  pounds  steamed  oatmeal,  2  cases  whisky,  1  keg  insect 
powder,  i  dozen  bottles  brandy,  4  cases  jelly,  1  case  claret,  0  cases  canned 
fruit,  100  pounds  crackers,  1  case  figs,  1,000  pounds  dried  fruit,  50  pounds 
farina,  20  pounds  chipped  beef,  2  boxes  unsweetened  chocolate,  5  pounds 
tea,  3  gallons  bay  rum,  1  dozen  bottles  listerine,  3  Arab  tents. 

The  dry  goods  sent  from  our  linen  room  were:— 

Pajamas,  30;  face  towels,  72;  bath  towels,  24;  handkerchiefs,  72;  sheets, 
48;  slippers,  pairs,  12;  negligee  shirts,  12;  Manila  caps,  70;  mosquito 
netting,  70. 

The  active  workers  at  10  Post  Street  were:— 

Mrs.  Theo.  E.  Smith,  Mrs.  C.  K.  Stevenot,  Mrs.  W.  N.  Riddell,  Mrs. 
Annie  Craul,  Mrs.  B.  Dreyfus,  Mrs.  Helen  Hecht,  Miss  Gertrude  Burnett, 
Miss  Tiffany,  Mrs.  R.  S.  La  Motte,  Mrs.  M.  R.  Morgan,  Mrs.  T.  R.  Horton, 
Mrs.  W.  Frank,  Miss  Macomber,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  I.  H.  Macomber,  Miss 
Amelia  Martin,  Mrs.  Clark  and  daughters,  Miss  Susie  Russell,  Mrs.  Elder, 
Miss  Camille  Cerf,  Mrs.  J.  H.  Henderson,  Mrs.  Barnes,  Mrs.  G.  Francis,  Mrs. 
Adolf  Mack,  Mrs.  Ordenstein,  Mrs.  Farnsworth,  Mrs.  J.  H.  Gray,  Mrs. 
Reinstein,  Miss  L.  F.  Smith,  Miss  Center,  Mrs.  W.  C.  Shaw,  Miss  Mary 
Taylor,  Miss  Eleanor  Wood,  Mrs.  Paul  Bunker,  Miss  May  Hoyt,  Mrs. 
Burrington,  Mrs.  M.  D.  Garrett,  Mrs.  H.  C.  Watson,  Mrs.  Thomas  Wood 
ward,  Miss  Woodward,  Mrs.  Jennings,  Mrs.  Rebecca  Jennings,  Mrs.  N.  H. 
Foster,  the  Misses  Foster,  Mrs.  J.  R.  Hanify,  Miss  Elizabeth  Worrington, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clifford,  Miss  Wolf,  Mrs.  E.  C.  Wright,  Mrs.  R.  P.  Johnson, 
Miss  Hand,  Mrs.  Hirschfeld,  Mrs.  Rhodes,  Mrs.  Grampner,  Miss  Wright, 
Mrs.  Munch,  Miss  Winter,  Mrs.  Eckart,  Mrs.Buckman,  Mrs.  Firnhaler,  Miss 
Haussman,  Mrs.  J.  S.  Rosenbaum,  Miss  Rosenbaum,  Miss  Neuberg,  Mrs. 


104  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

Isaac   S.    Belcher,    Miss  Pearce,    Mrs.   Ilenriques,    Miss     Elsie    Hess,  Mrs. 
Wakefield,  Mrs.  Hindes,  Mrs.  Kalman. 

Words  of  tender,  loving  service,  hearts  and  hands  willing  but  unable 
to  reach  out  and  join  in  this  great  and  active  work,  sweet  "shut-in  souls," 
that  can  only  daily  plead  God's  blessing  on  all,  these  all  are  our  helpers. 

These  things  can  not  be  measured  in  cold  columns  of  figures,  but 
should  rise  as  sweet  incense  before  the  altars  of  the  faith  of  our  San 
Francisco  Red  Cross  Society. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

MRS.  THKO   R  SMITH,  Manager. 

16  Post  Street. 


.W/-.S.    YY,,Wo/v  K.   N////7//, 
Chairman  Supply  Department,  1<>  Post  Street. 

REPORT    OF    THE    RED    CROSS    WORK    IX    THK    SCHOOLS. 

The  Red  Cross  has  no  more  ardent,  enthusiastic  friend  than  the  chil 
dren  of  our  schools.  Their  response  to  the  appeal  made  to  them  was  imme 
diate  and  generous,  sums — not  to  mention  copper  pennies,  which  were  in 
some  instances  brought — from  five  cents  upward  being  donated. 

This  contribution  is  alike  valuable  to  the  society  and  the  children;  to 
the  society  for  the  substantial  aid  it  has  received,  and  to  the  children  for 
the  deeper  lesson  in  patriotism  it  has  instilled.  Not  the  least  of  its  benefits 
is  that  splendid  sense  of  responsibility,  the  feeling  that  each  has  something 
at  stake,  which  later  gives  to  our  country  its  noblest  product,  the  American 
citizen. 


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The  patriotic  songs  they  sing,  the  soul-stirring  sentiments,  breathing 
love  of  country,  they  memorize,  the  pledge  of  allegiance  they  take  to  "Old 
Glory,"  are  all  good,  but  when  the  child  lias  given  up  a  cherished  pleasure, 
walked  a  long  distance  to  save  a  nickel,  resorted  to  all  sorts  of  ingenious 
devices  to  earn  the  coveted  dime  to  give  to  the  ''boys  in  blue,"  it  means 
something  more  to  him;  he  has  learned  a  practical  lesson  in  patriotism. 

The  children  are  proud  and  happy  when  their  donations  have 
amounted  to  a  dollar,  so  that  their  names  may  be  enrolled  on  the  books  as 
regular  members  of  the  society,  and  the  much-prized  Red  Cross  badge  is 
received.  Many  of  the  public  schools  will  contribute  monthly,  as  long  as 
the  war  continues:— 

Thus  far  the  schools  have  contributed:— 

Public  schools  $3,574  27 

Private  schools  382  40 

Parochial  schools 93  ?,0 

Total $3,1*72  97 

ALICE  M.  STINCEN, 
Chairman  Committee  on  Schools. 

REPORT    OF    ENTERTAINMENT    COMMITTEE. 

The  patriotic  generosity  of  the  citizens  of  California  has  been  shown, 
not  only  by  the  direct  contributions  of  money  that  have  poured  into  the 
treasury  of  the  Red  Cross  Society,  but  by  the  eagerness  with  which  all  have 
hastened  to  place  their  accomplishments  and  their  talents  at  its  service. 
People  have  been  prompt  to  offer  what  they  had,  in  a  spirit  of  helpfulness 
that  has  touched  and  gladdened  the  entertainment  committee,  even  when 
their  offerings  have  been  such  as  the  demands  of  the  time  made  it  impossi 
ble  to  accept. 

It  was  the  duty  of  this  committee  to  listen  to  all  propositions  to  aid  the 
Red  Cross  fund  by  means  of  public  entertainments.  Since  May  10, 1898,  we 
have  authorized  forty-two  affairs,  social,  artistic,  athletic,  or  military,  to  be 
given  under  the  auspices  of  the  Red  Cross  Society,  and  permitted  the  name 
and  symbol  of  this  organization  to  be  used  in  the  announcements  thereof. 
Of  these  entertainments  thirty-eight  have  already  taken  place,  and  reports 
are  in  hand,  and  herewith  presented,  from  thirty-one  of  that  number. 

To  all  those  who  have  taken  part  in  these  matters,  the  committee 
desires,  in  the  name  of  the  Red  Cross  Society  of  San  Francisco,  to  extend 
thanks.  The  practical  benefit  accruing  from  their  efforts  is  shown  in  the 
accompanying  report,  but  mere  figures  can  give  no  real  idea  of  the  hard 
work,  the  devoted  service,  the  willing  sacrifices  of  time,  comfort,  and  pleas 
ure,  made  bv  our  friends  for  this,  the  common  cause.  Nor  can  these 
figures  even  hint  at  the  great  host  who  have  so  ably  seconded  all  these 
efforts.  Our  thanks  are  due  to  the  Market  Street  Railway  Company  for 


106  Pacific   Coast   Red   (,'mss   Society. 

special  cars  placed  at  our  disposal  for  the  transportation  of  two  entire  regi 
ments,  on  the  nights  of  the  military  receptions;  to  the  proprietors  of  halls 
and  theaters,  who  have  given  us  the  use  of  buildings  and  rooms;  to  the 
electric  and  gas  companies,  who  have  given,  at  times,  the  whole  amount  of 
their  bills,  and  at  others,  a  large  percentage  thereof;  and  to  the  newspapers, 
which  have,  from  first  to  last,  generously  furthered  our  efforts,  giving 
liberally  of  time  and  space  to  make  known  our  needs,  announcing  enter 
tainments  through  the  local  and  amusement  columns,  judiciously  encour 
aging  our  friends,  and  promptly  defending  us  against  our  critics. 

My  co-workers  on  the  committee  are  Mrs.  Henry  Martinez,  Mrs.  Susan 
R.  Loosley,  Mrs.  L.  Humphrey  Smith,  Miss  Kate  Beaver,  and  Mrs,  Horace 
Wilson. 


.U/'x.    K,htn    Snrff    Ponlxn,,., 

Chairman  Entertainment  Committee, 
REPORT    OF    NET     RECEIPTS     FROM    ENTERTAINMENT    (.'OMMITTKK    TO    JUNE    25, 

1898. 

Orpheum  Theater,  box  receipts $263  05 

Flowers  donated  and  sold  at  auction 39  00 

Total $    302  05 

Paloma  Schramm  Concert 100  35 

Lecture,  P.  C.  Women's  Press  Association 101  25 

Hungarian  Picnic  13  50 

Children's  Entertainment,  residence  Mrs.  Bloom,  131  Ellis  Street  13  75 

St.  Peter's  Episcopal  Church 40  00 

San  Francisco  Jockey  Club 1,514  00 

Tea  at  Mrs.  Eleanor  Martin's  home  1,251  00 


Francisco    Jic^ort.  107 

Entertainment  by  Austrian-Verein,  at  Chutes $  39  gr, 

Union  Coursing  Park    207  25 

Cineograph  Parlor,  741  Market  Street,  receipts  for  one  day 17  i;;, 

Guinea-pig  show,  by  children  of  Merrill,  Baker,  and  Hill  families   50  00 

Pillow  rattle <t<  7  QQ 

Friedlander  &  Gottlob  and  Fritz  Scheel,  concert  at  Baldwin  Theater   219  00 

Festival,  Clement  School 112  85 

Concert,  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Hall,  managed  by  Misses  Ebbetts  and  Desrens 118  00 

Exhibition  of  -'Little  Tin  Soldiers,"  by  children  of  Mr.  arid  Mrs.  Caesar  Bertheau 171  85 

Entertainment  at  residence  of  Mrs.  Newtield 127  00 

Baseball  game,  13th  Minn.  Volunteers  and  S.  F.  League 77  20 

Entertainment.  Girls'  Club,  South  Park  Settlement  34.  00 

Dramatic  entertainment,  at  Hinman  Hall 9  25 

Fair,  1919  Clay  Street,  "  Star  Specialty  Co. "  3000 

Picture  exhibition  and  sale,  at  S.  F.  Press  Club 716  70 

Tea,  "Society  of  Samaritans  " 95  QO 

Entertainment  at  Pioneer  Hall 38  50 

Grab-bag  party,  Miss  Celia  Moore  and  friends 23  50 

Reception  by  Mechanics'  Institute  to  13th  Minnesota  Volunteers 715  00 

Kollman  Co.,  revenue  from  two  phonographs,  848  Market  Street 25  90 

Children's  Fair 51   00 

Children's  Fair,  Admiral  Dewey  Cluh,  1015  Post  Street  100  00 

Entertainment  reported  from  Anaheim,  Cal.,  over  which  committee  had  no  control...  84  70 

Total $0.397  10 

EDNA  SNELL  POULSON, 
Chairman  of  Entertainment  Committee. 

THE    SUBSCRIPTION    COMMITTEE'S    REPORT. 

Promptly  upon  the  organization  of  this  committee,  work  was  ener 
getically  prosecuted,  the  committee  inaugurating  the  canvass  in  the  down 
town  district  among  the  banks,  insurance  offices,  and  mercantile  houses. 
Thereafter  the  committee  divided  the  city  into  districts,  placing  subscrip 
tion  lists  in  factories,  stores,  and  in  the  hands  of  individuals,  thereby  giving 
to  the  Red  Cross  subscription  lists  a  wide  circulation. 

Response  lias  been  prompt,  but  there  are  still  a  number  of  lists  to  be 
heard  from,  which  the  committee  feels  will  largely  increase  the  fund 
already  collected. 

Your  committee  has  also  placed  cash  boxes  in  numerous  public 
places,  and  hopes  to  collect  a  considerable  sum  in  this  way. 

It  is  the  intention  of  the  committee  to  secure  as  many  monthly  sub 
scriptions  as  possible.  Although  no  special  effort  has  as  yet  been  made  in 
this  direction,  we  have  succeeded  in  securing  the  promise  of  subscriptions 
amounting  to  $542.75  per  month,  made  up  of  amounts  varying  from 
twenty-five  cents  to  $100.  Material  assistance  in  this  direction  has  already 
been  rendered  by  various  associations,  fraternal  societies,  employees  in 
public  offices,  pupils  in  public  and  private  schools  and  like  institutions, 
and  it  is  believed  that  much  more  will  be  contributed  from  these  sources 
when  they  have  been  thoroughly  canvassed. 


108 


Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 


The  committee  takes  great  pleasure  in  acknowledging  to  the  public 
the  great  courtesy  and  kindness  with  which  its  members  have  been  met  in 
their  efforts  to  increase  the  resources  of  the  society,  and  the  liberality 
displayed  by  the  people  of  San  Francisco  in  all  walks  and  conditions 

of  life"! 

Respectfully  submitted, 

MRS.  Louis  SLOSS, 
Chairman  of  Subscription  Committee. 


.I//-.N. 

Chairman  Subscription  Committee. 
THE    FIRST    ANNUAL    MEETING. 

At  the  first  annual  meeting  of  the  San  Francisco  Red  Cross  held, 
October  1,  1898,  the  following  list  of  officers,  elected  in  accordance  with  the 
constitution  adopted  June  11,  was  announced:  Mrs.  John  F.  Merrill, 
president;  Miss  Anna  \\ .  Beaver,  first  vice-president;  Mrs.  F.  G.  Sanborn, 
second  vice-president;  Mrs.  Henry  Gibbons,  Jr.,  third  vice-president; 
Mrs.  I.  Lowenberg,  fourth  vice-president;  Mrs.  W.  R.  Eckart,  secretary: 
Mr.  W.  B.  Harrington,  treasurer. 

Executive  committee,  Miss  Anna  Beaver,  Miss  Anne  Bryce,  Mrs.  Geo. 
II.  Buckingham,  Mrs.  J.  G.  Clark,  Mrs.  Josephine  De  G  reaver,  Mrs.  L.  L. 
Dunbar,  Mrs.  Wendell  Easton,  Mrs.  W.  R.  Eckart,  Mrs.  Henry  Gibbons,  Jr., 
Mrs.  Willard  B.  Harrington,  Mr.  Willard  B.  Harrington,  Mrs.  A.  S. 
Hubbard,  Mrs.  J.  R.  Loosley,  Mrs.  I.  Lowenberg,  Mr.  A.  Mack,  Mr.  C.  L.  P. 
Marais,  Mrs.  II.  Martinez,  Mrs.  E.  W.  McKinstry,  Mr.  John  F.  Merrill,  Mrs. 


Sati   Francisco   Report.  109 

\V.  II.  Mills,  Mrs.  F.  G.  Sjuiborn,  Mrs   Louis  Sloss,  Mrs.  W.   K.  Smedberg, 
Mr.  Frank  J.  Sy  mines,  Dr.  Voorsanger,  Mrs.  Louis  Weinmann. 

THE  PRESIDENT'S  REPORT. 

At  the  annual  meeting  on  October  1,  1898,  was  presented  the  first 
report  of  the  president,  as  follows:— 

LADIES  AND  GENTLEMEN:  "Governor  I>udd  presents  his  compliments 
and  asks  that  you  join  a  few  interested  friends  at  the  California  Hotel  on 
the  morning  of  April  25th  to  organize  the  work  of  the  Red  Cross  and 
Sanitary  Commission  in  our  city." 

This  message,  flashed  over  a  few  telephone  wires,  was  the  first  call  of 
the  Red  Cross  Society.  A  meeting  was  held  on  the  appointed  date,  and 
Mrs.  W.  B.  Harrington  was  elected  president. 

At  the  next  meeting,  when  Surgeon-General  Hopkins  arose  and 
modestly  asked  that  if  possible  we  should  raise  the  sum  of  $10,000  to 
properly  equip  the  National  Guard,  which,  as  the  First  California  Volun 
teers,  was  to  be  sent  to  Manila,  we  held  our  breath  at  the  magnitude  of  his 
demand.  Little  did  we  think  in  those  early  days  that  we  were  laying  the 
foundation  for  a  society  that  should  fill  the  minds  and  hearts  of  large 
numbers  of  the  men  and  women  of  San  Francisco  during  the  whole 
summer.  No  greater  work  has  been  done  on  our  western  shore  since  the 
days  of  the  Sanitary  Commission  of  the  Civil  War.  The  Red  Cross  swept 
over  the  state  like  a  mighty  avalanche,  rapidly  gathering  to  itself  money, 
workers,  and  materials,  and  those  objectors  who  thought  the  government 
was  quite  equal  to  the  emergency  of  the  time  and  needed  no  Red  Cross 
Society,  soon  found  that  they  must  either  be  carried  along  by  its  irresistible 
force  or  be  overwhelmed  entirely. 

After  the  foundation  of  the  State  Association  the  San  Francisco 
Society  was  reorganized,  on  May  25th,  and  the  present  board  of  officers 
elected. 

In  a  month's  time  over  three  hundred  men  and  women  were  engaged 
in  active  work  under  the  Red  Cross  banner  in  San  Francisco  alone. 

Though  in  the  beginning  we  deplored  our  ignorance  of  Red  Cross 
methods,  knowing  only  that  the  Red  Cross  must  work  along  military  lines, 
it  has  perhaps  been  an  advantage  that  nothing  has  been  cut  and  dried. 
Our  work  has  been  adapted  to  our  own  conditions;  committees  have  fallen 
into  line  with  every  want  expressed,  and  I  believe  every  emergency  has 
been  met  in  some  degree. 

Ten  thousand  members  are  entitled  to  wear  the  Red  Cross  badge  of 
membership. 

Work  was  kept  up  at  fever  heat  until  about  a  month  ago.  The 
changed  conditions  at  the  camps  have  relieved  the  Red  Cross  of  many  lines 
of  work.  The  efficiency  of  committees  has  been  shown  by  their  power  of 
adapting  themselves  to  the  change.  It  is  sometimes  harder  to  let  go  wisely 
and  discreetly  than  to  take  up  enthusiastically. 


110  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

The  transporting  of  troops  to  Manila,  the  moving  of  all  the  men  to  the 
Presidio,  where  better  military  discipline  can  be  enforced,  the  great 
improvement  in  the  division,  now  the  general  hospital,  under  Major 
Mathews,  which  has  had  its  effect  upon  the  regimental  hospitals,  all  have 
led  to  a  great  diminution  of  the  demand  for  supplies. 

Although  our  work  as  a  local  society  has  materially  decreased  in  these 
latter  times,  every  day  makes  us  feel  more  strongly  our  duties  as  an 
auxiliary  society  to  the  State  Association.  If  we  are  to  have  any  part  in 
the  great  work  of  caring  for  the  sick  at  Manila,  it  must  be  done  through 
our  state  connection.  The  true  Red  Cross  spirit  would  bid  us  to  hold  up 
the  hands  of  the  state  in  all  her  undertakings.  The  Convalescent  Home, 
also  a  state  work,  needs  our  help  in  its  support.  The  work  is  one. 

Judge  Sheldon,  sent  to  us  as  delegate  from  the  National  Association, 
earnestly  advocated  permanent  organization  of  the  Red  Cross  in  California, 
bringing  to  our  minds  the  vast  importance  of  Red  Cross  work  not  only  in 
times  of  war,  but  in  case  of  famine,  pestilence,  or  other  national  calamity. 
Acting  upon  his  advice,  we  enter  to-day  upon  our  permanent  organization 
in  accordance  with  the  constitution  adopted  the  llth  of  June. 

Encouragement  from  the  highest  officers  in  command,  from  colonels  of 
regiments  and  from  privates  in  line,  has  much  cheered  and  helped  us  in 
our  work.  As  an  expression  of  the  appreciation  of  the  kindness  shown  the 
Tnited  States  Volunteer  Signal  Corps,  Captain  Russell's  company  presented 
the  society  with  a  beautiful  silver  cup,  handsomely  engraved  with  the 
insignia  of  the  corps. 

Letters  have  been  received  by  our  society  from  all  over  the  land 
asking  the  help  of  the  Red  Cross  to  find  some  loved  son  or  brother.  Sad 
indeed  have  been  many  letters  and  messages  we  have  had  to  send  the 
heart-broken  mothers  and  fathers,  whose  benedictions  alone  should  keep  us 
from  faltering. 

We  have  had  no  sluggards;  no  complaint  of  too  much  work  has  ever 
been  heard.  The  pathetic  appeal,  "What  can  I  do?"  from  those  eager  for 
more  work,  and  impatient  of  each  idle  moment,  has  rather  taxed  the  sym 
pathy  of  every  officer.  It  is  sometimes  hard  to  convince  such  that  truly 
"  they  also  serve  who  only  stand  and  wait,"  and  a  great  deal  of  waiting 
has  been  a  necessary  part  of  the  serving. 

In  spite  of  dire  predictions  we  are  glad  to  say  that  no  serious  illness 
has  come  to  any  of  the  workers  on  account  of  the  severe  strain  of  the 
summer's  work.  The  same  good-fellowship  prevails  now  as  in  the  first 
enthusiastic  days. 

To  serve  a  great  common  cause  is  productive  of  the  finest  human  sym 
pathy,  and  every  man  and  woman  who  has  been  engaged  with  us  is  to-day 
the  better  for  having  been  taken  out  of  petty  cares  and  small  ambitions  and 
led  into  the  unselfish  service  of  humanity.  We  have  broadened  out  with 
full  hearts  and  high  hopes,  and  we  can  not  but  realize  the  greatness  of  our 
inheritance,  the  glory  of  its  possibilities. 


Ill 

Personally,  let  me  say  that  1  have  enjoyed  the  mighty  rush  of  this 
glorious  humane  work;  the  labor  has  been  a  work  of  love;  the  burdens 
imposed  have  set  lightly,  for  the  loving-kindness  and  many  courtesies  shown 
me  on  every  side.  The  executive  committee  and  the  army  of  faithful, 
enthusiastic  workers,  too  numerous  to  even  call  by  name,  have  done  every 
thing  to  sustain  me.  To  these  co-workers,  and  the  great  warm-hearted 
public  which  has  responded  so  quickly  and  nobly  to  every  call,  and  to  my 
predecessor  in  office,  who  has  ever  been  ready  with  wise  counsel  and 
friendly  word  to  aid  me  in  every  possible  manner,  my  warmest  thanks  are 
due. 

I  shall  always  retain  a  most  kindly  remembrance  of  the  associations  of 
this  eventful  year. 

We  have  doubtless  made  mistakes,  but  we  have  done  what  we  could, 
and,  asking  the  indulgence  of  our  critics  for  our  shortcomings,  we 
would  remind  them  that  a  great  writer  has  said,  "The  human  race  is 
divided  into  two  classes, — those  who  go  ahead  and  do  something,  and  those 
who  sit  and  inquire,  Why  wasn't  it  done  the  other  way?" 

MARY  8.  MERRILL, 

President. 


.1//-X.      H'///.     /.'.     Krfatrf, 
Recording  Secretary. 

THK  SECRETARY'S  REPORT. 

Mrs.    W.    R.    Kckart,    recording   secretary,   reported    at   this  meeting, 
October  1,  1898,  as  follows:— 

MADAM  PRESIDENT  AND  MEMHKRS:  The  jjovernment  of  the  Red  Cross 


112  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

Society  of  San  Francisco  is  vested  in  an  executive  committee,  elected  May  2. 
This  committee  lias  been  increased  from  time  to  time  until  it  numbers 
about  forty.  Thirty-one  meetings  have  been  held,  all  well  attended,  and 
much  interest  has  been  manifested.  Committees  have  multiplied  as  the 
work  developed,  until  there  are  now  twenty-one.  A  brief  summary  of  the 
reports  of  these  committees  will  give  an  idea  of  the  work  accomplished  from 
April  25  up  to  the  present  time. 

HOSPITAL    WORK. 

Witli  the  promptness  and  ready  adjustment  of  means  to  ends  character 
istic  of  the  Red  Cross  work,  the  Hospital  Visiting  Committee  was  organized 
about  the  middle  of  May. 

Three  efficient  and  devoted  women  have  served  in  turn  as  chairman, 
Mrs.  Willard  B.  Harrington,  Mrs.  Henry  Gibbons,  Jr.,  and  Mrs.  J.  W.  Elder. 


Diet  Tent,  Presidio. 

The  division  hospital  not  being  established,  sick  men  were  found 
lying  upon  the  ground  and  suffering  great  hardships.  The  committee 
applied  to  the  local  hospitals  for  help,  which  was  readily  given,  and  their 
doors  were  opened  to  receive  sick  soldiers  sent  by  the  society.  The  great 
generosity  displayed,  especially  by  the  French  Hospital,  St.  Luke's,  and  the 
Children's  Hospital,  has  been  so  often  dwelt  upon  that  only  a  passing  word 
of  appreciation  is  here  necessary.  The  record  of  twelve  hundred  days'  free 
treatment  at  the  French  Hospital,  and  four  hundred  and  forty-one  at  St. 
Luke's,  speaks  for  itself.  Other  hospitals  assisting  are  Mt.  Zion's,  St.  Mary's, 
the  Waldeck,  the  German  Hospital,  and  Dr.  Lane's  Hospital.  The  order 
received  in  August,  empowering  the  surgeons  to  expend  sixty  cents  per  day, 
per  capita,  upon  the  sick  for  suitable  food,  has  relieved  the  Red  Cross  in 
this  regard. 

The  order  to  remove  all  the  sick  in  tents  to  the  division  hospital  took 
from  the  Red  Cross  tent  its  appointed  work,  but  instead  of  resting  on  their 
oars,  the  committee  proceeded  to  do  what  they  could  to  prevent  illness  by 


San    Francisco    Report.  113 

serving  well-cooked  meals  to  men  too  ill  for  regular  rations,  but  not  ill 
enough  for  the  hospital.  The  tent  was  rechristened  the  Diet  Tent,  and 
placed  in  charge  of  Mrs.  Geo.  H.  Buckingham.  From  one  hundred  to  one 
hundred  fifty  meals  were  served  daily.  Gruel  and  broths  were  carried  in 
some  instances  to  the  tents,  upon  suggestion  of  the  surgeons  of  the  neigh 
boring  regiments,  and  between  meals  the  tent  was  used  as  a  resting-place 
for  soldiers,  books  and  papers  being  provided  for  their  entertainment. 

On  May  17  another  important  branch  of  the  work  was  organized,  the 
ferry  hospitality  committee.  In  all  sixty-seven  thousand  three  hundred 
fifteen  soldiers  have  received  refreshment  at  the  hands  of  this  committee 
during  its  four  months'  work.  The  great  uncertainty  attending  the  move 
ments  of  troops  has  made  the  work  most  difficult  to  manage,  but  order  has 
prevailed.  Helpers  have  been  numerous,  and,  in  spite  of  difficulties,  it  has 
been  the  most  popular  of  all  the  committees. 

The  supply  depot  at  16  Post  Street  was  opened  May  13,  under  the 
efficient  management  of  Mrs.  Theodore  E  Smith.  For  three  months  it 
was  the  busiest  spot  to  be  found  where  Red  Cross  work  was  done. 

Within  the  last  month  many  changes  have  taken  place.  The  sewing 
committee,  having  turned  over  to  Major  Long,  in  all,  sixty-three  thousand 
bandages  and  twenty-seven  thousand  miscellaneous  garments,  considered 
their  work  finished  and  returned  to  their  homes,  but  this  week  the  busv 
fingers  are  again  at  work  making  more  bandages  to  supply  the  demand  for 
seven  thousand  five  hundred  required  to  supply  the  regiments  recentlv 
ordered  to  Manila. 

The  new  regulations  of  the  government  have  simplified  the  work  of 
sending  supplies  to  the  camps.  "Sixteen  Post  Street "  is  still  a  haven  of 
rest  for  the  men  going  off  on  furloughs  or  discharged  soldiers  whose  papers 
are  not  just  right  and  have  to  be  straightened  out  before  they  can  get  off. 
Here  they  sit  and  doze  until  train  time,  casting  all  their  burdens  on  the 
Red  Cross,  secure  in  the  thought  that  everything  will  be  made  right  in 
time  for  them  to  go.  Well -filled  lunch  baskets  are  given  them  for  the 
journey,  with  books  and  stationery,  etc.  Those  too  ill  or  too  hopelessly 
dull  to  take  care  of  themselves  and  their  precious  papers  are  personally 
conducted  to  the  ferry  by  Miss  Elliott,  of  the  hospitality  committee,  and 
put  on  board  the  boat,  their  grateful  hearts  invariably  calling  down  bless 
ings  on  the  Red  Cross  ladies. 

OTHER    COMMITTEES. 

Mrs.  Sanborn,  chairman  of  the  committee  on  discharged  soldiers, 
says  it  has  been  the  duty  of  this  committee  to  investigate  the  cases  of  all 
discharged  soldiers  applying  to  the  society  for  assistance,  and  to  render 
help  in  all  worthy  cases,  to  assist  in  obtaining  transportation  for  all  honor 
ably-discharged  soldiers,  and  to  see  that  sick  men  who  are  being  returned 
to  their  homes  either  upon  a  furlough  or  discharge  are  provided  with 
8 


114  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

comforts  for  their  journey.  Before  the  order  arrived  from  Washington  for 
the  government  to  pay  transportation  for  all  honorably-discharged  soldiers, 
the  State  and  City  Red  Cross  Societies  paid  all  expenses  and  sent  eight 
men  to  their  homes.  Through  this  committee  in  all  we  have  aided  about 
fifty  men  in  various  ways. 

The  committee  on  identification  medals,  consisting  of  Mrs.  Henry 
Martinez  and  Mrs.  Robert  Oxnard,  reports  that  its  work  is  finished.  All 
the  troops  have  been  supplied  with  the  medals  and  also  the  Red  Cross 
nurses.  The  general  use  of  this  medal  is  new  to  our  country,  and  we  are 
glad  that  California  has  been  able  to  introduce  it  in  this  present  war. 

Another  committee  for  the  direct  benefit  of  the  soldier  is  the  fern- 
postal  committee,  inaugurated  and  carried  out  by  the  indefatigable  chair 
man,  Miss  Burke.  All  that  the  soldier  is  asked  to  do  is  to  write.  Twenty- 
eight  thousand  nine  hundred  cards  have  been  distributed,  and  five 
hundred  letters  stamped,  and  to  the  further  glory  of  Miss  Burke  be  it 
said  the  charge  on  the  Red  Cross  has  been  but  $10,  all  the  rest  of  the 
money  having  been  raised  by  contribution. 

To  the  ambulance  committee,  with  Miss  Ashe,  and  afterwards  Mrs 
Breyfogle,  as  chairman,  was  intrusted  the  care  of  furnishing  an  ambulance 


.!//•«.     A.     W.     Coi'invfil 
Executive  Committee. 


for  the  transportation  of  soldiers  arriving  sick  at  the  water  front.  Mr. 
Duncombe  has  given  the  use  of  his  ambulance  most  generously  for  this 
work.  The  ambulance  furnished  by  the  Willing  Circle  of  the  King's 
Daughters  went  with  the  first  California  men  to  Manila. 


Na//    Francisco    Report.  115 

Mrs.  Arthur  \V.  (Wnwall,  who  has  looked  after  the  contort  of  conva 
lescent  men  who  have  gone  across  the  bay  to  a  milder  climate,  reports  that 
in  August  Mrs.  Belden,  representing  Ross  Valley  Red  Cross,  placed  at  the 
disposal  of  the  San  Francisco  Society  a  home  for  convalescing  soldiers, 


Mr*.    W.  R.  Smedberg, 

Vice-President,  and  Chairman  Purchasing  Committee. 

four  to  be  accommodated  at  one  time.  Nine  men  have  been  cared  for  up 
to  the  present  time,  and  all  expenses  incurred  have  been  borne  by  the 
Ross  Valley  Society,  excepting  the  traveling  expenses,  which  were  paid  by 
this  society. 

The  routine  and  clerical  work  of  the  society  is  done  at  the  head 
quarters  generously  provided  by  Mr.  Claus  Spreckels  in  the  Glaus  Spreckels 
Building.  Secretaries  and  attendant  committees  are  found  here  most  of 
the  day. 

It  was  found  necessary,  in  view  of  the  innumerable  questions  pro- 
pojiinded  by  visitors,  to  establish  an  Information  Bureau.  Mrs.  A.  P. 
Redding,  and  afterwards  Mrs.  Geo.  G.  Garr,  have  graciously  attended  to  this 
department. 

The  press  committee,  Miss  Anne  Bryce,  chairman,  have  endeavored  to- 
supply  the  newspapers  with  such  items  as  would  serve  to  set  forth  the  good 
work  of  the  society,  hoping  to  draw  towards  us  the  confidence  and  the 
dollars  of  our  good  San  Francisco  public. 

The  badge  committee,  with  Mrs.  L.  L.  Dunbar,  afterwards  Mrs.  E.  G. 
Wright,  and  lastly  Mrs.  J.  R.  Loosley,  as  chairman,  have  struggled  with 
great  patience  to  provide  over  ten  thousand  members  with  badge  pins. 


116  Pacific   Coast  Had   Cross 

All  the  purchasing  done  by  the  society  has  been  done  by  Mrs.  W.  R. 
Smedberg,  chairman  and  committee  all  in  one.  Drugs  and  food  supplies, 
clothing,  and  furniture,  almost  everything  that  a  man  can  wear  and  eat 
and  use  in  cam}),  it  has  been  her  work  to  supply. 

The  work  of  the  committee  on  stores  is  to  keep  informed  of  the  stock 
on  hand  at  the  supply  depot,  and  to  report  to  the  executive  committee. 
Mrs.  F.  J.  Svmmes  mid  Mrs  Hubbard  have  attended  to  this  work,  Mrs. 


Symmes  in  addition  having  inaugurated  a  system  of  requisitions  by 
which  the  outgo  from  the  society  may  be  easily  traced. 

Printing  and  auditing  committees  have  been  in  charge  of  Mr.  John 
F.  Merrill.  Mr.  A.  Mack,  as  chairman  of  by-laws,  presented  us  with  a  con 
stitution,  which  was  readily  accepted  on  June  11. 

The  rest  of  the  committees  are  the  feeders  of  the  fund.  The  enter 
tainment  committee,  Mrs.  Edna  Snell  Poulson,  chairman,  reports  as 
total  receipts  $12,007.80,  and  adds:  "It  will  be  noticed  that  a  large  item 
in  the  above  generous  total  is  credited  to  entertainments  given  by  chil 
dren.  The  little  folks  have  been  earnest  and  willing  workers.  Shall  we 
ever  forget  certain  beautiful  mornings  when  executive  routine  was  broken 
in  upon  by  bustling  troops  of  small  girls  and  boys  bearing  in  their  dim 
pled  hands  rolls  of  nickels  and  dimes,  which  they  proudly  assured  us  had 
been  earned 'all  by  ourselves.'  The  blessed  children!'' 


Lit 


Mrs.  Louis  Sloss,  chairman,  worked  valiantly  to  overlook  no  one  in 
invitations  to  contribute.  Clubs  were  stormed  with  good  success  by  Miss 
Beaver,  and  the  committee  on  schools,  Miss  Blanchard,  and  afterward  Miss 
Stincen  as  chairman,  has  made  a  record  to  be  proud  of.  Miss  Stincen  says 
with  truth  that  in  no  other  state  have  the  children  taken  so  active  an 
interest  and  given  so  generously  as  in  California,  in  all  §4,904.06  was  con 
tributed  by  them  up  to  October  30. 

Lastly  the  finance  committee,  Mrs.  W.  P.  Morgan,  chairman.  Mrs. 
Morgan  has  ke,pt  an  excellent  set  of  books  and  prepared  the  reports 
monthly. 

In  addition  to  the  work  done  through  various  committees,  the  execu 
tive  committee  has  directly  aided  the  good  cause  in  many  ways.  Sums  of 
money  have  been  given  all  the  California  regiments  for  use  in  Manila. 
The  1st  California  Volunteers  received,  before  leaving  for  Manila,  $2,750 
in  hospital  and  medical  supplies,  and  $1,500  was  sent  to  them  through 
Colonel  Smith,  at  Manila,  for  an  emergency  fund.  To  the  Heavy  Artillery 
$500  was  given  in  June.  The  7th  California  Regiment  received  $1,000 
for  a  regimental  purse,  which  we  yet  hope  may  be  useful  to  them  in  Manila. 
To  the  state  society  the  sum  of  §10,000  has  been  given  for  equipment  of 
hospital  at  Manila,  and,  besides,  the  executive  committee  has  put  a  cook  in 
the  division  hospital.  The  work  in  all  departments  has  been  greatly 
facilitated  by  telephone  service  gratuitously  provided  through  the  courtesy 
of  the  Pacific  Telephone  and  Telegraph  Company. 

T  wish  to  thank  the  president  and  members  of  the  executive  com 
mittee  for  their  kind  forbearance  with  me  in  my  somewhat  trying  position, 
and  for  the  many  words  of  encouragement  I  have  received  from  them. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

Mus.   \V.  R.  ECKART,  Secretary. 


Gnrernini'nt    7T>///   "McDowell.'1' 


118  Pacific  Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

THE    SECOND    ANNfAL    MEETING. 

At  the  second  annual  meeting,  October  7,  1899,  the  following  officers 
were  elected:  President,  Mrs.  John  F.  Merrill;  first  vice-president,  Miss 
Anna  Beaver:  second  vice-president,  Mrs.  F.  G.  Sanborn;  third  vice- 
president,  Mrs.  I.  Lowenberg;  fourth  vice-president,  Mrs.  George  H. 
Buckingham ;  treasurer,  \V.  P>.  Harrington;  recording  secretary,  Mrs. 
Edwin  Breyfogle;  corresponding  secretary,  Mrs.  Charles  AY.  Slack. 

Executive  board:  Mrs.  John  F.  Men-ill,  Mrs.  Willard  B.  Harrington, 
Miss  Anna  W.  Beaver,  Mrs.  L.  L.  Dunbar,  Mrs.  I.  Lowenberg.  Mrs.  C.  \V. 
Slack,  Mrs.  James  Elder,  Mrs.  Arthur  Cornwall,  Mrs.  Wendell  Easton,  Mrs. 
A.  S.  Hubbard,  Mrs.  W.  H.  Mills,  Mrs.  Henry  Martinez,  Mrs.  J.  G.  Clark. 
Mrs.  H.  B.  Freeman,  Mrs.  Louis  Sloss,  Mrs.  \V.  K.  Smedberg,  Miss  Carrie 
Gwin,  Mrs.  Agnes  \V.  Flint,  Mrs.  Geo.  H.  Buckingham,  Mrs.  Robert 
Mackenzie,  Mrs.  Edwin  S.  Breyfogle,  Mrs.  \V.  P.  Shaw,  Mrs.  J.  F.  Loosley, 
and  Mrs.  F.  G.  Sanborn. 


Co/one/  C/nis.    /,'.    <V/vv/,/m/', 

Assistant  Surgeon  Gcrn'ral  V.  S.  Army. 

PRESIDENT'S  SECOND  ANNUAL  KETOKT. 

Since  our  organization,  seventeen  months  ago,  our  society  has  passed 
through  many  changes  in  its  work;  but,  in  spite  of  changes,  we  can  not  but 
believe  that  time  has  brought  a  concentration  of  effort  and  an  element  of 
permanence  that  will  grow  stronger  as  the  years  go  on.  The  conviction  of 
the  stability  of  the  society  ami  the  importance  of  its  work  has  been  deep- 


San   Francisco   Report.  119 

ened  by  the  ever-growing  appreciation  of  its  activities  that  has  been 
expressed  not  only  by  the  public  at  large,  but  by  the  government  authorities, 
whose  good-will  we  have  endeavored  so  strenuously  to  obtain. 

Colonel  Greenleaf,  medical  inspector,  has  done  us  the  honor  of  asking 
for  a  conference  with  our  board,  and  has  given  us  some  valuable  sugges 
tions.  Colonel  Girard  volunteers  his  aid  in  cooperating  with  us  in  any  way 
which  will  further  the  relief  of  soldiers  discharged  from  the  hospital. 

The  change  of  headquarters  from  the  state  office  to  Union-Square  tent, 
at  the  request  of  the  citizens'  committee,  has  been  of  advantage  to  us  in 
providing  a  sunny  and  comfortable  place  for  the  many  men  who  come  to 
our  committee  to  be  sent  to  their  homes.  Employment  has  been  found  for 
some,  and  the  men  have  much  enjoyed  the  comforts  provided  by  the  tent. 

With  an  aching  sorrow  comes  the  thought  that  our  most  deeply-loved 
friend  and  worker  in  the  society,  Mrs.  Henry  Gibbons,  will  meet  with  us  no 
more — she  who  so  loved  and  gloried  in  the  Red  Cross  work.  She  served 
faithfully  through  the  rush  of  the  great  work  of  1898.  Idolized  by  her 
family,  respected  and  loved  by  all  who  knew  her,  her  loss  will  be  ever 
unceasingly  felt  where  work  is  to  be  done  and  loving  and  faithful  workers 
sought. 

We  mourn  also  the  loss  of  a  brave  man  and  friend  of  the  Red  Cross, 
Colonel  John  D.  Miiey,  who  died  in  Manila,  while  serving  the  country  he 
loved  so  well.  Our  society  gave  Colonel  Mi  ley  the  first  hundred  dollars 
toward  starting  a  library  for  the  soldiers  in  the  Philippines.  It  was  his 
earnest  wish  to  raise  five  thousand  dollars  for  this  work.  Can  we  not  make 
this  library  a  monument  to  him  who  gave  his  life  for  his  country  ? 

The  lesson  of  our  common  ties  and  duties  needs  constant  repetition  and 
bears  emphasizing  to-day.  The  mantle  of  responsibility  has  fallen  upon  us. 
Shall  we  wear  it?  To  be  helpful  is  a  great  privilege,  and  are  we  not  blessed 
of  women,  that  we  may  stand  with  arms  outstretched  to  help  brave  boys, 
urging  them  to  look  forward,  not  backward,  to  trust  the  future,  and  not 
forget  the  duties  of  the  present?  Hugo  has  said,  "Influence  is  the  greatest 
of  all  human  gifts,"  and  surely  this  is  our  time  to  exert  the  strength  that  is 
in  us  for  the  help  of  those  who  need  it  so  sorely.  If,  as  individuals,  we  can 
learn  as  well  as  teach  something  of  the  joys  of  service  and  the  beauty  of 
sacrifice,  we  shall  make  our  lives  full,  and,  though  the  world  should  pass  us 
by,  we  shall  be  rich  in  memories  and  associations  in  the  joy  of  living, 
and  in  hope  for  the  future.  With  our  motto,  "  Neutrality,  Humanity,"  our 
formula,  "Lend  a  hand,"  the  true  spirit  of  the  Red  Cross  principles  may 
stand  as  an  epitome  of  the  new  chivalry  of  the  twentieth  century. 

To  our  friends,  the  Regular  Army  officials— General  Sh after,  Colonel 
Long,  Colonel  Freeman,  Major  Thompson, Colonel  Forwood,  Colonel  Girard, 
and  his  assistants — we  give  our  heartfelt  thanks  for  the  assistance  rendered. 
To  the  "California  Red  Cross,"  the  parent  organization  under  whose  care 


120 


Pacific   Coast  Red  Cross  Society. 


we  have  developed,  and  whose  encouragement  has  stimulated  us  to  ever- 
increasing  usefulness  as  a  society,  we  are  most  grateful. 

To  the  Associated  Charities  and  their  representative,  Mrs.  Flint,  a 
special  word  is  due  for  personal  interest,  systematic  work,  and  honest  inves 
tigation.  \Ve  renew  our  thanks  to  this  well-ordered  society  for  their 
helpfulness  and  intelligent  service  so  cordially  rendered. 

We  are  grateful  to  the  press  of  our  city  for  hearty  cooperation  on  every 
occasion,  and  valuable  space  in  their  journals. 


Gf-n.    W.    R.  S/iafter, 
Member  Advisory  Board. 

To  my  officers  and  splendid  hoard  of  workers;  to  our  honored  treas 
urer.  Mr.  Harrington,  whose  services  have  been  untiring;  to  my  esteemed 
vice-president,  Miss  Beaver,  under  whose  fostering  care  the  society  was  so 
capably  managed  during  my  long  absence,  I  must  acknowledge  a  debt  of 
gratitude  for  constant,  devoted,  and  efficient  service.  They  have  upheld 
my  hands  and  made  it  possible  for  the  work  of  this  society  to  be  known  all 
over  our  glorious  land.  To  them  and  to  the  host  of  members  who  wear  the 
badge  of  membership  my  warmest  thanks  are  due. 


Francisco    Report.  121 

It  is  with  deep  regret  we  learn  that  our  honored  member.  Mrs.  \V.  K. 
Eckart,  can  not  be  induced  to  continue  the  office  of  secretary  during  the 
coming  year.  She  has  given  of  Iwrsdf,  faithfully  and  constantly,  and 
through  the  rush  of  the  early  part  of  our  work,  when  meetings  were  held 
weekly,  sometimes  daily,  and  everything  was,  of  necessity,  hurriedly  done, 
her  clear  and  concise  statements  of  facts  were  always  to  be  relied  upon.  In 
addition  to  her  laborious  work  of  secretary  during  the  summer  of  1898,  she 
was  found  in  her  office  daily  keeping  accounts,  interviewing  a  constant 
stream  of  anxious  inquirers,  and,  in  fact,  keeping  all  the  threads  of  our 
society  together. 

To  our  corresponding  secretary,  Mrs.  De  Greayer,  who  worked  early 
and  late  during  the  beginning  of  this  unique  and  fascinating  work,  we  also 
render  our  gratitude  and  praise. 

In  closing,  let  me  strike  the  key-note  for  our  new  year's  work:  Let 
"Patience  and  Faithfulness"  be  our  watchword,  and  our  formula  still  be, 
"Lend  a  hand." 

Respectfully  submitted, 

MARY  8  MERRILL. 

SECRETARY'S  SECOND  ANNUAL  REPORT. 

MADAM  PRESIDENT  AND  MEMBERS:  It  is  with  much  pleasure  that  your 
secretary  submits  to  you  a  resume  of  the  work  accomplished  by  the  Red 
( Voss  Society  of  San  Francisco  during  the  past  twelve  months. 

Immediately  after  the  annual  meeting  the  president  left  for  the  east 
to  take  a  much-needed  rest,  and  was  absent  between  three  and  four  months. 
During  this  period  the  first  vice-president,  Miss  Beaver,  was  acting  presi 
dent.  The  remaining  vice-presidents  shared  with  her  the  onerous  duties 
of  the  office,  and  ably  assisted  her  in  carrying  on  the  work  in  the  different 
departments. 

Toward  the  close  of  1898,  with  the  departure  of  the  last  transport,  it 
became  apparent  that  it  was  no  longer  advisable  to  keep  open  the  supply 
depot  at  No.  H>  Post  Street,  which  for  so  many  months  had  been  the  scene 
of  such  great  activity,  under  the  very  efficient  management  of  Mrs.  Theo.  E. 
Smith.  On  November  o  this  department  was  closed.  Whatever  supplies 
were  left  over  were,  through  the  courtesy  of  the  state  society,  stored  in  the 
room  very  kindly  provided  for  use  of  the  Red  Cross  Society  by  Messrs. 
Walconi  and  Hoppe,  at  No.  404  Sutter  Street.  The  last  week  at  No.  10  Post 
Street  was  a  busy  one.  Six  hundred  Christmas  packages  were  received, 
packed,  and  forwarded  to  Manila. 

Up  to  the  time  the  work  in  the  supply  department  ceased,  10,888 
comfort-bags  had  been  made  and  distributed,  1,(>6<>  letters  written,  305 
lunch-baskets  filled,  22,098  "Tommy  Atkins"  distributed,  besides  countless 
numbers  of  books  and  papers.  Added  to  this,  73,701  bandages  of  different 
descriptions  were  provided  for  use  of  regiments  leaving  for  Manila. 


122 


Pacific   Coast  Red  Cross  Society. 


Since  work  stopped  at  the  supply  depot,  the  making  and  distribution 
of  comfort-bags  has  still  gone  on,  five  thousand  one  hundred  forty-six 
having  been  given  out  since.  Of  this  number  three  thousand  seven  hun- 


3//-.S-.   Josephine  d? 
Corresponding  Secretary. 

dred  thirty  were  made  and  filled  with  necessary  articles  to  make  them 
complete,  by  this  society.  The  remaining  one  thousand  four  hundred 
sixteen  came  to  us  from  auxiliary  societies,  and  were  filled  by  us. 


.0.3 


J    r,ti>  «f  ('off'fc  at  F<-r rii  Rfl  fVo.v.s-  Room. 

Another  important  branch  of  the  work,  which  was  closed  late  in  the 
autumn,  was  the  ferry  Red  Cross  room,  in  charge  of  Mrs.  I.  Lowenberg, 
chairman  of  the  hospitality  committee,  aided  by  an  able  corps  of  willing- 
assistants.  Mrs.  Lowenberg's  final  report  shows  that  eighty-one  thousand 


San   Francisco   Report.  1^3 

four  Inn ul red  twenty-nine  soldiers  were  entertained  and  provided  with 
lunches  by  her  committee. 

The  diet  tent,  which  was  established  just  before  the  last  annual 
meeting,  remained  open  until  the  middle  of  November.  During  its  exist 
ence  three  thousand  four  hundred  six  meals  were  served  to  men  too  ill  to 
eat  the  rations  provided  by  the  government,  and  not  ill  enough  to  be  in 
the  hospital. 

The  closing  of  the  diet  tent  was  immediately  followed  by  the  opening 
of  the  Red  Cross  reading-room  in  the  division  hospital.  Major  Ebert, 
then  in  charge,  placed  a  large  room  in  that  building  at  the  disposal  of  the 


.U/-.S.  A.  ir.  ,sv-o//, 

Ho3pital  Visitor.  :ind  Manager  Red  Cross  Reading-Tent. 

society.  It  was  fitted  up  and  supplied  with  books,  newspapers,  magazines, 
games,  and  a  piano,  and  became  at  once  a  favorite  resort  of  the  soldiers. 
Mrs.  A.  AV.  Scott,  assisted  by  Mrs.  J.  W.  Elder  and  Miss  Cecelia  Burke,  was 
placed  in  charge. 

Toward  the  close  of  April,  Mrs.  Scott  was  notified  by  Major  Mathews, 
who  had  succeeded  Major  Ebert,  that,  owing  to  the  need  of  more  space  in 
the  hospital  for  sick  men  returning  from  Manila,  it  would  be  necessary  for 
the  reading-room  to  be  vacated. 

The  Presidio  authorities  having  readily  granted  our  request  for  space, 
a  tent  was  erected  capable  of  accommodating  nearly  five  hundred  men,  and 
containing  three  hundred  fifty  chairs.  As  many  as  twenty  thousand  sheets 
of  paper  and  eight  thousand  envelopes  have  been  distributed  in  a  week, 


124  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

the  men  furnishing  their  own  postage.  In  addition  to  the  large  reading- 
tent,  we  have  a  writing-tent  in  the  casual  encampment  and  also  in  the 
engineers'  quarters,  which  are  supplied  with  writing  materials,  as  well  as 
every  ward  in  the  division  hospital. 

Mrs.  Scott  has  been  untiring  in  her  zeal  to  make  the  tent  a  veritable 
home  to  the  boys.  Chaplain  Macomber  has  lent  his  efforts  and  his  pres 
ence  to  the  work,  and  the  society  owes  him  a  debt  of  gratitude  for  his 
cooperation.  During  the  illness  of  Chaplain  Macomber,  Chaplain  Miller 
rendered  great  service  to  the  committee  in  charge. 

Miss  Burke,  the  postal  committee,  continued  the  distribution  of  postal- 
cards  up  to  the  first  of  February,  at  which  time  there  had  been  given  out 
forty-six  thousand  four  hundred  ninety-five  postals  and  twenty-two  gross 
of  pencils. 

The  executive  committee,  with  the  consent  of  the  surgeon  in  charge 
at  the  division  hospital,  decided  last  fall  to  employ  a  cook  at  that  place  to 
prepare  delicate  and  nourishing  food  for  the  invalids  confined  there. 
Many  of  the  men  no  doubt  owe  their  recovery  to  this  fact.  The  cook  was 
employed  for  six  months,  until  March,  at  an  expense  of  $<>0  a  month. 

Since  the  volunteers  began  to  return,  the  work  of  the  discharged 
soldiers  committee  has  assumed  such  proportions  that  it  entails  long  hours 
and  hard  work.  Mrs.  F.  G.  Sanborn,  chairman,  and  her  faithful  coworkers, 
Mrs.  Arthur  Cornwall,  Mrs.  John  Loosley,  and  Mrs.  W.  P.  Shaw,  assist  the 
discharged  men  in  securing  the  lowest  rates  of  transportation  over  the 
most  convenient  routes  to  their  homes,  and  see  that  they  are  provided  with 
means  of  subsistence  during  their  journey.  A  visit  to  Union-Square  tent 
at  any  hour  of  the  day  will  convince  one  of  the  magnitude  of  the  work 
being  done  by  this  committee. 

The  last  report  of  the  hospital  visiting  committee  was  rendered  on 
December  1,  1898,  by  Mrs.  Florence  Moore,  visitor  to  St.  Luke's,  and  shows 
that  during  the  six  months  ending  at  that  time,  forty  soldiers  were  cared 
for  at  that  place,  aggregating  eight  hundred  forty  days'  treatment. 

Since  the  opening  of  the  new  Mt.  Zion  Hospital,  a  bed  in  that  insti 
tution  has  been  placed  at  the  disposal  of  the  Rod  Cross  Society  free  of 
charge,  and  we  make  grateful  acknowledgment  of  same. 

Subscriptions  in  small  amounts  have  been  received  from  time  to  time 
during  the  year;  but  the  expenses  being  in  excess  of  the  receipts,  our 
treasury  is  fast  becoming  depleted.  The  very  generous  gift  of  $1,500  from 
the  Market  Street  Railway  Company,  which  came  to  us  so  opportunely  in 
August,  was  most  gratefully  received. 

The  Red  Cross  scrap-book,  arranged  by  Mrs.  A.  S.  Ilubbard,  is  replete 
with  interesting  items  clipped  from  the  newspapers,  dating  from  the  first 
movement  toward  the  organization  of  the  Red  Cross  Society  of  Sa.n  Fran 
cisco  up  to  the  present  time,  and  it  will  be  of  greater  interest  as  the  years 


San    Francisco    Report.  125 

roll  by.     We  are  indebted   to  Mrs.  Hubbard  for  her  painstaking  work   in 
this  connection. 

At  the  executive  meeting  of  August  4,  the  following  amendment  to  tile- 
constitution  was  passed  :— 

The  annual  dues  of  members  of  the  Red  Cross  Society  of  San  Fran 
cisco  shall  be  $1.00,  payable  the  first  Saturday  in  October. 

In  August,  1899,  the  citizens'  executive  committee  erected  a  tent  in 
Union  Square  for  the  reception  and  comfort  of  the  retiring  first  California 
volunteers.  At  the  earnest  solicitation  of  the  committee  the  Red  Cross  of 
San  Francisco  cooperated  with  them  and  took  upon  themselves  the  great 
work  of  relief  and  transportation  then  necessary,  the  citizens'  committee 
paying  the  bills.  At  this  date  the  work  is  still  going  on. 


Mnjnr   <>.   F.    L<»,;/> 
U.  S.  Army. 

The  society  is  under  obligations  to  the  citizens'  executive  committee 
for  many  courtesies,  not  the  least  of  which  was  the  erection  of  a  Red  Cross 
stand  at  Sansome  and  Market  Streets  for  use  of  officers  and  members  to 
witness  the  parade  on  the  occasion  of  the  return  of  California's  heroes 
from  active  service  in  the  Philippines. 

To  Mrs.  Hearst  we  owe  our  thanks  for  the  illuminated  Red  Cross 
placed  on  the  Examiner  Building  on  the  night  of  the  parade. 

To  the  Southern  Pacific  Company,  the  Santa  Fe  and  all  connecting- 
lines,  and  to  the  Oregon  Railway  and  Navigation  Company,  the  society  is 
deeply  indebted  for  special  rates  of  transportation  granted  for  discharged 
men. 


126  Pacific   Coast    Red   Cross   SociHij. 

Major  O.  F.  Long  very  kindly  placed  the  transport  City  of  Pacbla  at  the 
disposal  of  the  society  on  the  occasion  of  the  return  of  the  1st  California 
Regiment,  thus  making  it  possible  for  us  to  be  among  the  first  to  welcome 
them  home. 

Our  thanks  are  due  to  the  Pacific  Telephone  and  Telegraph  Company 
for  franks  to  the  amount  of  S25. 

To  Drs.  Regensberger,  Carolan,  Dorr,  Lorini,  and  Worth,  we  are  under 
very  great  obligations  for  the  care  of  sick  men  under  our  charge,  and  to 
the  Polyclinic  we  are  deeply  indebted  for  many  prescriptions  gratuitously 
filled. 

The  society  desires  to  thank  the  press  of  the  city  for  supplying  daily 
papers  for  the  reading-tent. 

To  all  the  willing  workers  who  have  in  any  measure  contributed  to  the 
success  of  the  past  year's  work  and  the  glorious  results  achieved,  we  are 
truly  grateful. 

I  v  es pec tf u  1 1  y  sub m  i  tted , 

MRS.  W.  R.  ECKART,  Secretary. 

San  Francisco,  October  7,  1899. 

THE    THIRD    ANNUAL    MEETING. 

The  third  annual  meeting  of  the  Red  Cross  Society  of  San  Francisco 
was  held  October  G,  1900,  at  Philomath  Hall.  The  following  officers 
were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year:  President,  Mrs.  John  F.  Merrill;  first 
vice-president,  Miss  Anna  Beaver;  second  vice-president,  Mrs.  I.  Lo  wen  berg; 
third  vice-president,  Mrs.  F.  G.  Sanborn;  fourth  vice-president,  Mrs.  Geo. 
Buckingham;  recording  secretary,  Mrs.  A.  Mack;  treasurer,  Willard  B. 
Harrington;  corresponding  secretary,  Mrs.  C.  W.  Slack. 

Executive  committee:— 

Mrs.  John  F.  Merrill,  Mrs.  W.  B.  Harrington,  Mr.  W.  B.  Harrington,  Mrs. 
C.  W.  Slack,  Mrs.  Louis  Sloss,  Mrs.  W.  R.  Smedberg,  Mrs.  Chas.  S.  Wheeler,. 
Mrs.  L.  Curran  Clark,  Mrs.  Geo.  II.  Buckingham,  Mrs.  Robert  Mackenzie, 
Mrs.  E.  S.  Breyfogle,  Mrs.  \V.  P.  Shaw,  Mrs.  J.  M.  de  Greayer,  Mrs.  Y.  G. 
Sanborn,  Mrs.  A.  \V.  Cornwall,  Mrs.  A.  Mack,  Mrs.  Louis  F.  Monteagle, 
Mrs.  W.  P.  Morgan,  Miss  A.  \V.  Beaver,  Mrs.  I.  Lowenberg,  Mrs.  J.  W. 
Elder,  Mrs.  T.  G.  Taylor,  Mrs.  A.  S.  Hubbard,  Mrs.  J.  G.  Clark,  Mrs.  L.  L. 
Dunbar,  Mrs.  Jerome  Madden,  Mrs.  Eli  Llewellyn. 

The  advisory  board: — 

Mr.  C.  L.  P.  Marais,  Colonel  Smedberg,  General  Shafter,  Mr.  John  F. 
Merrill,  Col.  W.  R,  Parnell,  Mr.  A.  Mack,  Mr.  F.  J.  Symmes,  Rabbi 
Voorsanger,  Mr.  W.  S.  McClure,  Mr.  F.  W.  Dohrmann,  Charles  Holbrook, 
Judge  Sloss,  Mr.  Samuel  Knight,  Mr.  Small. 

After  a  few  words  of  greeting  from  the  president,  the  secretary  made  her 
annual  report. 


San.    Francisco    lie  port.  127 

THIRD     ANNUAL     REPORT    OF    THE     SECRETARY    OF     THE     RED     TRUSS     SOCIETY 

OF    SAN    FRANCISCO. 

MADAM  PRESIDENT  AND  MEMBERS:  Our  society  lias  continued  in  its 
good  work  up  to  the  present  time,  and  thousands  of  men  have  been 
assisted  in  all  ways,  sent  to  all  parts  of  the  United  Slates,  given  work,  or 
whatever  necessity  demanded. 

At  the  last  annual  meeting  an  account  of  the  work  being  done  at  the 
time  in  the  tent  on  Union  Square  was  given.  Our  work  continued  there 
under  the  citizens'  executive  committee  until  November  17,  1899,  when 
we  returned  to  our  headquarters  in  the  Hearst  Building.  We  continued 
our  transportation  and  relief  work  until  June,  1900.  Since  that  time  the 
California  State  Red  Cross  has  carried  on  the  transportation  work,  our 
committee  on  transportation  doing  the  work  for  the  state  as  it  has  done  for 
the  city. 

At  the  meeting  held  October  20,  1899,  the  personnel  of  the  executive 
committee  was  changed  by  the  resignation  of  Mrs.  Breyfogle,  recording 
secretary.  Mrs.  John  R.  Loosley  was  elected  to  fill  the  vacancy.  On  the 
same  day  Mrs.  Buckingham  and  Mrs.  Sloss  were  added  to  the  auditing 
committee  and  Miss  Beaver  was  made  chairman  of  the  press  committee. 

During  the  year  the  executive  board  has  held  ten  regular  meetings  and 
three  special  meetings. 

The  president  was  called  east  the  first  of  the  year;  Miss  Beaver  was 
acting  president  during  her  absence. 

Thirty-five  letters  have  been  received  and  sixty-one  letters  have  been 
written  by  Mrs.  Slack,  corresponding  secretary.  We  are  sorry  to  sav  six 
of  these  have  been  letters  of  condolence. 

The  Red  Cross  reading  tent  at  the  Presidio  continued  its  work  under 
Mrs.  Scott  until  December,  after  the  departure  of  volunteers  for  Manila. 

TR  A  XSPORT  ATIOX. 

The  heaviest  part  of  the  work  has  been  shouldered  by  the  transporta 
tion  committee,  Mrs.  F.  G.  Sanborn,  Mrs.  A.  Cornwall,  and  Mrs.  J.  R. 
Loosley,  who  were  never  idle  after  the  volunteers  began  to  return  from 
Manila.  Mrs.  Sanborn  reports,  the  transportation  committee,  assisted  by 
all  the  railroad  companies  having  offices  here  in  San  Francisco,  and  by 
many  connecting  eastern  lines,  has  helped  to  their  homes  nearlv  six 
thousand  of  Uncle  Sam's  boys.  The  great  majority  of  these  have  been  no 
actual  expense  to  the  society. 

The  great  majority  of  cases  handled  by  the  transportation  committee 
may  be  generally  subdivided  as  follows:— 

First,  very  sick  men  with  little  or  no  chance  of  recovery,  having 
families  who,  though  poor,  could  care  for  them  if  the  poor  fellows  could 
reach  them.  In  most  instances,  it  was  a  matter  of  economy,  as  well  as  a 
deed  of  merev,  to  send  them  home. 


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Pacific   Coast   Red   Cross   Society. 


Second,  men  hi  feeble  health,  arriving  after  months  of  illness  in 
hospitals  in  the  Philippines,  and  who  had  been  obliged  to  spend  their  pay 
for  support  before  the  sailing  of  a  transport,  and  for  such  simple  food  on 
the  transport  as  it  was  possible  for  a  sick  man  to  eat. 

Third,  men  from  the  state  volunteer  regiments  preceding  and 
following  the  main  body.  These  were  all  sick  men,  and,  in  most  cases,  we 
were  reimbursed  by  their  several  states. 

Fourth,  discharged  men  from  Presidio  hospital,  too  feeble  to  care  for 
themselves.  Manv  times  we  went  with  them  in  the  ambulances. 


Homeward  Hound. 

Fifth,  many  stranded  boys,  who  had  enlisted  under  age  and  who  had 
been  discharged  upon  request  of  parent  or  guardian,  receiving  neither 
service  nor  travel  pay.  In  many  instances  funds  were  received  for  travel 
ing  expenses  by  telegraphing  to  their  friends. 

Sixth,  dishonorably  discharged  men  receiving  no  pay  whatever,  for 
whom  it  was  not  possible  to  obtain  employment  These  were  few  in  num 
ber,  and  were  sent  because  they  were  considered  dangerous  to  the  com 
munity,  and  paid  for  by  the  citizens'  executive  committee. 

Seventh,  military  prisoners  from  Alcatraz. 

Eighth,  relatives  of  soldiers,  mothers,  and  wives  who  had  made 
terrible  efforts  to  come  to  their  sick  and  dying  loved  ones,  strangers  in  a 
strange  land,  to  whom  the  good  women  of  the  Red  Cross  could  be  and  were 
much  comfort  and  assistance. 

Ninth,  transportation  of  bodies,  the  railroad  companies  being  most 
kind  in  such  cases. 


tian    Francisco    Report.  129 

In  short,  all  sorts  and  conditions  of  men,  with  all  the  ills  and  frailties 
to  which  mankind  is  heir. 

After  the  demands  grew  so  great  upon  the  transportation  committee, 
a  relief  committee  was  formed  in  December,  Miss  Beaver,  chairman,  Mrs. 
Elder,  Mrs.  Flint,  Mrs.  Sloss,  Mrs.  Colonel  Freeman,  and  Mrs.  Dickenson, 
who  had  the  difficult  task  of  investigating  the  cases.  After  they  were 
found  deserving  of  assistance,  they  were  recommended  to  the  transportation 
committee,  who  secured  the  lowest  rates  and  most  direct  route  to  their 
homes,  providing  maintenance  on  the  way,  and  securing  sleepers  for  those 
too  ill  to  sit  up. 

RELIEF    COMMITTEE. 

Miss  Beaver,  chairman  of  the  relief  committee,  reports  as  follows: 

Although  all   the  committees  of  the  Red  Cross  Society  were,  generally 
speaking,  for   the  relief  of  our  soldiers  here   and   in   the  Philippines,  the 
relief  committee,  technically  so  called,  was  not  organized  until   December, 
1899.     As  the  transports  began  to  return  with  invalided  men  from  Manila, 
the  relief  work  of  the  society  increased,  and  it  was  found  necessary  to  have 
a   special  committee  for  this  work.     As  funds  were  rapidly  decreasing,  it 
was  felt  that  the  remainder  should  be  expended  with  the  greatest  care,  that 
the  most  important  needs  should  be  first  considered.     Many,  even  of  our 
first  California  men,  were  reported  ill  and  destitute,  the  money  that  they 
had  brought  with  them  having  been  expended  in  a  vain  search  for  health. 
The  system  of  discharging  men  in  Manila,  paying  them  off  and  not  send 
ing  them  home  for  weeks,  or  even  months,  worked  great  hardships.     [Tnder 
the  circumstances  few  men  with  money  in  their  pockets  could  refrain  from 
supplementing   the  government  rations  in  their  living,  and  sickness  was 
almost  inevitable  and  very  expensive.     The  delays  in    foreign  ports  and 
the  usual  gambling  and  stealing  on   shipboard  added  to  the  difficulties  of 
landing  in  California  with  any  funds. 

After  closing  the  citizens'  executive  committee  work,  the  Red  Cross 
Society  was  the  only  place  open  to  these  men  Money  was  mainly  spent  in 
employment  fees,  meal  tickets,  cheap  lodgings,  blankets,  tools,  transporta 
tion  to  points  where  work  was  to  be  had,  and  the  lesser  adjuncts  of  clothing- 
necessary  for  work.  Colonel  Girard  relieved  us  of  the  care  of  the  sick,  as 
tar  as  possible,  by  admitting  them  to  the  hospital  at  the  Presidio.  In  all 
this  detailed  work  of  the  committee,  we  are  under  the  most  profound  obli 
gation  to  Mrs.  Agnes  Flint,  whose  professional  experience  in  the  Associated 
Charities  was  of  the  utmost  advantage,  and  her  untiring  personal  service, 
its  thoroughness  and  sympathy,  we,  who  were  jnited  with  her,  will  never 
forget.  Mrs.  Flint  found  employment  and  provided  the  men  with  tempo 
rary  relief,  through  the  office  of  the  Associated  Charities.  Upon  her  return 
from  the  East  in  April,  the  president  of  the  society  associated  herself  with 
the  committee,  and  meetings  were  held  without  interruption  until  the  end 


130  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

of  May,  when  there  seemed  to  be  no  further  need,  and  they  were  discontin 
ued,  the  committee  still  holding  itself  at  the  service  of  the  society  should  it 
be  necessary  to  resume  the  work. 

From  January  1  to  June  1,  1000,  number  of  soldiers  aided,  797; 
employment  found  for  340;  total  amount  spent  by  the  relief  committee, 
$1,587.50. 

ANNA  W.  BEAVER, 
Chairman  Relief  Committee. 


.I//-*.  J<nnr*    W.   Elder, 
Chairman  Hospital  Visiting  Committee. 

HOSPITAL    VISITING    COMMITTEE. 

The  careful  investigations  of  this  committee  brought  to  light  many 
sad  and  helpless  cases. 

One  of  the  saddest  cases  was  that  of  Private  Grandstaff,  who  was  injured 
by  the  cars  at  Fourth  and  Townsend  Streets.  He  had  one  foot  amputated, 
has  undergone  three  severe  operations.  The  other  foot  was  badly  crushed. 
His  injury,  not  occurring  in  line  of  duty,  did  not  permit  of  his  being 
awarded  a  pension.  His  great  need  was  an  artificial  foot,  which  could  not 
be  furnished  by  the  government.  His  mother,  a  poor  widow  in  feeble 
health,  could  give  nothing.  This  society  helped  this  case  by  furnishing 
the  much-needed  foot,  and  also  transportation  to  his  home.  He  is  now 
walking  with  scarcely  a  limp  and  can  ride  a  bicycle.  As  soon  as  the  news 
of  this  artificial  foot  was  known,  another  boy, George  W.  Burr,  asked  for  an 
arm.  After  careful  investigation,  an  artificial  arm  was  provided.  The 
letter  received  from  him  said:  "The  arm  is  a  perfect  success,  and  works 
like  a  charm.  I  am  so  proud  of  my  arm,  but  more  so  of  the  givers." 

Mrs.  Cornwall  was  our  mainstay,  taking  charge  of  and  handling  most  of 
the  difficult  cases.  We  will  mention  a  few  of  the  individual  cases.  Among 
the  men  we  have  sent  all  over  the  world  is  Thomas  Ortell,  who  enlisted  in 
the  transport  service  in  New  York.  On  the  way  he  was  taken  sick  with 
rheumatism,  and  was  helpless.  While  in  this  condition  the  ship  touched 


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131 


at  Ceylon,  his  home;  his  people  came  on  board  and  requested  the  captain  to 
allow  him  to  land.  The  captain,  presuming  Ortell  was  " playing  possum," 
refused  and  pulled  out,  sailing  to  this  port,  landing  this  hopelessly-invalided 
man.  Last  April  he  was  taken  to  the  hospital  in  the  Presidio,  where  he 
was  taken  care  of  for  three  months.  \Ve  secured,  through  General  Shatter, 
a  return  passage  to  New  York,  and  from  New  York  to  Ceylon.  The  San' 
Francisco  Red  Cross  gave  him  fifty  dollars  and  a  trunk  of  clothing. 

Also  the  case  of  Herbert  J.  Holohan,  who  brought  us  a  letter  from  the 
surgeon  at  Alcatraz,  recommending  him  to  our  kind  consideration.  His 
offense  was  not  saluting  a  non-commissioned  officer,  who  was  dressed  in  a 
kaki  suit,  with  a  handkerchief  tied  around  his  neck,  and  nothing  about  his 
dress  to  indicate  his  being  any  other  than  a  private  volunteer.  He  was 
sentenced  to  one  year,  pardoned  out  after  nine  months  by  orders  from 
Washington.  He  served  in  the  Cuban  campaign  with  distinction,  and 
reenlisted  for  the  Philippine  War.  He  had  all  his  court-martial  papers 
with  him.  We  secured  him  transportation  to  his  home  in  Leiscester, 
England. 

MRS.  JAMES  ELDER,  Chairman. 


CHAPLAIX    MILLER. 


At  the  last  regular  meeting  of  the  executive  board,  held  September  7, 
Chaplain  Miller  gave  a  resume  of  his  work  in  the  Philippines,  showing  he 
had  in  every  way  fulfilled  his  duties,  not  only  as  chaplain,  but  often  as  a 


Chaplain  0.   C.  Miller,   Presidio. 

surgeon.  Chaplain  Miller  has  just  returned  from  Manila,  where  he  has 
been  for  many  months  past.  The  California  Red  Cross  and  the  San  Fran 
cisco  Red  Cross  have  assisted  him,  as  he  was  working  without  compensation 
from  the  government. 

GALVESTON    SUFFERERS. 

Another  appeal  came  for  aid.    After  the  storm  and  wreck  of  Galveston, 
Texas,   the   cry   for   food,    clothes,  and    money    came.      The    Red    Cross 


132  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

responded,  and  opened  a  supply  depot  at  308  Sutter  Street,  the  fourteenth 
day  of  September,  1900. 

Mrs.  Loosley  was  made  chairman  by  the  city  Red  Cross,  her  coworkers, 
Mrs.  Cornwall.  Mrs.  Mackenzie,  Mrs.  Breyfogle,  Mrs.  Shaw,  Mrs.  Jones, 
Mrs.  Vaughn,  Mrs.  Martinez,  Misses  Elliott,  and  the  ever-faithful  Mr. 
Brown.  The  mailing  of  cases,  the  packing  and  sorting  of  clothing  donated 
by  sympathizing  friends,  made  us  think  of  the  busy  days  of  yore.  In  the 
two  weeks  we  packed  and  shipped  twenty-three  cases,  two  trunks  con 
taining  over  two  thousand  five  hundred  articles  of  wearing  apparel, 
dresses,  cloaks,  hats,  shoes,  underclothes,  men's  suits,  baby  clothes,  and 
bedding.  The  money  received  was  turned  over  to  our  treasurer,  Mr. 
Harrington. 


Recording  Secretary,  Chairman  Galveston  Committee,  Chairman  Medal  Committee. 

The  society  is  under  obligations  to  the  Southern  Pacific  Company,  the 
Santa  Fe,  and  all  connecting  lines,  the  0.  R.  ct  X.  Company,  for  special 
rates  of  transportation  granted  to  discharged  soldiers. 

To  the  Native  Daughters  for  relief  fund  given  to  the  transportation 
committee  to  provide  small  comforts  to  the  sick  and  needy. 

To  Sherman  &  Clay  for  the  use  of  a  piano  at  the  Red  Cross  reading- 
tent  at  the  Presidio  for  one  year. 

To  the  many  workers  who  have  given  their  time  and  strength,  aiding 
us  in  the  success  of  the  last  year's  work,  we  are  truly  grateful. 

Respectfully  submitted , 

SUSAN  S.  LOOSLEY,  Secretary. 
San  Francisco,  October  ft,  190<). 

FOURTH    ANNUAL    MKKTIN<i. 

The  activities  in  many  departments  of  the  Red  Cross  have 

naturally  been  greatly  reduced  during  the  year  passed,  but  much  of 
importance  has  been  accomplished. 

Visiting  at  the    general    hospital  at    the  Presidio,  under    the    chair- 


Scin    Francisco    Report.  13X 

mans) lip  of  Mrs.  James  W.  Elder,  the  relief  of  cases  of  urgency  among 
returning  volunteers,  the  finding  of  positions  for  discharged  soldiers,  the 
carrying  on  of  what  is  known  as  the  "Manila  Library,"  and  the  establish 
ment  of  a  comfortable  and  commodious  tent  at  the  Presidio  where  the  men 
of  those  volunteer  regiments  awaiting  discharge  might  pass  a  part  of  the 
time  in  reading,  writing,  and  games — these  matters  have  kept  the  several 
committees  having  them  in  charge  busy  and  interested. 

During  the  closing  weeks  of  1900  two  coming  events  deeply  interested 
the  San  Francisco  Red  Cross.  These  were  the  Christmas  festival  for  the 
men  in  hospital  and  the  New  Year's  eve  watch -meeting,  in  which  San 
Francisco  joined  with  cities  and  towns  throughout  the  United  States  in 
celebrating  the  birth  of  the  new  year  and  the  new  century,  under  the 
auspices  and  the  banner  of  the  American  National  Red  Cross. 

CELEBRATING    CHRISTMAS. 

The  committee  appointed  for  the  work  of  gathering  gifts  for  tin- 
soldiers  in  the  hospitals  consisted  of  Mrs.  F.  G.  Sanborn,  Mrs.  James  \V. 
Klder,  Mrs.  Jerome  Madden,  and  Mrs.  Louis  Sloss,  with  Mrs.  John  F. 
Merrill,  president  of  the  society,  acting  most  effectively  with  the  committee. 

The  announcement  of  the  purpose  of  the  San  Francisco  Society  to 
leave  no  sick  or  convalescent  soldier  without  a  Christmas  remembrance, 
aroused  the  interest  of  a  large  coterie  of  young  ladies,  many  of  them 
daughters  of  members,  or  members  themselves,  of  the  Red  Cross.  They 
volunteered  assistance,  and  into  their  charge  was  given  the  placing  of  a 
Christmas  tree  in  the  mess  hall  at  the  general  hospital,  and  the  prepara 
tion  of  a  holiday  feast  of  ice-cream  and  cakes  for  those  soldiers  able  to 
partake.  The  tree  glowed  with  one  hundred  fifty  incandescent  lights, 
while  sixty  gallons  of  ice-cream,  with  cakes  in  proportionate  quantities, 
were  furnished  by  the  committee. 

Appeals  for  money  and  gifts  met  with  a  ready  response,  and  for  a 
week  or  more  there  was  a  continuous  downpour  upon  the  residence 
of  the  president,  of  handkerchiefs,  big  and  little,  bandana,  silk,  and 
linen,  of  mufflers  and  slippers,  boxes  of  stationery,  pipes,  tobacco  and 
cigars,  soap,  combs  and  brushes,  purses,  pocket-books,  and  comfort-bags, 
and  a  score  of  other  comfortable,  useful,  and  attractive  things,  calculated 
to  make  an  enlisted  man  believe  himself  a  boy  again.  These  gifts  were 
grouped  carefully  and  put  up  in  neat  packages — over  one  thousand  of 
them — am]  when  Christmas  -eve  arrived,  two  ladies  were  detailed  to  each 
hospital  ward,  and  with  several  obliging  husbands,  sons,  and  brothers  to 
assist,  the  distribution  was  made  in  the  general  and  post  hospitals  at  the 
Presidio,  and  in  the  marine  hospital.  Besides  this,  gifts  were  sent  to  the 
hospital  at  Alcatraz,  and  the  insane  wards  were  not  forgotten. 

Only  one  little  story  can  be  told  here.  The  distribution  at  the  hospital 
was  over,  and  the  tired  Red  Cross  women  had  left  the  wards  and  were 


Pad  lie   Coast    Ucd   Cross   tfocicfi/. 

getting  together  in  the  corridors  for  the  homeward  journey,  when  a  young 
gentleman  of  the  party,  who  had  assisted  in  placing  the  gifts,  went  back 
into  one  of  the  wards  for  a  forgotten  basket.  There  in  one  of  the  beds, 
with  his  face  buried  in  the  pillow,  a  big  soldier  lay  at  full  length,  his  broad 
shoulders  shaking  with  sobs.  The  young  man  hurriedly  asked  a  soldier 
in  a  bed  near  by  what  was  the  trouble.  This  boy,  who  was  still  tenderly 


Colonel  O-   C.   Girard, 
In  charge  Presidio  Hospital. 

smoothing  out  his  new  silk  handkerchief,  and  looking  admiringly  at  the 
comfortable  slippers  on  his  feet,  said  sympathetically,  "Why,  he  didn't  get 
no  present,  and  it  jest  seems  like  he  couldn't  stand  it," 

Grasping  the  biggest  and  fattest  bundle  remaining  in  a  basket  of  gifts, 
Mrs.  Madden  hurried  back  with  her  son,  and,  laying  her  hand  gently  on 
the  shoulder  of  the  sobbing  man,  she  said  to  him:  "Here's  your  gift,  my 
boy.  It  was  overlooked  because  there  was  some  mistake,  and  your  name 
was  not  handed  in  with  the  others." 

The  soldier  grasped  the  package  she  handed  him,  sat  up  on  the  side  of 
his  bed,  and  before  the  bundle  was  fairly  untied  he  was  laughing  as  glee- 


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fully  as  a  boy — an  absolute  child  in  his  delight  with  the  handkerchiefs 
and  the  pipe  and  the  long  muffler  which  had  fallen  to  his  share. 

The  men  had  been  asked,  as  far  as  possible,  what  they  would  like  best, 
and  every  effort  was  made  to  supply  their  wishes.  One  blue-eyed  Irish 
boy  had  said  that  he  would  like  best  "  a  picture  or  two  of  ould  Ireland," 
and  his  desire  was  made  known  in  the  newspapers.  That  soldier  bov's 
heart  was  rejoiced  until  his  eyes  fairly  ran  over  with  tears  of  joy,  for  almost 
every  mile  of  the  "ould  sod"  in  its  pictured  form  was  sent  to  his  lowly  bed. 

Two  transports  were  on  the  sea  at  Christmas  time,  the  tiherman  and 
the  Grant.  Gifts  were  reserved  for  the  sick  men  on  board  and  distributed 
to  them  within  a  fortnight  after  Christmas — one  hundred  ninety  presents 
for  the  Grant  and  one  hundred  fifty  for  the  Sherman.  The  surgeons  com 
manding  the  various  hospitals  wrote  letters  of  appreciation  to  the  society 
regarding  their  Christmas  work,  and  the  soldiers  were  most  grateful.  The 
money  remaining  from  the  Christmas  fund  was  used  in  relief  work. 

THE    WATCH    MEETING. 

The  visit  to  the  Pacific  Coast  of  Mrs.  J.  Ellen  Foster,  of  Washington, 
1).  C.,  a  member  of  the  board  of  control  of  the  American  National  Red 
Cross,  which  occurred  in  November  of  last  year,  greatly  served  to  awaken 
the  interest  of  the  San  Francisco  Red  Cross  Society  in  the  proposed 
"twentieth  century  watch  meeting,"  to  be  held  by  Red  Cross  Societies 
throughout  the  Union.  Mrs.  Foster  was  accorded  a  fitting  and  cordial 
reception  by  the  officers  of  both  state  and  city  societies,  and  remained 
here  some  time  enlisting  the  cooperation  of  the  coast  societies  with  the 
national  organization  in  this  matter.  A  part  of  the  purpose  of  the  proposed 
"jubilee"  was  to  establish  a  National  Red  Cross  fund,  which  should  be  at 
the  disposal  of  national  officers  in  cases  of  emergency  like  the  disasters  at 
Johnstown  and  Galveston,  at  both  of  which  places  relief  was  greatly 
hampered  at  the  outset  by  the  lack  of  such  a  fund.  Leading  citizens 
offered  their  cooperation,  especially  the  clergy  of  the  city,  to  make  this 
greeting  to  the  new  century  a  success. 

A  special  feature  of  the  order  of  exercises  was  the  reading  of  greet 
ings — brief  messages  written  for  the  occasion  by  leading  minds  of  the 
world,  and  kept  entirely  fresh  and  unknown  until  the  evening  of  the 
meeting.  Among  those  who  sent  greetings  were  Tolstoi,  Dreyfus,  Zola, 
Kruger,  Lord  Roberts,  and  many  literary  men. 

The  watch  meeting  took  place  at  Golden  Gate  Hall,  in  San  Francisco. 
The  following  program  was  carried  out : — 

1  "  Hail  to  the  Spirit  of  Liberty'' 3D  ARTILLERY  BAND 

(By  coifi'texy  Colonel  Ravi  ex.) 

2  Prayer RKV.  GEO.  C.  ADAMS 

3  Processional,  "Onward.  Christian  Soldiers, " 

CHORISTERS  OF  THE  MISSION  GOOD  SAMARITAN 

4  Address  .  MAYOR  JAS.  D.  PHELAN 


136  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

5     Reading  century  greetings  from  crowned  bonds  and  other  celebrities, 

KKV.  BRADFORD   LKAVITT 
«     Song,  "To  the  Front" MR.  YOIN<; 

7  Hymn,  "  O  Come,  All   Ye  Faithful"  .    .        CIIOKISTKRS 

8  Violin  and  Piano,  (a)  ''A  Spanish  Dance,"  Stn-tiMiti- 

(/>)  "First  Movement  Suite  No.  o,"  Frnnz  Hie*, 

MR.  HOTHKR  WisMKKand  Miss  MARIK  WILSON 

9  Reading  greetings KKV.    MR.  TURXKK 

10  Hymn,  "A  Son  of  (rod  Goes  Forth  to  War" CHORISTKKS 

11  Recessional,  "A  Few  More  Years  Shall  Roll'' CHOKISTKKS 

12  Overture,  '-American" 3i>  AKTII.I.KRY   BAND 

13  Songs MADAME  CAMILLK   D  AKVILLK  CRELLIN 

(Accompanist,  Miss  MORON KY) 

14  Violin  and  piano,  "  Adagio,"  Sj>n/n- MR.    WISMKR  and   Miss   WILSON 

INTERMISSION,  10  MINUTES. 

15  Selection  from   Martha,  "  La  Paloma  " 3r>  ARTILLERY   BAND 

16  Remarks MR.   F.  J.  SYMMKS 

17  Duet  MRS.  ARNOLD  and  MR.    YOUNG 

18  Reading  greetings KEV.  JACOH  VOORSANUER 

10     Intermezzo,  "  Cavalleria  Rusticana" .     .    .    .  3i>  AKTILLKKY   BAND 

20  Aria MRS.    ARNOLD 

Violin   Obligato.  M  K.    HENRY   HEYMAN, 
Accompanist,    Miss  WILSON. 

21  Reading  greetings 

22  Musical  Trip  through  Europe 3n  ARTILLERY    BAND 

23  Song,  u  Ring  Out,  Wild  Bells!  " MRS.  WALTER   FONDA 

Accompanist.  MR.  HARRY    FONDA. 

24  AT  MIDNIGHT,  "  America/'  sung  by  the  audience, 

Accompanied  by  the  Band. 

25  Prayer KEV.  JOHN  HEMPHILL 

Closing  with  the  Lord's  Prayer,  all  standing. 

Special  telegrams  were  read  from  Clara  Barton  and  Helen  Gould,  who 
greeted  the  audience  at  the  very  hour  of  meeting. 

Clara  Barton  wired: — 

"Farewell  to  the  old  with  its  glories;  all  hail  to  the  new  with  its  hopes." 

Helen  Gould  said  :— 

(i  Thanks  for  message.  I  send  cordial  greetings  to  your  watch  meeting, 
as  we  are  about  to  begin  the  new  century." 

The  meeting  was  interesting  and  financially  successful.  Half  the 
gross  receipts  was  forwarded  to  the  national  board  of  control. 

FOURTH    ANNUAL    MEETING. 

This  meeting  was  held  October  5,  1901,  at  Century  Hall.  The  follow 
ing  executive  board  for  1901-2  was  elected: — 

Mrs.  John  F.  Merrill,  1732  Washington  Street;  Mrs.  W.  B  Harrington. 
2521  Steiner  Street;  Mr.  W.  B.  Harrington,  2521  Steiner  Street;  Mrs.  C.  W. 
Slack,  2224  Sacramento  Street;  Mrs.  Louis  Sloss,  1500  Van  Ness  Avenue; 
Mrs.  W.  R.  Smedburg,  1011  Larkin  Street;  Mrs.  Charles  S.  Wheeler,  2838 
Pacific  Avenue:  Mrs.  John  R,  Loosley,  1H>0  Page  Street;  Mrs.  Geo.  JI. 


Francisco 


137 


Buckingham,  615  Suiter  Street;  Mrs.  Robert  Mackenzie,  27H>  Scott  Street; 
Mrs.  E.  S.  Breytbgle,  Palace  Hotel;  Mrs.  VV.  1*.  Shaw,  Jackson  and  Van 
Ness  Avenue;  Mrs.  .1.  B.  Rawles,  Presidio;  Mrs.  F.  G.  Sanborn,  1020  Dolores 
Street;  Mrs.  A.  W.  Cornwall,  St.  Nicholas  Hotel;  Mrs.  A.  Mack,  J916 
Octavia  Street;  Mrs.  E.  11  Young,  2530  Pine  Street;  Mrs.  W.  P.  Morgan, 
2211  Clay  Street;  Miss  A.  W.  Beaver,  1300  Taylor  Street;  Mrs.  I.  Lowen- 
berg,  609  Van  Ness  Avenue;  Mrs.  J.  W.  Elder,  3402  Clay  Street;  Mrs.  T. 
G.  Taylor,  1911  Pine  Street;  Mrs.  A.  S.  Hubbard,  2012  Pierce  Street;  Mrs. 
J.  G.  Clark,  1101  Green  Street;  Mrs.  L.  L.  Dnnbar,  606  Slitter  Street;  Mrs. 
Jerome  Madden,  1243  Leaven  worth  Street:  Mrs.  \V.  II.  Mills,  2800  Jackson 
Street, 


Arrival   Transport  llSherman.1J 


The  secretary  read  the  following  report: — 

The  prominent  military  event  of  1901  was  the  expiration  of  the  time 
of  the  last  regiments  of  volunteers,  their  return  from  Manila,  and  their 
stop  at  the  Presidio  of  San  Francisco  while  awaiting  their  final  discharge. 
The  abolition  by  Congress  of  the  army  canteen  gave  a  fresh  impetus  to 
the  existence  and  the  inauguration  of  the  lowest  type  of  liquor-selling 
places,  and  these  lined  up  as  close  to  the  boundary  of  the  Presidio  reserva 
tion  as  they  could  possibly  get,  forming  an  ambuscade  for  the  unwary 
soldier  as  dangerous  as  any  he  had  encountered  in  the  Philippines. 

The  directors  of  the  San  Francisco  lied  Cross  determined  that  their 
closing  work  should  be  nothing  less  worthy  than  an  effort  to  save  the  men, 
so  far  as  they  could,  from  these  ambushed  enemies.  Colonel  Kawles,  com- 


138  Pacific   Coast  Bed   Cross  Society. 

manding  officer  of  the  Presidio,  courteously  offered  a  most  eligible  site  for 
a  reading-tent.  At  a  meeting  for  the  consideration  of  this  matter  of 
establishing  a  Red  Cross  tent,  held  on  April  2d,  it  was  developed  that  the 
State  Red  Cross  and  the  Citizens'  Colony  Association  were  both  willing  to 
assist  the  San  Francisco  Red  Cross  in  bearing  the  financial  burden  of  such 
an  enterprise.  The  citizens'  executive  committee  also  gave  a  substantial 
monthly  allowance. 

On  Saturday,  April  20,  1901,  the  tent  was  opened  under  the  charge  of 
Mrs.  Isabel  H.  Raymond,  and  on  Sunday  the  volunteers  then  in  camp 
crowded  in  to  take  advantage  of  the  opportunity  offered  to  read,  write 
letters,  and  lounge  about  in  the  spacious  canvas-covered  structure.  During 
the  first  two  days  over  five  hundred  letters  were  written  and  mailed  by  tlie 
soldiers. 

The  tent  was  equipped  with  three  long  reading  tables,  three  long 
writing  tables,  six  smaller  tables  for  games  and  reading,  a  piano,  a  comfort 
able  coal  stove  which  was  much  enjoyed,  and  plenty  of  chairs.  Electric 
light  made  the  tent  as  pleasant  by  night  as  by  day.  On  Thursday  and 
Sunday  evenings  the  use  of  the  tent  was  granted  to  Chaplain  Miller,  of  the 
Presidio,  and  the  song  services,  with  prayer,  Bible-readings,  and  earnest 
talks  conducted  by  the  chaplain,  assisted  by  Secretary  Nicholls,  of  the 
Y.  M.  C.  A.,  and  by  that  able  deaconness,  Mrs.  Lincoln,  were  always 
thronged. 

Among  the  entertainments  provided  was  a  concert  arranged  by  Mrs. 
Madden  and  some  musical  friends,  which  was  greatly  enjoyed.  Letter- 
writing  was  perhaps  the  most  important  work  done  in  the  tent.  The  Red 
Cross  supplied  paper,  envelopes,  ink,  and  pens.  Stamps  were  kept  on  hand, 
which  the  men  purchased.  About  twenty-four  thousand  sheets  of  paper 
and  ten  thousand  envelopes  were  used  during  the  three  months.  The  men 
were  constantly  encouraged  to  send  the  bulk  of  their  money  home  by  postal- 
notes.  Ten  thousand  dollars  went  through  the  Presidio  Post-office  by  way 
of  the  tent.  Reading  matter  was  generously  donated.  Magazines  and 
weekly  papers  came  in  large  quantities,  and  the  leading  San  Francisco 
dailies  sent  copies  of  their  papers  regularly. 

From  the  Citizens'  Colony  Association  were  received  several  thousand 
copies  of  a  valuable  little  folder  containing  reliable  information  for  soldiers. 
These  were  freely  distributed  and  much  appreciated.  Definite  information 
concerning  farm  and  other  work,  especially  in  the  country,  was  in  constant 
demand,  and  many  of  the  men  found  occupation  and  decided  to  remain  in 
California.  Scores  of  soldiers  testified  to  their  joy  in  finding  "some  place 
to  go  besides  the  dead-falls  outside  the  line." 

It  was  noticed  that  immediately  on  the  landing  of  the  regiments  at  the 
Presidio,  as  soon  as  the  knapsacks  could  be  dropped,  the  soldiers  has 
tened  to  the  Red  Cross  tent  to  write  home  the  good  news  of  their  safe 


140  Pacific   Coast   Red   Cross   Society. 

arrival  in  God's  country.  "  Please  give  me  just  one  sheet  of  paper.  I  don't 
want  much,  just  enough  to  tell  mother  I'm  coming  home,"  that  was  the 
request  made  again  and  again.  Thanks  were  constant,  hearty,  and  often 
touching.  "Sixteen  months  in  the  Philippines  without  a  word  from  a  white 
lady,"  made  them  all  keenly  appreciative  of  the  Red  Cross  welcome  at  the 
tent. 

On  Friday,  July  12,  the  tent  was  taken  down,  all  the  property  of  the 
society  having  been  packed,  inventoried,  and  stored.  Reading  matter, 
stationery,  with  games,  were  sent  to  the  Presidio  hospitals,  to  the  Manila 


3//-.S-.   A.   Murk, 
Recording  Secretary. 

library  committee,  and  to  the  cavalry,  infantry,  and  artillery  barracks, 
where  they  were  gratefully  received. 

Acknowledgment  of  numerous  courtesies  received  from  General  Free 
man,  Colonel  Rawles,  Colonel  Girard,  Captain  Rethers,  and  many  of  their 
.subordinates,  is  gratefully  made.  We  desire  also  to  express  thanks  to  the 
several  railroads  having  ticket  offices  in  the  Presidio  grounds,  for  favors 
received,  especially  to  Mr.  Philip  Gordon,  R.  S.  P.  R.  R.,  who  in  every 
way  cooperated  with  the  society,  and  showed  us  many  kindnesses.  Since 
the  closing  of  the  tent  but  little  Red  Cross  work  has  been  done. 

The  library  at  the  general  hospital  was  replenished  by  books  to  the 
amount  of  $75  after  the  fire.  And  through  the  generosity  of  Mr.  Charles 
H.  Jacobs,  of  Detroit,  after  a  visit  to  the  hospital  a  check  of  $50  was  received 
requesting  us  to  purchase  books  to  that  amount.  In  his  letter  accompany 
ing  the  gift,  he  says: — 


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"I  have  been  thinking  since  Sunday  that  it  would  help  the  soldiers 
who  are  convalescing  in  the  hospital  if  they  could  have  as  good  food  for 
their  minds  as  has  been  provided  for  their  bodies." 

The  work  of  the  Manila  library  committee  still  goes  on,  under  charge 
of  Mrs.  Lowenberg,  and  our  visitor  at  the  general  hospital  continues  to 
make  her  regular  rounds. 

Mrs.  Arthur  Cornwall,  the  efficient  chairman  of  the  Relief  Committee, 
r -ports  for  the  months  of  February  and  March,  1901,  the  following  relief 
work  done : — 

Number  of  men  sent  home  by  the  Red  Cross,  12;  on  passes,  4;  num 
ber  of  days'  lodging,  board,  and  separate  meals,  1,616;  men  provided  for, 
256 ;  secured  work  for,  42;  men  outfitted,  28;  work  secured  for  31  on  S.  P. 
R.  R.  Total  expenses  for  two  months,  $374.55. 

Isolated  cases  of  hardship  among  the  stranded  returned  volunteers  are 
from  time  to  time  assisted,  but  for  the  most  part  the  Red  Cross  workers 
rest  on  their  oars,  holding  themselves  in  readiness  for  any  emergency  that 
may  arise. 

MRS.  A.  MACK,  Secretary. 

REPORT    OF    AMERICAN    MEMORIAL    LIBRARY    IX    MANILA. 

The  idea  of  the  American  Library  originated  with  the  late  Colonel 
Miley,  who  during  his  stay  in  Manila  became  impressed  with  the  impor 
tance  of  providing  a  place  for  reading  and  recreation  for  the  unoccupied 
time  of  the  soldiers  and  sailors  on  duty  there.  His  sudden  death  prevented 
his  carrying  out  his  plans.  After  some  time  had  elapsed  the  matter  was 
taken  up  with  great  enthusiasm,  by  Mrs.  Green  leaf,  wife  of  Assistant 
Surgeon -General  Greenleaf.  During  the  short  time  which  Colonel  and 
Mrs.  Greenleaf  spent  in  San  Francisco,  on  their  way  to  Manila,  a  large 
committee  was  hastily  organized  to  devise  means  to  establish  a  library, 
such  as  had  been  contemplated  bv  Colonel  Miley.  The  committee  hoped 
that  quarters  would  be  furnished  in  Manila  to  receive  the  books  that  should 
be  sent.  The  San  Francisco  Red  Cross  agreed  to  be  responsible  for  the 
work  of  receiving  and  .forwarding  all  donations  of  books  to  Manila.  Mrs. 
Lowenberg,  with  her  characteristic  energy,  assumed  the  arduous  task  of 
acting  as  chairman  of  this  committee.  Colonel  Long  promised  to  send  the 
books,  free  of  charge,  by  the  government  transports.  General  Shafter 
provided  a  room  in  the  Phelan  Building  for  collecting  and  packing.and  the 
library  seemed  assured.  Unfortunately,  however,  Mrs.  Greenleaf  was 
unable  to  secure  any  help  from  the  government,  Buildings  were  scarce 
and  rents  very  high  in  Manila,  but  by  great  courage  and  energy  she  over 
came  every  obstacle,  and  the  library  was  finally  opened  in  February,  1900. 

Of  the  large  committee  appointed  in  San  Francisco,  about  a  dozen  have 
attended  regular  meetings.  Dr.  Voorsanger,  the  first  chairman,  resigned  in 
Januarv.  Miss  Beaver  was  elected  to  succeed  him.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  B- 


142  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

Harrington,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  F.  Merrill,  Judge  R.  C.  Harrison,  Mrs.  W. 
R.  Smedberg,  Mrs.  I.  Lowenberg,  Father  Wyraan,  and  Mr.  W.  S.  McClure 
have  been  the  working  committee;  others  have  attended  occasional  meet 
ings.  Through  the  good  offices  of  Mrs.  Merrill  in  New  York,  Major  Put 
nam  Bradlee  Strong  has  taken  up  the  work  of  collecting  books  in  New 
York,  and  through  the  International  Express  Company  they  are  sent  free 
from  that  place.  Circulars  were  issued  stating  that  the  express  company 
would  collect  all  books  throughout  the  city  if  notified.  Mrs.  Greenleaf 
gratefully  acknowledges  generous  donations  through  this  source.  The 
Associated  Press  has  spread  the  knowledge  of  the  library  throughout  the 
land;  the  local  press  of  San  Francisco  has  published  accounts  of  the  work 
from  time  to  time,  and  the  S.  P.  R.  R.  carries  books  free  when  notified  by 
the  S.  F.  Committee  that  they  are  to  be  sent.  About  $1,400  has  been  col 
lected  here.  Mr.  P.  X.  Lilienthal,  Anglo-Californian  Bank,  is  the  treasurer. 

Most  encouraging  reports  come  from  Mrs.  Greenleaf,  of  the  great  pleas 
ure  that  the  library  gives  and  of  the  good  it  does.  The  rooms  are  always 
full  and  testimonials  from  officers  and  men  to  the  value  of  the  work  are 
frequently  received.  Mrs.  Egbert,  widow  of  General  Egbert,  is  the  librarian,, 
and  proves  most  efficient  and  popular.  Magazines,  papers,  and  duplicate 
books  are  sent  to  the  hospitals  and  outlying  garrisons.  The  men  pay  25 
cents,  gold,  per  month,  for  the  privilege  of  taking  out  books.  For  the  use 
of  the  rooms,  books,  and  games  no  fee  is  required. 

In  a  letter  from  Manila.,  Mrs.  Greenleaf  says : — 

"The  library,  for  lack  of  permanent  funds  with  which  to  conduct  it, 
successfully,  has  been  turned  over  to  the  military  governor,  and,  after  the 
military  give  up  control  in  these  islands,  it  will  become  the  property  of 
the  civil  government.  In  return  for  the  gift  of  our  14,000  books,  it  will 
put  no  a  fine  library  building,  expend  money  for  books,  and  will  extend 
the  appeal  to  America  for  books  more  fully  than  so  small  an  organization 
as  ours  conld  do." 

The  following  detailed  account  of  the  work  of  the  Red  Cross  com 
mittee,  from  its  indefatigable  acting  chairman,  Mrs.  T.  Lowenberg,  shows 
only  in  part  what  faithful  labor  was  given  by  that  lady  and  her  tireless 
committee  in  packing  and  shipping  the  reading  matter  donated. 

A:\.\A  AY.   BKAVKU, 
Chairman  X.  F.  Committee  of  American  Memorial  Library. 

REPORT    OF    CHAIRMAN. 

The  organization  of  a  library  committee  for  Manila,  as  a  memorial  to 
tlie  late  Col.  »I.  I  >.  Miley,  composed  of  prominent  men  and  women  of  San 
Francisco  and  surrounding  towns,  called  by  Mrs.  Charles  R.  Greenleaf, 
was  an  accomplished  fact  October  11),  1899. 

The  Red  ( 'ross  of  San  Francisco  made  itself  auxiliary  to  this  committee, 
and  assumed  the  responsibility  of  being  the  receiving  and  forwarding  agent 
for  all  books,  magazines,  papers,  pamphlets,  etc.,  collected  for  that  purpose. 


San.    Francisco    Be  port.  143 

Mrs.  I.  Lowenberg,  chairman,  appointed  the  following  committee: 
Mrs.  Robt.  Mackenzie,  secretary;  Mrs.  ('has.  W.  Slack,  treasurer;  Mrs. 
Andrew  Carrigan,  Mrs.  E.  F.  Breyfogle,  and  Mrs.  Thurlow  McMullin, 
assisted  by  Mrs.  Marvin,  Miss  May  Reis,  Miss  Ida  Callahan,  Miss  Annie 
Field,  Mrs.  L.  L.  Vale,  and  Mrs.  Linda  Bryan. 

California's  usual  liberality,  aided  by  the  Red  Cross  societies  through 
out  the  state,  enables  this  committee  to  submit  the  following  statement  of 
the  literature  sent  out  on  transports,  not  only  to  Manila  and  to  islands  where 
special  appeals  were  made,  but  to  every  island  where  a  transport  touches: — 

Shipped  to  Manila  from  Xovember  1,  1-S99,  to  May  25,  1901,  to 
Manila  library,  150  boxes;  contents — bound  books,  4,191;  unbound  books, 
4,704;  magazines.  21,591  ;  papers,  23,861.  Total  number  of  boxes  shipped 
TO  Manila,  Guam,  Xegros,  Iloilo,  Catabalogan,  Mindanao,  Vigan,  hospital  at 
Santa  Cruz,  at  Santa  Tomaso,  at  Corregidor,  Manila  Hospital  Aid  Society, 
Bacalod,  Dulag,  Bongao,  Pidigan,  and  Taku  and  Tientsin,  China,  361. 
Total  shipment  to  all  points:  Bound  books,  6,092;  unbound  books,  7,682; 
magazines,  65,701;  papers,  81,147. 

The  committee  lias  received  letters  of  acknowledgment  from  nearly 
all  the  commanding  officers  of  the  different  islands  where  troops  are  sta 
tioned,  appreciating  the  literature  for  the  good  effect  upon  the  men,  and 
expressing  the  hope  that  the  committee  will  continue  to  send  it.  The  fol 
lowing  is  an  extract  from  a  letter  written  by  Captain  Sydney  O.  ('Ionian, 
Twenty-third  Infantry,  Zamboanga,  P.  I.,  dated  December  6,  1900:  "Allow 
me  to  thank  you  on  behalf  of  my  old  company  down  there  (Bongao)  for 
your  interest  in  their  happiness  and  welfare.  You  really  can  not  imagine 
how  books  and  papers  are  appreciated  in  these  lonely  spots,  and  I  certainly 
believe  that  this  branch  of  the  Red  Cross  is  doing  more  for  the  health,  hap 
piness,  and  contentment  of  the  men,  and  more  to  check  dissipation  and 
degeneration,  than  any  other  with  which  I  have  been  brought  into  contact. 
The  post  of  Bongao  is  the  most  isolated  in  the  Philippines,  and  the  garrison 
consists  of  1 80  of  the  finest  soldiers  I  have  ever  served  with ;  and  if  in  the 
future  you  can  spare  them  an  occasional  box,  without  depriving  others  of 
their  due  share  of  your  kindness,  I  am  sure  it  will  be  most  highly  appre 
ciated." 

At  the  request  of  the  committee,  Congressman  Kahn  endeavored  to 
secure  an  appropriation  for  the  Manila  library  from  Congress,  which  failed 
to  pass ;  he  then  kindly  and  perseveringly  laid  the  petition  before  the  Secre 
tary  of  War.  Secretary  Root,  seeing  the  utility  and  feasibility  of  estab 
lishing  the  library  on  a  firm  basis,  had  the  letters  received  by  him  referred 
to  General  Arthur  McArthur,  military  governor  of  the  Philippines.  Gen 
eral  McArthur,  however,  failed  to  make  the  appropriation  of  $5,000  recom 
mended  by  Secretary  of  War,  and  for  want  of  funds  the  library  was  turned 
over  to  the  military  governor. 

In  the  transfer  it  was  provided  that  the  name  of  the  library,  "The 
American  Memorial  Library,"  can  never  be  changed ;  the  memorial  features 


144  Pacijir    Count    Jicil    C'/w«s    >'or/V///. 

will  ahvavs  he  continued,  the  distribution  of  magazines  and  books  circulated 
as  long  as  <mr  troops  remain  in  the  archipelago,  and  no  religious  denomina 
tion  can  ever  control  its  affairs.  Two  army  officers,  two  natives,  and  one 
civilian  form  the  board  of  trustees,  and  eleven  persons  elected  by  the  asso 
ciation  the  board  of  administration.  The  library  committee,  Red  Cross, 
wishes  gratefully  to  acknowledge  generous  contributions  from  the  public: 
General  Shaffer's  kindness  in  the  privilege  of  a  room  for  storing  and  pack 
ing  books,  magazines,  papers,  etc. ;  General  Long's  courtesy  for  shipping 
literature  to  the  Manila  library  on  the  transports  free  of  charge;  the  favor 


of  the  Southern  Pacific  Railroad  Company  and  the  North  Pacific  Coast 
Hail  way  Company  for  free  transportation  over  their  lines;  Wells,  Fargo 
&  Company  and  the  "N"orth  Pacific  Coast  Steamship  Company  for  half 
rates;  and  the  aid  of  the  press,  especially  the  Chronicle,  Examiner,  Call, 
Bulletin  and  Post,  through  whose  columns  the  library  for  Manila  has  been 
brought  before  the  public  eye,  thus  greatly  encouraging  and  facilitating  the 
work.  And  the  work  should  be  encouraged,  for  all  must  be  aware  that 
pure  literature  exerts  a  boundless  influence  for  good,  exorcising  nostalgia, 
promoting  health  and  cheerfulness,  and  in  a  great  measure  supplementing 
to  the  men  the  loss  of  home  attractions  in  the  far  distant  Philippines. 

Respectfully, 

Mi;S.   I.   L()  WEN  BE  KG, 

Chairman    Lihran)    Committee,    Red    Cross. 

Colonel  Miley's  appreciation  of  the  interest  and  aid  of  the  Red  Cross 
Society  in  his  beloved  plan  is  testified  in  the  following  letter: — 


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145 


"PHKLA.N     IJriu>i.\<;,   February    18,  1901. 

"Miis.  Jonx  F.  MKUHILL,  President  Red  Cross  Society — Dear  Madam: 
I  l>eg  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  the  check  for  $100,  which  your  society 
has  so  generously  donated  toward  founding  a  free  library  in  Manila.  My 
object  now  is  to  lay  the  foundation  for  a  free  public  library,  which  will 
in  the  future  be  of  benefit  not  only  to  our  soldiers,  but  to  the  natives. 

I  hope  I  may  succeed  so  well  that  the  Red  Cross  Society  of  California 
may  be  glad  that  it  gave  the  first  contribution  towards  this  object. 

"I  have  deposited  the  $100  with  Mr.  Jones,  of  the  Security  Savings 
Bank,  and  as  I  expect  to  expend,  before  leaving,  the  greater  part  of  it  in 
subscribing  for  magazines  and  papers,  I  will  send  your  society  an  account 
ing  before  sailing. 

"Please  express  my  thanks  to  the  members  of  the  society,  and  believe 
me  very  sincerely,  J.  D.  MILEY." 

Mrs.  Miley  wrote  to  the  secretary : — 

"MY  J)EAK  Miss  ELLIOTT:  Tt  has  been  an  inexpressible  comfort  to  me 
that  the  Red  Cross  Society  lias  taken  up  my  husband's  much-cherished 
scheme  and  made  it  a  memorial  to  him. 

"I  have  some  books  of  his,  which  I  am  going  to  give  to  the  library  as 
soon  as  I  can  get  them  from  the  East.  T  only  wish  I  had  f-ome  monev  to 
give. 

"Will  you  extend  my  warmest  thanks  to  the  Red  Cross  for  the  beauti 
ful  floral  offering  ? 

"With  sincere  regards,  believe  me,  very  cordially  yours, 

SARA  H.  M.  MILEY. 

"Benicia,  Arsenal,  California,  October  30,  1901." 


Striking  Te.nt,  Presidio. 
REMINISCENT    AND    SKETCHY. 

It  has  been  found  impossible  to  put  the  memorial  bits  which  follow 
into  formal  or  systematic  order.  They  are  gathered  and  recorded  here 
only  as  representative  of  a  whole,  which  will  live  always  in  the  memory  of 
the  women  and  men  who  have  worked  under  the  banner  of  the  Red  Cross. 

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146  ljficific   (?o(i$l    Ucd   Croiw   Society. 


In  the  days  when  the  boys  were  "going  out"  to  Manila,  the  women  of 
the  Red  Cross  were  not  niggardly  of  California's  wealth  of  fruits  and  vege 
tables;  not  a  regiment  was  overlooked.  From  the  south  came  generous 
gifts  of  oranges  and  lemons  by  the  car-load,  and  the  boys  at  the  ferry,  at 
Camp  Merritt,  at  the  Presidio,  and  in  the  hospitals,  so  far  as  they  could 
safely  use  it,  had  many  a  kindly  word  to  say  of  this  agreeable  variation  to 
their  rations. 

Just  a  few  of  the  appreciative  things  said  and  written  by  officers  and 
men  concerning  these  gifts  have  been  gathered  at  random. 

Geo.  W.  Landers,  chief  musician,  on  behalf  of  the  members  of  the 
51st  Iowa  Regiment  Band,  writes  thanks  for  "the  delicious  fruit  you  sent 
out  this  afternoon.  It  is  very  kind  of  you  ladies  to  remember  us,  and  my 
men  appreciate  it,  I  assure  you.  If  there  ever  was  a  noble  band  of  women, 
who  deserve  more  credit  than  the  San  Francisco  Red  Cross  Society,  they 
are  yet  to  be  discovered.  Good,  grand,  and  noble  you  are.  May  God  bless 
you  all." 

Captain  Whitthorne,  of  Company  B  1st  Tennessee  Infantry,  United 
States  Volunteers,  says,  with  true  southern  geniality:— 

"Accept  the  sincere  thanks  of  my  company  and  myself  for  your  gift  of 
this  evening.  The  fruits  of  California,  like  its  flowers  and  its  hospitality, 
are  unexcelled  anywhere  in  the  world." 

W.  Frank  Whittier  sends  the  president  a  pleasant  letter  from  Los 
Angeles,  with  a  car-load  of  lemons  and  oranges  for  the  soldiers. 

Then  here  is  a  brief  note,  signed  by  a  name  not  so  well  known  then  as 
now,  but  already  beloved  by  those  he  commanded.  Colonel  Frederick 
Funston,of  the  20th  Kansas  Infantry,  United  States  Volunteers,  acknowl 
edges  the  receipt  of  fruit,  and  adds,  "  The  fruit  was  delicious,  and  the 
recipients  join  with  me  in  extending  most  sincere  thanks  for  this  kindly 
remembrance  on  the  part  of  the  San  Francisco  Red  Cross." 

Major  Greenleafe  A.  Goodale,  commanding  the  3d  Battalion  of  the 
23d  U.  S.  Infantry,  writes  to  the  president:  — 

"  I  desire  to  thank  you  with  all  my  heart  for  your  generous  donation 
of  fruit  to  my  battalion  and  the  Oregon  recruits  under  my  care.  It  is  but 
one  of  the  many  instances  of  your  goodness.  It  is  especially  prized  as  the 
regular  army  has  no  town,  city,  or  community  to  look  to  for  sympathy  and 
help.  Again  thanking  you,  and  always  holding  you  and  your  noble 
society  in  grateful  remembrance,  I  remain  yours  most  truly, 

"  GREENLEAFE  A.  GOODALE." 

Many  letters  and  notes  of  acknowledgment  have  been  lost  sight  of. 

Concerning  that  bone  of  contention  and  cause  of  criticism,  that  prolific 
source  of  bad  jokes  on  the  part  of  the  frivolous  public,  arid  of  bodily  com 
fort  and  safety  to  the  soldiers  —  the  abdominal  bandage  —  Major  Oscar  F. 
Long,  Depot  Quartermaster  of  the  U.  S.  A.,  in  San  Francisco,  wrote  to  the 
Red  Cross,  in  September,  1898:— 


San    Francisco    Report. 


147 


"I  desire  to  express  to  you  my  most  appreciative  thanks  for  your 
kindness  in  so  promptly  responding  to  my  note  regarding  supply  of  abdom 
inal  bandages  for  use  of  the  enlisted  men  in  Manila.  The  number  indi 
cated  therein  will  supply  the  present  needs  of  all  the  troops,  and  your  cour 
tesy  in  this  matter  is  very  much  appreciated." 

To  the  president,  Mrs.  Merrill,  Lieutenant-Colonel  James  Elder  Barnett, 
of  the  10th  Pennsylvania,  wrote: — 

"I  returned  to  camp  just  after  your  departure,  and  so  did  not  have  an 
opportunity  to  thank  you  for  your  personal  interest  in  my  Pennsylvania 
boys.  Your  kindness  and  courtesy  are  very  much  appreciated." 


Reading    Room,   Presidio. 

From  the  United  States  General  Hospital  at  the  Presidio,  Major 
Matthews,  brigade  surgeon  United  States  Volunteers,  in  command,  there 
came  a  letter  at  the  time  the  government  assumed  the  payment  of  an 
invaluable  chef  whose  services  in  cooking  for  the  sick  had  long  been 
borne  by  the  Red  Cross  of  San  Francisco.  Major  Matthews  says  of  this 
cook,  "The  patients  who  have  been  treated  here  have  been  greatly  bene 
fited  by  his  services,"  and  then  adds,  "I  desire  to  thank  you,  and  the  society 
you  represent,  for  the  great  interest  you  have  shown  in  this  hospital." 

Major  J.  J.  Choate,  surgeon  of  the  7th  California,  closes  a  report  made 
to  the  society  of  the  sickness  in  his  regiment,  with  these  words:— 

"Let  me  take  this  occasion  to  thank  most  sincerely  the  Red  Cross 
Society  for  the  inestimable  service  it  has  rendered  this  regiment.  I  do  this 
on  behalf  of  every  private  and  officer,  and  would  have  you  know  that  all 
of  you  will  forever  have  a  warm  place  in  our  memory.  You  have  been 
most  untiring  and  devoted  in  your  charitable  work,  and  we  love  you  for  it." 

Governor  Lind,  of  Minnesota,  writes  in  July,  1899  : — 

"  I  have  been  advised  of  your  kind  attention  to  Mr.  Harry  Henry,  of 
the  13th  Minnesota  regiment,  now  at  Manila,  who  was  recently  sick  for 
several  weeks  at  the  French  Hospital  in  San  Francisco,  and  I  desire  to 
express  to  you  our  hearty  thanks.  Any  kindness  shown  our  soldiers  is 


148 


Pacific   Coast    Red   Cross   Nor/W//. 


highly  appreciated,  not  only  by  the  immediate  friends  and  relatives  of  the 
recipient,  but  M!«O  the  entire  state." 

Captain  Frank  K.  Adams,  of  Company  J),  1st  Washington  Volunteers, 
writes  to  Mrs.  Merrill  :— 

"With  pleasure  I  beg  to  extend  to  you,  and  the  noble  women  compris 
ing  the  society  of  which  you  are  president,  the  hearty  thanks  of  Company 
I)  for  the  many  substantial  favors  and  considerations  shown  them  since 
their  arrival  in  your  hospitable  city,  and  I  beg  to  acknowledge  the  receipt 
of  vour  generous  c;ift  (fruit)  of  the  22d  instant." 


ini   Rcfi'inn^iit   oft'  for  f/i 

Adjutant-General  Barrett,  of  the  National  Guard,  writes  to  express 
Governor  BudcTs  regrets  at  his  inability  to  be  present  at  the  Red  Cross 
meeting,  and  adds: — 

"I  am  directed  by  the  Governor  to  express  his  high  appreciation  and 
gratitude  for  the  noble  work  your  society  is  accomplishing  in  assisting  the 
volunteer  troops  of  this  state  who  are  about  to  leave  our  shores.  Your 
object  is  a  worthy  one,  which  all  true,  loyal,  and  patriotic  people  should  be 
interested  in.  I  assure  you  of  the  Governor's  most  hearty  support  and 
approval  of  your  meritorious  work." 

Captain  A.  J.  Pedlar,  assistant  surgeon  United  States  Volunteers  at  the 
Presidio,  May  31,  1898,  writes  in  the  name  of  the  sick  men  of  the  Artillery 
Battalion  to  thank  the  Red  Cross  for  remembrances  that  day  received:  — 

"The  dainty  food  will,  we  hope,  aid  in  promptly  restoring  our  men  to 


San.    Francisco    Report.  149 

health  and  strength,  while  the  beautiful  flowers  will  add  certain  cheer  to 
their  rather  gloomy  surroundings." 

Authorized  by  the  commanding  officer  of  the  1st  Xew  York  Volun 
teers,  Major  and  Surgeon  Chas.  E.  Davis,  of  that  regiment,  extends  the 
sincere  thanks  of  the  officers  and  enlisted  men  for  the  many  courtesies  and 
kindnesses  bestowed  by  the  Red  Cross  of  San  Francisco  during  their  stay 
in  the  city.  He  closes: — 

"On  behalf  of  the  Medical  Department  it  gives  me  great  pleasure  to 
thank  you  for  the  kindly  aid  you  have  unselfishly  and  graciously  rendered 
us  in  the  care  and  comfort  of  the  sick,  and  to  assure  you  that  our  minds 
will  never  revert  to  our  station  at  the  Presidio  without  a  kindly  and 
grateful  thought  for  the  ladies  of  your  society." 

From  the  Red  Cross  wards  of  St.  Luke's  Hospital  came  a  letter  breath 
ing  gratitude  in  every  word.  It  was  from  Win.  E.  Hungerford,  hospital 
steward  of  the  20th  Kansas  Volunteers,  and  that  he  spoke  for  others  as 
well  as  himself  is  evinced  by  these  paragraphs  from  his  letter:— 

"I  can  hardly  find  appropriate  language  with  which  to  thank  you  for 
the  care  and  kind  treatment  I  have  received  at  the  hands  of  your  societv 
while  in  the  Red  Cross  wards  at  this  hospital,  but  I  feel  that  I  must  say 
something.  I  was  very  ill  when  brought  here,  so  ill  that  but  for  the  care 
and  skilful  treatment  I  have  received  in  St.  Luke's,  I  do  not  believe  I 
would  be  living  to-day.  The  same  can  be  said  of  others  of  my  regiment, 
the  20th  Kansas  Volunteer  Infantry,  as  well  as  of  many  other  soldiers,  both 
regulars  and  volunteers.  I  positively  know  that  I  can  speak  for  all  when 
I  venture  to  express  my  thanks  in  this  poor  and  insufficient  manner. 

''Many  of  us  feel  we  owe  our  restoration  to  health,  indeed,  our  lives, 
to  your  kindly  care.  Speaking  for  myself  and  the  others,  I  beg  to  thank 
you.  Also,  I  would  like  to  voice  our  thanks  to  Mrs.  Florence  C.  Moore, 
our  Red  Cross  visiting  lady  here,  who  has  so  often  cheered  and  helped  us 
in  many  ways." 

The  following  letter  is  from  the  widow  of  Colonel  Liscum:— 

MY  DEAR  MRS.  HARRINGTON  AND  MRS.  MERRILL:  Among  the  withered 
flowers  on  my  husband's  grave  at  Arlington  there  was  one  bright  spot  of 
color, — the  emblem  of  the  Red  Cross  Society.  It  shone  out  with  such  a 
cheerful  ray  of  hope  and  comfort,  reminding  me  of  all  the  comfort  your 
society  had  given  Colonel  Liscum  when  he  was  wounded  in  Cuba,  and  sick 
in  Luzon.  He  never  forgot  the  kindness,  and  had  always  a  grateful  word 
of  praise  for  the  work  of  the  Red  Cross,  and  now  I  must  add  to  his  grati 
tude  my  own  thanks  for  the  kindness  which  ministered  to  him  while  he 
lived,  and  brought  comfort  to  his  wife  in  her  loneliness  and  sorrow. 

Very  gratefully  yours, 

MAY  D.  LISCUM. 

The  appreciative  wife  of  First  Sergeant  Walter  X.  Kelly,  of  B  Com- 


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pany  1st  California  Volunteers,  filled  with  gratitude,  took  the  trouble  to 
send  to  the  Red  Cross  of  San  Francisco  some  extracts  from  a  letter  from 
her  husband  concerning  the  good  work  done  by  the  nurses  sent  out  by  the 
society  with  the  1st  on  the  Peking : — 

"  Our  Red  Cross  nurses  sent  out  expressly  for  the  California  boys  are 
treating  every  one,  and  I  can  tell  you  they  are  a  godsend.  You  could  not 
find  two  more  faithful  men.  They  work  night  and  day,  and  if  it  were  not 
for  them,  we  would  have  had  several  deaths." 

Then,  speaking  of  the  captain  of  his  company  and  his  dangerous 
illness,  Kelly  says:— 

"  Were  it  not  for  the  nurses,  he  would  never  have  recovered.  He  was 
too  ill  to  be  removed  from  the  Peking  when  the  boys  left,  and  they  thought 
their  dear  officer  would  never  be  among  them  again.  But,  thanks  to  the 
Red  Cross  nurses  and  the  ladies  that  sent  them,  he  was  with  his  company 
at  the  taking  of  Manila." 

Here  is  an  appreciative  little  note  from  Major  C.  R.  Paul,  commanding 
the  3d  Battalion  of  the  18th  Infantry,  written  from  Camp  Merritt,  in 
August,  1898,  to  Mrs.  Smedberg,  the  purchaser  of  all  San  Francisco  Red 
Cross  supplies: — 

"In  behalf  of  the  officers  and  enlisted  men  of  the  3d  Battalion  18th 
Infantry,  I  wish  through  you  to  thank  the  ladies  of  the  Red  Cross  for  their 
many  acts  of  kindness  to  this  command.  They  have  cheered  the  well  and 
alleviated  the  sufferings  of  the  sick  in  a  most  substantial  manner.  The 
officers  and  men  of  the  18th  will  ever  bear  in  grateful  remembrance  the 
Red  Cross  Society  of  San  Francisco." 

There  was  a  definiteness  and  a  directness  about  a  communication 
written  on  board  steamship  Peru,  en  route  Philippine  Islands,  on  July 
21,  1898,  by  Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  G.  H.  Richardson,  which  was  very 
inspiring  to  further  effort.  Among  other  things  he  said:— 

"Permit  me  to  thank  you  on  behalf  of  the  men  for  the  provisions 
furnished  by  the  Red  Cross  Society.  The  first  day  out  all  but  fifty  were 
suffering  from  mal  de  mer,  so  I  issued  sixty  gallons  of  milk  made  from  the 
malted  milk,  and  eighty  pounds  crackers  for  breakfast.  It  would  have 
pleased  you  to  have  heard  the  praises  and  satisfaction  of  the  men.  During 
the  day  I  issued  clam  broth  and  milk  to  those  most  needing  nourishment. 
We  are  also  using  milk  (malted)  and  lime  juice  in  the  hospital,  where  we 
have  at  present  only  six  men;  this  I  consider  remarkable.  I  have  decided 
to  reserve  the  fruit,  etc.,  until  we  leave  Honolulu  for  the  long  trip.  We 
expect  to  use  about  fifty  pounds  per  day  of  the  dried  fruit.  The  men  join 
heartily  with  me  in  my  efforts  to  keep  the  ship  absolutely  clean  and  sani- 
tarv.  I  think  if  any  of  your  society  should  see  the  deck  and  floors  you 
could  find  no  fault  with  them." 

Thanking  the  society  for  a  large  package  of  identification  medals  for 
his  men,  Colonel  Reeve,  of  the  13th  Minnesota,  said: — 


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"Please  accept  our  sincere  thanks  for  this  new  evidence  of  your  gener 
osity.  Neither  time  nor  distance  can  ever  efface  from  our  hearts  the 
memory  of  your  many  kindnesses." 

This  was  written  from  the  headquarters  of  the  13th  Minnesota  Volun 
teer  Infantry,  steamship  City  of  Para. 

From  Fontana's  warehouse  at  Black  Point,  where  an  emergency  had 
stationed  the  Heavy  Artillery  California  Volunteers,  and  where  it  had 
found  but  comfortless  quarters,  Major  Frank  S.  Rice  wrote  on  behalf  of  the 
enlisted  men  of  the  command,  thanking  the  San  Francisco  Red  Cross  for 
supplies  necessary  for  comfort  and  cleanliness.  Five  big  stoves,  with  coal 
to  supply  them,  towels,  soap,  basins,  etc.,  were  provided  for  the  men,  who, 
as  raw  recruits  in  inclement  weather  and  without  equipment,  won  golden 
opinions  from  everybody  for  their  soldierly  spirit  and  conduct. 

Again  Colonel  Reeve  thanks  the  society  for  thirty-three  boxes  of 
necessities  and  delicacies  for  the  use  of  these  same  enlisted  men,  on  board 
the  City  of  Para,  while  en  route  for  Manila. 

On  the  departure  of  the  2d  Oregon  Volunteers,  Colonel  0.  Summers- 
wrote  as  follows: — 

"The  officers  and  men  of  the  2d  Oregon  Volunteers  U.  S.  A., 
appreciating  the  kind  and  courteous  treatment  received  at  the  hands 
of  San  Francisco,  and  especially  of  the  ladies  of  the  Red  Cross  Society, 
desire  to  express  their  hearty  thanks  to  you  all.  The  sunshine  of  your 
kindness  will  always  remain  a  bright  spot  in  the  memory  of  the  Web- 
foot  Troops." 

The  soldiers  of  the  1st  Tennessee,  Colonel  Win.  C.  Smith  commanding, 
were  the  recipients  of  many  and  constant  attentions  and  contributions  from 
the  Red  Cross.  Colonel  Smith  wrote  to  the  society  as  follows: — 

"  Since  the  arrival  of  the  Tennessee  Regiment  in  San  Francisco,  I  beg 
to  say  that  the  ladies  of  the  Red  Cross  of  San  Francisco  and  Oakland  have 
been  unremitting  in  their  attentions  to  this  regiment,  doing  everything 
they  were  permitted  to  do  in  looking  after  the  comfort  and  welfare  of  this 
command,  both  as  regards  the  sick  and  the  well,  and  whether  in  camp  or 
in  hospital.  The  men  of  the  Tennessee  Regiment  who  have  been  the 
recipients  of  so  many  kind  and  thoughtful  offices  from  the  ladies  of  your 
noble  society,  will  never  forget  your  work  in  their  behalf  during  their 
sojourn  in  this  city.  They  all  say,  'God  bless  the  ladies  of  the  Red  Cross 
Society,  and  their  noble  efforts  to  contribute  to  our  comfort  and  welfare.'" 

Another  tribute  to  the  Red  Cross  work  for  the  1st  Tennessee  men  is 
found  just  beside  this  letter  from  Colonel  Smith.  It  comes  from  a  woman, 
Mary  P.  Beaumont,  president  of  the  Army  Comfort  Circle,  of  Nashville, 
Tennessee,  mother  of  a  bonny  blue-eyed  boy,  as  she  calls  him,  and  herself 
"mother  of  the  regiment"  by  the  ties  of  love  and  service.  Mrs.  Beaumont 
writes: — 

"  As  the  head  of  our  organization,  I  have  worked  early  and  late  for 


152  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

our  boys,  yet  when  1  view  our  work  in  contrast  to  the  broad,  lovely  work  of 
you  western  women,  it  makes  me  feel  almost  ashamed  that  we  have  done  so 
little.  I  would  gladly  have  worked  for  all  the  boys  in  blue,  but  few  were 
ready  to  follow  me,  so  we  worked  for  our  state  troops  alone,  never  failing, 
however,  to  care  for  any  troops  passing  our  way.  You  women  of  California 
have  earned  the  unspeakable  gratitude  of  the  nation.  You  have  made  a 
reputation  throughout  the  entire  world  for  liberal,  open-hearted  hospitality 
that  is  a  crown  of  glory  for  your  state.  To  us  Tennessee  mothers  you  have 
been  a  balm  to  our  achiilg  hearts  and  a  comfort  in  time  of  trouble,  for  when 
our  boys  sailed,  we  felt  that  mothers  bade  them  good-by,  even  if  not 
their  mothers.  God  bless  you  and  your  fellow-workers  for  your  goodness 
to  and  care  of  our  dear  ones." 

H.  C.  Israel,  a  discharged  soldier  who  assisted  in  the  Red  Cross 
reading-tent  at  the  Presidio  during  1899,  and  who  proved  invaluable  in 
that  capacity,  wrote  to  the  president,  Mrs.  Merrill,  in  answer  to  a  letter 
voicing  the  thanks  of  the  society,  a  note  thoroughly  appreciative  of  Red 
Cross  work. 

Two  extracts  are  given  from  letters  written  by  Captain  Frank  C. 
Prescott,  of  the  43d  Infantry,  whose  extended  experience,  both  military  and 
ci  ic,  in  the  Philippines,  gave  him  an  all-round  knowledge  of  the  results 
and  effects  of  Red  Cross  work.  In  February  of  1899,  Captain  Prescott, 
then  in  California,  wrote  to  the  president  of  the  San  Francisco  Red  Cross: 

"  I  have  taken  out  of  the  service  some  heart-rending  memories  of  sick 
beds  and  graves,  but  over  it  all  is  the  kindly  mantle  of  the  charitable  and 
patriotic  kindness  of  yourself  and  associates." 

December,  1900,  found  Captain  Prescott,  by  that  time  hotiored  with 
the  brevet  title  of  Major,  in  far  Panay,  where  he  wrote  from  the  capital, 
Iloilo,  a  long  and  fascinating  letter  concerning  his  experience  in  command 
of  his  men  in  the  interior  of  the  island,  as  well  as  his  more  metropolitan 
days  as  collector  of  internal  revenue  of  the  department  of  Visayas.  He 
closes  this  letter  thus:  — 

"To  the  soldier  weary  from  a  cruel  'hike/  weak  from  a  wasting 
disease,  tired  of  the  monotony  of  daily  routine,  nothing  comes  with  such 
refreshing  solace  as  the  news  from  home.  Many  poor  fellows  fail  of  the 
appreciative  solicitude  in  a  mother's  letter,  the  sympathetic  tenderness  of  a 
sister's,  or  the  sacred  confidences  of  a  sweetheart's.  But,  thank  God,  the 
noble  work  of  yourself  and  associates  in  the  Red  Cross  has  provided  a 
cheering  message  to  every  man  in  the  service,  and  for  a  time  after  every 
Red  Cross  box  is  opened  and  its  contents  have  disappeared  in  the  ranks, 
soldiers'  vices  are  less  conspicuous,  their  virtues  more  marked,  and  tlu> 
gentle  influence  for  good  which  comes  from  refined  suggestions  and  recrea 
tion  makes  every  company  commander,  responsible  as  he  is  for  the  discipline 
and  behavior  of  his  men,  rise  up  and  call  \Tou  blessed." 


MISCELLANEOUS. 

Almost  numberless  are  the  stories  that  might  be  culled  from  the 
records  and  from  the  memories  of  individual  workers  in  the  San  Francisco 
Red  Cross. 

There  was  Private  Sam  J.  F.  Bacon,  of  M  Company  18th  Infantry. 
He  was  too  ill  to  be  trusted  to  go  alone  to  his  humble  home  at  Hawes 
Crossroads  in  Tennessee,  where  they  watched  and  longed  for  him  with  a 
tender  solicitude  not  exceeded  by  that  felt  in  statelier  homes.  To  the  Red 
Cross,  poor  Sam  Bacon's  case  appealed,  for  he  needed  just  the  help  the  Red 
Cross  could  give.  And  so  the  wheels  were  set  in  motion,  and  transportation 
was  secured  for  a  kindly  trained  nurse,  Nellie  Close,  by  name.  Nurse 
Close  wrote  from  Hawes  Crossroads: — 


-I//-*.    Em.cline   Cofer. 

"  We  reached  here  on  Monday  night,  after  a  somewhat  tiresome  ride 
across  the  country.  From  Los  Angeles  to  El  Paso  the  heat  was  intense. 
Sam  stood  the  trip  remarkably  well.  This  is  a  most  wretched  country  as 
far  as  climate  is  concerned,  intensely  hot,  and  rains  most  of  the  time.  WV 
are  fifteen  miles  from  the  railroad  station.  The  roads  are  almost  impassable, 
and  I  am  beginning  to  wonder  if  I  will  ever  get  away.  Could  you  have 
witnessed  the  real  joy  in  this  humble  home  on  the  return  of  the  sick  boy, 
you  would  feel  compensated  for  all  the  trouble  you  took  in  his  behalf. 
The  soldier  boy  is  loud  in  his  praises  of  the  Red  Cross  Society,  and  your 
names  will  be  household  words  for  years  to  come." 

Mrs.  Emeline  Cofer,  of  the  San  Francisco  society,  took  up  the  duties 
of  looking  up  individual  cases,  and  of  hospital  visitor-at-large  at  the  Pre 
sidio  and  at  the  military  prison  of  Alcatraz  in  18'^S,  and  proved  a  most 
devoted  and  successful  worker.  The  case  of  Thomas  Ortell,  which  is 
briefly  sketched  in  Mrs.  Elder's  report  for  ISlHi,  was  one  to  which  Mrs. 
Oofer's  best  efforts  were  given.  OrtelPs  suffer  ings,  his  enforced  wander 
ings  over  the  world  of  waters,  his  despair,  and  his  final  happiness,  make  a 
story  worthy  the  pen  of  a  Stevenson.  It  shows  vividly  the  subtle,  quiet, 


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yet  invincible  power  which  lay  with  the  Ixxly  of  earnest  women  behind 
the  symbol  of  the  Red  Cross.  Briefly,  the  details  are  as  follows: — 

Private  Thomas  Ortell,  of  Company  1),  1st  Battalion  IT.  S.  Engineers, 
veteran  of  the  Spanish- American  War,  and  also  of  the  U.  S.  A.  transport 
service,  victim  of  an  explosion  while  on  duty,  left  New  York  on  the  transport 
Sherman  in  February,  1899,  bound  for  Manila,  A  few  days  after  leav 
ing  port,  he  was  taken  ill,  and  was  confined  to  his  berth,  and  from  that  time 
never  left  it  while  crossing  the  Atlantic,  passing  through  the  Mediterranean 
Sea  and  the  Suez  Canal,  across  the  Indian  and  Pacific  Oceans,  until  he 
found  himself  in  San  Francisco,  stranded,  penniless,  and  almost  hopelessly 
crippled  with  rheumatism.  When  the  transport  touched  at  the  port  of 
Colombo,  in  the  island  of  Ceylon,  poor  Ortell  was  really  at  his  own  home, 
as  a  loved  mother  and  sister  resided  there,  and  he  himself  was  born  there. 
They  pleaded  most  earnestly  that  Thomas  be  left  with  them,  but  the  captain 
insisted  that  it  would  be  desertion,  and  the  transport  hoisted  anchor  and 
sailed  away,  bearing  the  poor  boy  out  to  untold  sufferings  and  horrors.  On 
May  1,  1899,  Ortell  was  placed  in  the  hospital  at  the  Presidio  of  San  Fran 
cisco,  more  dead  than  alive.  Under  the  skilful  care  of  the  surgeons  he 
began  to  improve  slowly,  and  almost  at  once  became  an  object  of  active  interest 
to  the  Red  Cross  hospital  visitors.  Time  and  space  would  fail  to  tell  all 
the  details  of  this  true  story  of  how  Ortell  at  last  made  the  port  of  home. 
There  was  the  immense  distance  over  two  oceans;  there  was  a  "plentiful 
lack"  of  money,  without  which  little  can  be  done;  there  was  no  end  of  army 
red  tape  to  be  unwound  and  to  get  the  knots  out  of ;  there  were  the  physical 
debility  and  disability  of  the  boy  himself.  But  day  by  day,  little  by  little, 
the  determined  women  of  the  Red  Cross  worked  untiringly  at  this  case, 
until,  through  the  kindness  of  General  Shafter,  passage  was  secured  for 
the  long  journey.  Ortell,  well  equipped  by  his  Red  Cross  friends  witli 
clothes  and  money,  sailed  for  home,  which  he  reached  in  time  to  enjoy 
Christmas  in  the  island  of  his  birth  and  with  those  he  loved.  To-day  he 
is  well  and  happy,  able  to  assist  his  mother,  and  unwearied  in  writing  of 
his  gratitude  to  the  Red  Cross  of  Sari  Francisco. 

Some  of  the  most  arduous  work  done  by  the  society  has  been  in  look 
ing  up  soldiers  whose  people  bad  lost  track  of  them,  sometimes  through 
the  illness  of  the  boys,  often  through  their  waywardness  and  carelessness 
in  the  matter  of  writing  home.  The  hospitals,  the  rank  and  file,  the  camps 
at  Camp  Merritt,  and  the  Presidio,  even  the  wharves  where  the  men  have 
been  crowded  ready  for  embarcation,  have  been  searched  by  these  amateurs 
and  kindly  detectives. 

Such  trivial  clues  have  been  given  them,  so  many  "blind  leads"  bad 
to  be  followed,  that  they  felt  sometimes  as  Mrs.  Eleanor  Elder  said,  that  they 
deserved  to  be  classed  with  Sherlock  Holmes  himself,  when  successful. 

One  mother  wrote  from  Yankton,  South  Dakota,  sending  a  stamp 
picture  of  her  son.  She  said  to  the  president:  "  I  have  a  son  in  Company 


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C  1st  South  Dakota  Volunteers.     He  has  spoken  so  much  of  the  ladies  of 
the  Red  Cross  that  I  wish  you  would  try  to  see  him  yourself." 

Mrs.  Merrill  received  this  letter  just  the  day  before  the  South  Dakotas 
were  to  sail  for  Manila.  Nothing  daunted,  she  went  to  the  wharf  where 
the  transport  Pennsylvania  lay  on  the  morning  of  departure,  July  25,1898. 
She  was  armed  with  the  bit  of  a  picture,  and  that  was  all.  Through  the 
surging  throng  of  men  she  passed,  until  at  last  from  under  the  broad  brim 
of  a  soldier's  hat,  the  face  in  the  picture  looked  down  at  her — the  face  of  a 
mere  boy !  And  so  Private  Irving  Melzner  was  found,  and  that  day  a  letter 
started  for  South  Dakota  bearing  his  very  last  loving  word  to  his  mother, 
through  the  president's  kindly  offices. 

Another  marvelous  discovery  of  a  lost  boy  with  only  the  slightest  clue 
to  his  identity,  was  made  by  Mrs.  Elder,  chairman  of  the  hospital  visiting 
committee.  In  one  of  her  reports  Mrs.  Elder  said:— 

"  Letters  are  received  daily  from  all  parts  of  the  United  States,  asking 
for  information  concerning  the  whereabouts  and  the  health  of  the  boys. 
By  searching  the  records  at  the  hospital,  at  the  adjutant's  office,  at  the 
Presidio,  and  at  the  army  headquarters,  I  have  been  able,  in  nearly  every 
instance,  to  send  full  particulars  and  answer  all  questions  asked  by  anxious 
relatives. 

"  Please  tell  me  what  regiment  my  son  belongs  to,  when  he  went  to 
Manila,  and  if  he  is  well;  he  is  tall  and  stout,  and  has  one  black  eye  and 
one  blue  eye."  "I  am  happy  to  state,"  continues  Mrs.  Elder,  "  that,  owing 
to  one  slight  clue  given  in  the  letter,  I  was  able  to  trace  him  and  to  send 
her  full  information  as  to  what  regiment  he  had  been  assigned  to,  when  he 
sailed  for  Manila,  and  the  proper  way  to  address  a  letter  to  him." 

A  father  writes  from  Princeton,  Xewr  Jersey,  that  his  wife  is  quite  dis 
tracted  because  she  fears  that  a  package  sent  to  her  soldier  son  while  he 
was  in  camp  at  San  Francisco,  had  not  reached  him  before  he  sailed  for 
Manila.  His  letters  home  had  been  written  on  Red  Cross  letter-heads,  so 
the  father  made  bold  to  ask  if  they  would  look  the  matter  up.  They 
would  and  did;  they  found  when  the  boy  sailed,  found  the  package,  and 
forwarded  it  to  him  at  Manila,  and  so  relieved  another  distracted  parent. 

Then  there  was  young  Harry  Henry,  who  was  in  the  hospital,  and 
whose  parents  in  Janesville,  Minnesota,  were  almost  franctic  concerning  him. 
He  did  not  improve,  and,  at  last,  was  one  of  those  lucky  fellows  to  whom 
Mrs.  C.  T.  Mills,  of  Mills  College,  opened  her  heart  and  her  home,  taking 
them  out  into  the  loveliest  and  most  healthful  spot  in  the  Contra  Costa 
foot-hills,  and  giving  them  motherly  care  and  attendance  till  they  were  well. 
Grateful  letters  from  the  father  speak  his  sentiments  toward  the  Red  Cross. 

When  the  California  boys  sailed  for  the  Philippines,  the  government 
was  still  inadequately  prepared  to  provide  for  the  comfort,  even  for  the 
necessity,  of  the  soldiers.  The  Red  Cross  of  San  Francisco,  ready  at  any 
and  all  hours  to  work  for  the  volunteers  from  all  over  the  Union,  felt  that 


Paci/ic   Coast  lied   Cross   Society. 

they  could  not  let  their  own  embark  on  such  an  enterprise  without  some 
sure  provision  for  emergencies.  Accordingly  it  was  determined  to  place  in 
the  hands  of  the  commanding  officers,  Colonel  James  H.  Smith,  of  the  1st 
California  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  Lieutenant  Arthur  P.  Hayne,  command 
ing  the  1st  Battalion  of  Artillery,  a  sum  which  it  was  hoped  might  prove 
useful;  $1,500  was  given  to  the  regiment  and  $1,000  to  the  artillery.  In 
reply,  Colonel  Smith,  wrote:— 

"  I  am  certainly  at  a  loss  to  express  to  you  fittingly,  and  to  the  society, 
the  thankfulness  of  this  command  for  the  splendid  donation,  which  will  go 
far  to  alleviate  many  of  the  hardships  necessarily  a  part  and  portion  of  a 
soldier's  life.  Far  less  can  1  express  to  you  the  deep  feeling  of  appreciation 
we  all  have  for  the  kindness  of  heart  and  depth  of  human  feeling  which 
prompted  the  gift. 

"  The  sum,  $1.500,  will  be  distributed  among  the  twelve  companies, 
the  hospital  corps,  and  the  band,  as  directed  in  your  communication." 

Lieutenant  Haynes'  letter  was  written  at  Cavite.     In  part  he  says:— 

"  Have  just  arrived  in  Cavite  after  forty  days  on  shipboard,  and,  being 
more  or  less  comfortably  fixed  in  a  more  or  less  solid  Spanish  residence,  my 
first  letter  shall  be  to  the  Red  Cross,  to  thank  the  society  for  what  you  all 
did  for  us.  I  speak  now  for  Captain  Geary  as  well  as  myself.  The  money 
at  our  disposal  enabled  us  to  place  many  comforts  with  our  men  on  the 
long  forty  days'  trip,  and  has  been  established  as  a  revolving  fund  to  procure 
necessities  not  otherwise  attainable.  What  we  should  have  done  without 
the  money  and  supplies  you  gave  us  is  more  than  I  dare  guess/'' 

An  enthusiastic  worker  among  the  soldiers,  both  regular  and  volunteer, 
has  been  and  is  the  Rev.  Oliver  C.  Miller,  now  post  chaplain  at  the 
Presidio  From  the  first,  Chaplain  Miller  has  worked  in  harmony  with  the 
Red  Cross,  and  when  he  went  out  to  the  Philippines,  not  as  a  regularly- 
appointed  chaplain,  but  "voluntarily  attached  "  to  the  4th  Cavalry,  this 
society  gladly  bore  part  of  his  expenses,  and  received  from  him  satisfactory 
reports  of  his  work  there.  He  was  the  only  chaplain  in  the  field  with 
General  Lawton's  command,  and  shared  all  the  hardships  of  the  "  firing 
line"  with  the  soldiers.  He  contracted  a  severe  illness,  and  was  in  the 
hospital  over  a  month,  but  went  to  his  duties  again  at  once  on  recovery. 
His  testimony  as  to  the  value  of  Red  Cross  work  is  definite  and  decided  in 
its  favor. 


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Wilhii-fl  />'.    H< i, -I-!, •</*(»,, 
Treasurer. 

TREASURER'S   REPORT. 

FINANCIAL    STATEMENT 

April  28,  1898,  to  September  30,  1001. 

RECEIPTS. 

Cash  returned  by  7th  Regiment  Volunteer* $      419   18 

California  State  Red  Cross  Association 68585 

Churches,  clubs,  and  associations 7,086  70 

Citizens' Committee 5,664  52 

Entertainments  and  benefits  13,055  36 

Employees  Southern  Pacific  Company 47225 

Employees  San  Francisco  street  railroads 16025 

Employees  United  States  Mint 440  00 

Employees  United  States  Mail  Service 247  90 

Employees  United  States  Post-office 200  00 

General  subscriptions 30,079  57 

General  subscriptions  to  Galveston  relief 902  70 

Market  Street  Railroad  Company 1,500  00 

Memberships 6.031  80 

Miscellaneous 1,071  57 

Monthly  subscriptions 1,789  94 

NativeSons  of  the  Golden  West   440  00 

Native  Daughters  of  the  Golden  West 110  45 

Retail  Liquor  Dealers'  Association 1,190  50 

San  Francisco  Fire  Department 500  00 

San  Francisco  Police  Department 355  50 

San  Francisco  Produce  Exchange 2,149  00 


158  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

San  Francisco  Stock  and  Bond  Exchange 250  00 

San  Francisco  public  schools 5,170  69        $80,039  16 

EXPENSES. 

Aid   soldiers:  board,  medical  care,  and  transportation $17,013  89 

California  State  Red  Cross  Association    15,444  10 

California  Volunteers,  1st  Battery  Artillery  750  00 

California  Volunteers,   1st  Regiment  Infantry  1,500  00 

California  Volunteers,    7th  Regiment  Infantry  1,10011 

Clothing,  dry  goods,  boots  and  shoes,  etc 7,348  29 

Drugs  4,943  62 

Division  Hospital,  U.  S 360  00 

Furniture,    tents,  etc   1,470  70 

Galveston    relief    fund    96276 

Glassware,   hardware,  etc 706  72 

Groceries,  provisions,  etc 5,948  45 

Hospitality  Committee 4,335  47 

Miller,  Rev.  O.  C 600  00 

Medals  and  badges  2,470  73 

Manila  Library 244  35 

National  Red  Cross 179  45 

Rent,  clerk  hire,  stationery,  printing,  postage,  draying,  Bibles,  hymn 

books,  telephone,  telegraphing,   and  other  expenses 5,707  02 

Red  Cross  Society,  Los  Angeles  219  18 

Red  Cross  nurses,    Manila 225  00 

Red  Cross  tents,  Union  Square  and  Presidio 4,542  20 

South  Dakota  1st  Regiment  Infantry  U.  S.  V 200  00 

Surgical  instruments  and  ambulance 2,742  60       $79,914  20 

Balance  cash $124  96 

WILLARD  B.  HARRINGTON, 

^Treasurer. 

Sepf.  30,  1901. 


ACKNOWLEDGMENT. 

To  the  Committees  of  the  San  Francisco  Red  Cross — 

As  with  the  return  of  peace  we  lay  down  our  most  strenuous  activities 
under  the  loved  symbol  of  the  Red  Cross,  I  wish  to  express,  so  far  as  I  may, 
though  words  are  all  too  inadequate,  my  gratitude  and  appreciation  for  the 
splendid  services  rendered  by  the  efficient  executive  committee,  and  by  the 
chairmen  and  committees  of  every  department  of  work  undertaken  by  the 
Red  Cross  of  San  Francisco  for  the  Spanish-American  War.  These  com 
mittees,  faithful  and  steadfast  to  the  end,  carried  forward  undismayed, 
undeterred  by  difficulties  and  obstacles,  the  noble  duty  of  ministering  to 
the  enlisted  men  of  our  army  and  navy.  The  work  of  the  women  and 
men  on  these  committees  was  not  only  faithful,  but  brilliant,  and  brought 
honor  to  the  city  of  their  love.  To  their  constant  support  I  looked  with 
certainty  and  confidence  through  all  those  trying  months,  and  whatever  suc 
cess  the  Red  Cross  of  San  Francisco  achieved  in  its  assistance  to  the 


San    Francisco   Report.  159 

nation  in  its  hour  of  trouble  is  due  to  their  self-sacrificing  labor,  their 
fidelity,  arid  their  ability.  It  was  a  labor  of  love,  imdertaken  amid  war's 
alarms,  and  carried  forward  faithfully  so  long  as  a  single  regiment  of  volun 
teers  remained  in  service. 

We  rest  from  our  labors,  but  should  national  need  arise,  the  nation 
needs  but  call  us,  and  we  are  ready  again  for  work  under  the  banner  of 
the  Red  Cross.  MARY  S.  MERRILL. 


3//-.S-.    Granr'iUt'  S.   Abbott, 

President  Oakland  Red  Cross  Society,  First  Vice-President  State  Society  (resigned), 
Executive  Board  State  Society. 


Oakland  Report. 
THE  EXECUTIVE  BOARD. 


161 


G. 


Bunnell. 


First  Vice-President  (resigned), 
Convalescent  Home  Committee. 


3//-.S.  .7.  A'.  Mi-Leu,*. 
Second  Vice-President. 


Mrs.   Henri/    Weiherbee, 

First  V ice-President, 

Chairman  of  the  Work  at  Camp  Barrett. 
11 


.1//-.S-.   Frederick  B.   Giiw, 

Assistant  Treasurer. 
Chairman    Finance  Committee, 
Convalescent  Home  Committee 


162 


Pacific  Coast  Red  Cross  Society. 


Mrs.  John  Gill  Lemmon, 

Corresponding  Secretary  Oakland  Ked  Cross, 
Chairman  Committee  of  Constitution  for  Oakland 
Red  Cross,  Chairman  Committee  of  State  Red 
Cross  on  Testimonials  of  Nurses  for  the  Philip 
pines,  Chairman  Committee  on  Editing  and  Pub 
lishing  the  Red  Cross  Record  of  Pacific  Slope. 


Mrs.  Francis  H.  Gray, 

Recording  Secretary, 
Member  of  Red  Cross  Book  Committee. 


Mrs.   Franklin   Van  Dyke  Bang*, 
Assistant  Treasurer. 


Miss  Maria  R.   Babsont 

Assistant  Treasurer, 
Chairman  Membership  Committee, 


Oakland  Report. 
THE  EXECUTIVE  BOARD. 


163 


Dr.   Myra  Knox, 
Chairman    Committee  on  Sewing  and  Medicine. 


Mrs.  John  Bakewell, 
Assistant  Treasurer,  State  Advisory  Board. 


Mrs.  A.  B.   Nye, 
Hospitality  Committee. 


Mrs.   Austin  JV.    Walton, 

Hospital  Committee,  Funeral  Committee, 

Transport  Receiving  Committee. 


OAKLAND  RED    CROSS    SOCIETY. 

Officers  elected  May,  1^98:  President,  Mrs.  Granville  S.  Abbott;  first 
vice-president,  Mrs.  G.  W.  Bunnell ;  second  vice-president,  Mrs.  J.  K. 
McLoan ;  corresponding  secretary,  Mrs.  J.  G.  Leminon ;  recording  secretary, 
Mrs.  Frances  H.  Gray;  assistant  treasurer,  Mrs.  Frederick  B.  Ginn;  treas 
urer.  Bank  of  California. 

Executive  Board:  Mrs.  Grauville  S.  Abbott,  Miss  Maria  R.  Babsnn, 
]\[rs.  John  Bakewell,  Mrs.  Franklin  Bangs,  Mrs.  G.  W.  Bunnell,  Mrs.  F.  B. 
Ginn,  Mrs.  Frances  H.  Gray,  Dr.  Myra  Knox,  Mrs.  J.  G.  Leminon,  Mr<. 
Oscar  F.  Long,  Mrs.  Isaac  Lawrence  Requa,  Mrs.  Henry  Wetherbee. 

Elected  May,  1809:  Mrs.  Sol.  Kahn  ('died  Feb.  22,  1902),  Mrs.  Ada 
fan  Pelt.  Mrs.  Austin  K  Walton,  Mrs.  A.  B.  Nye. 

Elected  May,  1900:  Mrs.  Frances  H.  Gray. 

Elected  February,  1902:  Mrs.  H.  II.  Kirby. 

Chairman  of  Committees:  Finance,  Mrs.  Isaac  Lawrence  Requa;  sew 
ing  and  medicine,  Dr.  Myra  Knox;  enrolment,  Miss  Maria  R.  Babson; 
press.  Miss  Mollie  Connors;  pins  and  badges,  "Mrs.  Oscar  F.  Long;  auditing, 
Mrs.  John  Bakewell ;  nominating,  Mrs.  J.  G.  Lemmon;  literature,  Mrs.  Lloyd 
Baldwin;  constitution,  Mrs.  J.  G.  Lemmon:  hospital,  Mrs.  D.  W.  Gelwicks . 
hospitality,  "Mrs.  Isaac  Lawrence  Requa;  funerals,  Mrs.  S.  M.  Martin;  mess 
tents,  transport  receiving  committee,  Mrs.  Ada  Van  Pelt ;  printing,  Mrs. 
Frances  H.  Gray;  nurses,  Mrs.  John  Yule;  ways  and  means,  Mrs.  G.  W. 
Bunnell;  entertainment,  Mrs.  Francis  Dunwoody ;  pillows  and  night-caps, 
Mrs.  Sol.  Kahn;  convalescent  home,  "Mrs.  Isaac  Lawrence  Requa. 

Advisory  Board:  Mr.  Isaac  L.  Roqua,  Mr.  T.  L.  Barker,  Mr.  D.  Edward 
Collins. 

The  people  living  in  the  cities  about  San  Francisco  Bay  suddenly  awoke 
to  the  realization  that  they  were  on  the  great  highway  leading  to  the  Philip 
pines  beyond  them,  and  that  all  the  horrors  attending  war  would  surely  be 
across  the  Pacific ;  also  that  the  concentration  of  troops  at  the  Presidio  in 
such  haste,  all  unprepared,  would  mean  suffering  and  loss  of  life,  unless 
alleviated. 

It  was  Col.  C.  R.  Greenleaf,  assistant  surgeon -general  United  States 
Army,  who  sounded  the  first  call  to  relief,  and  at  a  meeting  called  at  his 
home  in  Berkeley,  Mrs.  Franklin  Bangs,  of  Oakland,  a  member  of  the 
Ebell  Society,  first  heard  of  the  necessity  of  Red  Cross  work  in  time  of  war. 

Filled  with  enthusiasm,  Mrs.  Bangs  on  her  homeward  way  hastened 
to  consult  with  Mrs.  William  H.  Friend  and  her  sister,  Miss  Maria  R. 
Babson,  and  at  Mrs.  Friend's  home  a  plan  was  developed  by  them  which 
resulted  in  the  Red  Cross  Society  of  Oakland,  which  was  organized  under 
the  auspices  of  the  Ebell  Society,  at  their  rooms,  on  the  following  day,  April 
26,  1898. 

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Oakland  Y»Y/>o/7.  165 

Mrs.  John  Gill  Lemmon,  an  old-time  friend  of  Miss  Clara  Barton,  was 
invited  to  address  the  enthusiastic  gathering  at  the  KbeJl  rooms,  on  April  20. 
upon  the  plans  and  purposes  of  the  Red  Cross  Society. 

If  was  no  new  theme  to  Mrs.  Lemmon,  for  her  acquaintance  with  Miss 
Barton  dated  back  to  the  sixties,  in  N"ew  York  City,  an  acquaintance  that 
was  continued  at  the  Xew  Orleans  Exposition,  in  1884-85.  Miss  Barton 


.I//-,-.     \\'w.    If.    Frinxl. 

had  been  twice  the  guest  of  Professor  and  Mrs.  Lemmon  in  California, 
coming  here  tirst  in  1880,  by  invitation  of  the  G.  A.  R.  and  Ladies7  Relief 
Corps,  when  large  receptions  were  given  to  her  in  San  Francisco  and  Oak 
land  ;  and  yet  again  for  rest  and  recreation,  spending  most  of  the  time  camp 
ing  with  Professor  and  .Mrs.  Lemmon  in  the  Sierras.  To  this  personal 
acquaintance  Prof.  J.  G.  Lemmon,  one  of  the  foremost  botanists  of  the  coun 
try,  as  well  as  a  public-spirited  citizen  of  Oakland,  attributes  his  selection  by 
act  of  Congress  as  one  of  the  incorporators  of  the  reorganized  National  Red 
Cross  Society  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  June  10,  1900. 

To  both  Professor  and  Mrs.  Lemmon  the  Oakland  society,  as  well  as 
the  state  at  large,  were  greatly  indebted  for  their  broad  and  definite  knowl 
edge  of  Red  Cross  work. 

At  the  meeting  in  the  Ebell  rooms  on  April  26  officers  and  committees 
were  appointed,  a  mass-meeting  was  proposed,  and  an  enrolment  book  started, 
in  charge  of  Miss  Maria  R.  Babson.  This  list  ultimately  contained  the 
names  of  1,275  members. 


166  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

A  telegram  was  immediately  sent  to  the  National  Red  Cross  Society, 
notifying  thorn  of  our  existence  and  asking  for  recognition,  which  was  soon 
granted. 

Afterwards,  as  the  movement  spread  rapidly  throughout  the  state,  and 
as  applications  asking  to  become  auxiliary  to  the  Oakland  society  continually 
came  to  us,  we  urged  upon  the  attention  of  the  San  Francisco  society,  as 
the  central  and  larger  society,  the  formation  of  a  state  society,  that  the  Red 
Cross  of  California  might  receive  the  proper  impetus  and  recognition  abroad 
that  it  deserved,  and  on  May  18  we  were  privileged  to  send  as  delegates  to 
San  Francisco  Mrs.  J.  G.  Lenimon  and  Miss  Ray  Frank,  to  meet  with  other 
workers  to  consider  the  advisability  of  forming  a  state  society. 

It  will  be  impossible  to  give  the  details  of  all  our  work  or  to  bestow 
due  credit  upon  all  of  the  helpers.  Our  only  aim  will  be  to  convey  in  con 
densed  form  and  in  simple  narrative  some  idea  of  the  work  of  the  Oakland 
Red  Cross. 

Our  headquarters  were  a  suite  of  rooms  in  the  Central  Bank  Building, 
on  the  corner  of  Fourteenth  Street  and  Broadway,  offered  to  us,  free  of 
expense,  by  "Mr.  W.  i^.  Palmenteer,  president  of  Central  Bank.  We  re 
mained  there  several  months,  holding  daily  meetings,  and  then  moved  into 
a  store  in  the  Playter  Block,  through  the  kindness  of  Mrs.  Murray  Johnson. 

The  Ebell  loaned  chairs ;  Hook  Brothers  contributed  a  desk ;  other 
friends,  a  carpet  and  table,  and  a  few  days  found  us  located  in  well-furnished 
rooms,  with  a  beautiful  banner  floating  from  our  windows,  a  gift  from 
Taft  &  Pennoyer,  and  a  telephone  at  our  command,  through  the  courtesy 
of  the  Merchants'  Exchange. 

For  more  than  two  months  Mrs.  B.  C.  Dick  gave  her  entire  time  to 
our  rooms,  not  only  through  the  day,  but  evenings  also,  answering  ques 
tions  and  giving  information  to  all  who  came. 

From  the  many  interesting  incidents  that  came  under  her  notice,  we 
select  the  following: — 

Since  the  commencement  of  Red  Cross  work,  in  April,  1898,  many 
men,  women,  and  children  visited  the  headquarters.  It  was  a  cosmopolitan 
and  democratic  place.  The  high  and  low,  the  rich  and  poor,  met  on  a 
common  plane ;  as  the  Red  Cross  spirit  is  to  know  no  foes,  so  here  we  were 
one  family,  asking  questions  and  learning  of  one  another.  The  visitors 
ranged  from  youth  to  old  age,  the  youngest  member  being  not  two  years  old. 

A  large  proportion  of  the  members  signed  their  names  at  headquarters, 
and  there,  also,  donations  were  received  of  every  description.  At  first  the 
enrolment  of  names  was  so  constant  it  was  only  necessary  to  show  where 
to  sign.  Later  enrolments  were  fewer,  but  visitors  were  still  numerous, 
the  certificates  of  membership  and  the  state  pins  being  the  attractions. 

The  attendant  at  headquarters  was  continually  surprised  at  the  wide 
spread  spirit  exhibited  for  Red  Cross  work  and  by  contributions  from  those 
of  limited  means,  to  whom  five  cents  and  even  pennies  were  no  small  items. 
One  day  a  party  of  little  girls  came  in  with  $3.92,  and  one,  in  a  sweet  voice, 


Oakland  Report. 


167 


said,  "This  is  our  donation  for  the  Ked  Cross."  There  was  no  personal  pride 
in  the  gift ;  only  the  thought  of  doing  something  for  the  Red  Cross  was  fore 
most  in  these  little  helpers'  hearts. 

With  the  same  helpful  spirit  a  little  boy  came  rushing  in  one  morning 
almost  out  of  breath,  and  with  a  business-like  air  requested  to  see  the  presi 
dent.  "I  want  a  permit  to  gather  stores  for  the  soldiers.  I  have  got  three 
dollars'  worth,  and  the  last  man  I  asked  would  not  give  me  anything,  and 
said  he  believed  I  was  getting  them  for  myself."  When  asked  what  were 
the  nature  of  his  stores,  he  replied,  "Tobacco  and  cigars." 


3//-.s.  B.  a  D',<-k, 

Chairman  of  Headquarters,  also  of  Certificates  of  Membership. 

Many  mothers  with  sorrowing  hearts  visited  headquarters  for  infor 
mation,  wishing  to  make  something  useful  for  sons  about  to  leave  for  Manila. 

One  day  a  group  of  ladies  came  in  and  said  they  had  provided  every 
soldier  of  the  Wyoming  regiment  with  a  pillow-case  and  cap  or  handker 
chief,  and  that  nearly  all  the  boys  from  southern  California  had  been  pro 
vided  for  in  the  same  way.  It  seemed  an  exceedingly  satisfactory  work. 
They  also  said  their  experience  in  the  regimental  hospital  convinced  them 
of  the  honesty  and  sincerity  of  the  stewards  and  nurses. 

Calls  for  stores  met  a  quick  response.  The  German  Lutheran  clergy 
man  promptly  responded  to  a  call  for  German  literature  by  filling  a  box 
for  a  Minnesota  regiment,  largely  composed  of  Germans,  and  marking  it 
with  the  Red  Cross. 

lumbers  of  visitors  from  interior  towns  were  gladly  given  information 


168  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

in  reference  to  organizing  for  work.  A  southern  lady  from  the  interior, 
with  strong  southern  proclivities,  remarked,  when  signing  the  enrolment  list, 
that  Dewey  had  conquered  every  southern  heart,  and  that  the  war  had  had 
a  wonderfully  softening  influence  in  the  south,  and  that  now  there  was 
but  one  people  and  one  country. 

The  work  was  pleasant,  but  rather  laborious,  but  all  enjoyed  it,  feeling- 
it  to  have  been  time  and  labor  well  spent,  for  the  Red  Cross  is  the  grandest 
organization  the  world  has  ever  known.  It  is  based  on  the  brotherhood  of 
man,  and  time  °,nd  civilization  have  brought  it  forth. 

FINANCE  COMMITTEE. 

We  started  with  a  strong  financial  committee,  under  the  leadership 
of  Mrs.  Frederick  R  Ginn,  who  worked  valiantly,  and  in  an  incredibly  short 
time  had  banked  $5,000,  which  sum  was  increased  to  nearly  $9,000  before1 
the  summer  was  over. 

The  ability  of  Airs.  F.  B.  Ginn  and  her  intense  activity  were  a  source 
of  inspiration  to  all,  and  it  must  be  conceded  that  this  committee1  showed 
splendid  courage,  when  one  considers  that  "Oakland  is  only  the  sleeping- 
place  of  a  goodly  portion  of  San  Francisco's  business  men/'  Some  citizens 
contributed  to  the  societies  in  both  cities,  but  the  greater  portion  of  funds 
collected  in  Oakland  was  from  her  business  firms,  from  her  banks,  from 
the  little  children,  like  Tommy  Winn,  who  brought  in  "the  nickel  he  had 
saved  for  the  soldiers,"  from  her  city  council,  and  last,  but  not  least,  from  her 
many  generous  women,  the  first  contribution  coining  from  the  Daughters  of 
the  American  Revolution. 

As  the  money  came  in,  it  was  deposited  in  the  California  Bank,  to 
the  account  of  Mr.  I).  Edward  Collins,  who  had  been  elected  treasurer 
of  the  society.  The  money  was  subject  to  the  call  of  the  executive  board 
as  the  needs  of  the  work  demanded.  The  detail  work  of  this  office  devolved 
upon  an  assistant  treasurer,  appointed  from  the  board.  The  following  ladies 
have  served  in  this  capacity:  Mrs.  Frederick  B.  Ginn,  Mrs.  Franklin  Bangs, 
Miss  Maria  "R.  Babson,  Mrs.  John  Bakewell. 

From  the  report  of  the  recording  secretary  for  the  year  ending  May  10, 
1899,  we  quote:  "The  duties  of  the  assistant  treasurer  have  been  most  ardu 
ous,  and  too  much  praise  can  not  be  given  the  ladies  who  have  filled  the 
office  for  their  untiring  energy.  Nearly  $10,000  have  passed  through  their 
hands.  The  executive  board  also  feel  under  deep  obligations  to  Mr.  I). 
Edward  Collins,  president  of  the  California  Bank,  for  his  uniform  kindness 
in  handling  our  money." 

An  advisory  board,  consisting  of  Mr.  T.  L.  Barker,  Mr.  Isaac  L.  Requa, 
and  Mr.  D.  Edward  Collins,  stood  always  ready  for  consultation  and  advice 
when  greater  wisdom  was  needed  to  guide  us  through  some  difficult  tangle. 

THE    EXECUTIVE    BOARD. 

The  executive  board  of  our  society  had  a  well-defined  plan  of  work  from 
the  beginning  of  its  organization,  and  as  we  held  our  money  in  the  bank 


Oakland  Report. 
THE  ADVISORY  BOARD. 


Mr.    D.    Eilward  Collins, 
Executive   Board  Treasurer. 


Mr.    T.    L.    Barker. 


Mr.    I.    L. 


170  Pacific  Coast  lied  Cross  Society. 

sacred  to  the  use  of  sick  and  wounded  soldiers  on  the  battle-field,  it  devolved 
upon  our  committees  to  secure  and  receive  moneys  and  supplies  for  their 
work.  The  chairman  of  each  committee  made  daily  reports  at  the  meetings, 
so  that  all  could  keep  in  touch,  with,  the  work.  In  this  way  we  were  able 
to  do  a  larger  work,  amounting  in  all  to  over  twenty-five  thousand  dollars 
($25,000).  The  executive  board  held  sessions  almost  daily  during  the  first 
six  months,  guiding  the  various  committees,  restraining  excessive  zeal  and 
unwise  expenditure,  holding  hard  upon  the  money  in  the  bank,  that  we 
might  be  able  to  respond  in  time  of  dire  distress,  helping  the  committees 
as  far  as  possible  with  funds,  and  inspiring  them  in  their  arduous  efforts  in 
securing  money,  medicines,  delicacies,  and  clothing  from  the  public.  It 
was  beautiful  but  bewildering  to  find  so  many  ladies  who  felt  that  the 
entire  responsibility  of  the  Ixed  Cross  rested  upon  their  shoulders. 

In  speaking  of  the  pressure  often  brought  to  bear  upon  the  board  in 
disbursements  of  funds,  each  committee  desiring  to  draw  largely  upon  the 
treasury,  we  quote  again  from  the  same  report:  "We  had  but  one  object  at 
first,  and  that  was  to  help  the  sick  soldiers,  and  many  a  battle  was  fought 
to  sustain  this  point,  the  hardest  of  all,  that  our  own  personal  sympathies 
being  so  often  enlisted,  it  was  difficult  for  us  to  follow  common-sense  rea 
soning  and  obey  the  dictates  of  conscience,  instead  of  the  tenderer  impulses 
of  the  heart.  We  were  holding  a  public  trust,  and  it  was  not  for  us  to 
plunge  into  the  money  bag  and  give  to  every  one  who  asked." 

It  was  because  of  this  policy  that  the  committees  were  forced  to  look 
elsewhere  for  assistance,  and  because  of  this  policy  that  the  Oakland  society 
was  enabled  to  place  itself  upon  record  as  having  responded  so  generously 
to  the  calls  of  the  Red  Cross.  The  executive  board  was  loyal  to  the  state 
society,  being  represented  first  by  Mr.  ~F.  B.  Ginn  and  Mrs.  Oscar  F.  Long, 
and  later  by  Mrs.  G.  S.  Abbott  and  Mrs.  J.  G.  Lemmon. 

AUXILIARIES. 

We  also  had  several  most  helpful  auxiliaries,  who  worked  by  them 
selves,  turning  their  proceeds  into  the  main  society.  West  Oakland,  East 
Oakland,  Fruitvale,  Mills  College,  the  public  schools,  the  Christian  Endeav- 
orers,  the  "A.  B.  E.,"  the  Dolls'  Club,  the  Franklin  Street  Cadets,  all  aided 
in  this  way ;  also  all  the  churches  in  our  city  gave  us  special  collections. 

The  chairmen  of  our  committees  and  auxiliaries  report  receiving  moneys 
and  supplies  valued  as  follows: — 

From  Mills  College  auxiliary,  $300;  from  Fruitvale  auxiliary,  $350; 
from  West  Oakland  auxiliary,  $175;  from  public  schools,  $150. 

The  sewing  committee  received  and  expended  $2,500.  The  hospital 
committee  received  and  expended  $2,330.  The  hospitality  committee  re 
ceived  and  expended  $3,620.  Donations  given  for  Camp  Barrett  valued 
at  $150.  For  identification  medals  were  collected  $190. 

The  detailed  reports  make  interesting  reading,  but  space  wrill  permit 
only  a  few  extracts. 


Icjtort.  171 

Mrs.  J.  G.  Lenimon,  corresponding  secretary,  says,  "I  have  written  over 
a  thousand  letters,  no  two  alike,  and  all  of  them  long.'7 

Mrs.  F.  M.  Puriwoody,  of  the  entertainment  committee:  "We  received 
from  twelve  entertainments  given  for  our  benefit  proceeds  amounting  to  over 
$1,000." 

The  "A.  B.  E.,"  a  club  of  ten  young  ladies,  reported  through  its  secre 
tary,  Miss  Mabel  Thayer  Gray,  that  they  collected  about  fifty  dollars,  with 
which  they  purchased  material  for  about  one  hundred  and  fifty  Manila 
bandages  and  seventeen  Red  Cross  flags.  This  was  all  properly  made  and 
given,  where  most  needed,  through  the  Red  Cross  Society. 

"THE  MIZPAH  TRIO/''     ("To  work  for  humanity.") 

Before  the  state  society  was  formed,  two  of  the  members  of  this  auxili 
ary,  Mrs.  L.  W.  Owen,  president  of  the  National  Anti-Cigarette  Society, 
and  Miss  E.  M.  Goss,  musical  director,  reported  from  Montana  and  Wyoming 
to  the  Oakland  Red  Cross  Society  as  ready  to  lend  a  hand.  They  joined 
our  society  and  still  continue  their  membership.  Wherever  they  lectured 
in  the  central  west,  they  aroused  a  widespread  interest  in  Red  Cross  work 
and  taught  patriotism  to  the  children.  They  also  received  contributions, 
sending  $34.50  to  our  society.  "One  little  boy  earned  twenty-five  cents 
selling  vegetables,  and  another  the  same  amount  by  brushing  flies  from  a 
patient  in  a  dentist's  chair,  both  considering  it  a  pleasure  to  give  to  this  good 
cause." 

MILLS    COLLEGE    AUXILIARY. 

As  soon  as  the  Red  Cross  Society  began  its  work  in  San  Francisco  and 
Oakland,  Mills  College  organized  a  branch,  with  Mrs.  C.  T.  Mills  president 
and  Miss  Clara  Wittenmyer,  secretary.  As  the  faculty  and  students  were 
very  much  occupied  with  the  closing  work  of  the  year,  it  was  decided  that 
it  was  impossible  to  take  the  time  for  sewing,  but  that  all  who  were  disposed 
might  give  money.  Tt  was  suggested  that,  through  some  sacrifice,  this 
money  should  be  raised,  instead  of  sending  home  for  it. 

The  matter  was  laid  before  the  students,  to  decide  how  and  what  they 
would  give.  It  was  only  a  few  hours  before  a  request  was  made  that  they 
should  dispense  with  their  butter,  and  the  money  which  it  would  cost  be 
given  to  help  the  soldiers.  Permission  was  granted  to  do  this  for  dinner 
only,  and  they  thus  received  one-third  of  the  daily  expense  for  butter. 

The  various  class  entertainments  that  are  always  customary  at  the 
close  of  the  term  were  also  given  up  voluntarily,  and  the  money  that  would 
have  been  used  for  personal  gratification  was  cheerfully  donated  to  the  Red 
Cross.  The  employees  entered  into  the  spirit,  and  there  was  sent  to  the 
society  in  Oakland  during  the  month  of  May  $150  in  cash,  and  various  gifts 
of  towels  and  other  articles.  The  students  went  to  their  homes  thoroughly 
enthused,  in  most  instances  busily  planning  to  help  in  some  society  work 
for  the  association  in  their  own  towns.  Those  who  remained  at  the  college, 


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having  more  leisure,  went  on  with  the  work,  and  contributed  a  large  amount 
of  reading  matter,  stamps,  and  writing  material,  several  dozen  towels,  hand 
kerchiefs,  underwear,  and  linen,  besides  making  up  two  pieces  of  sheeting, 
pillow-cases,  bandages,  a  hundred  caps,  and  one  hundred  and  ten  com 
fort  hags  nicely  filled. 

Aid  was  given  in  caring  for  the  soldiers  at  the  ferry,  sandwiches,  cake, 
fruit,  and  flowers  being  sent,  also  boxes  of  gingersnaps,  two  barrels  of  lemons, 


.1//-.V.  c.  T.  Miffs. 


one  hundred  pounds  of  prunes,  two  bags  of  English  walnuts,  twenty  boxes 
of  oranges,  and  many  dozen  eggs,  besides  various  personal  gifts  to  the  sol 
diers  at  Camp  Merritt. 

A  number  of  soldiers  were  invited  to  spend  a  Sunday  at  the  college, 
and  these  were  sent  back  with  suitable  eatables  and  comforts  of  many  kinds. 

As  soon  as  Camp  Barrett  was  organized,  arrangements  were  made  to 
help  there,  some  of  the  ladies  going  back  and  forth  to  aid  in  the  Red  Cross 
work  done.  Contributions  of  butter,  milk,  soap,  and  tobacco  were  made, 
while  food  for  the  sick  was  sent  for  some  time  to  the  hospital  tent.  Seven 
teen  convalescent  privates  were  cared  for  at  the  college,  and  it  is  a  matter  of 
great  regret  that  other  sufferers  could  not  have  had  the  benefit  of  this  beau 
tiful,  sunny  home  for  recovery,  instead  of  being  laid  away  in  the  Presidio 
Cemetery. 


Oakland  Urport.  173 

REPORT    OF    THE    COMMITTEES    ON     ABDOMINAL    JJANDAGES    AND    SURGICAL 

SUPPLIES. 

Dr.  Myra  Knox,  Chairman. 

One  of  the  first  committees  to  work  was  the  sewing  committee,  with 
Dr.  Myra  Knox  at  its  head.  The  number  of  workers  soon  grew  larger  than 
our  rooms,  and  we  removed  to  the  Brigade  Hall  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church.  The  different  machine  companies  loaned  sewing  machines,  and 
donations  of  material  came  pouring  in.  The  loudest  call  at  that  time  was 
for  abdominal  bandages,  but  the  ladies  also  made  other  articles  necessary 
to  the  comfort  of  the  soldiers.  The  following  shows  what  was  done  by  this 
committee : — 

Six  thousand  abdominal  bandages  for  use  in  Manila  were  made,  cost 
ing  thirty  cents  apiece,  representing  a  money  value  of  $1,800.  Five  hun 
dred  and  fifty  dollars  of  this  amount  was  paid  out  of  the  general  fund ; 
ihe  balance  of  $1,250  did  not  pass  through  the  treasury  of  the  society,  but 
represents  largely  materials  donated,  bolts  of  flannel,  tape,  pins,  thread, 
etc.,  or  money  given  with  the  request  that  it  be  used  for  the  work.  These 
bandages  were  sent  to  the  different  camps  and  put  into  the  proper  hands 
for  distribution. 

Two  thousand  five  hundred  comfort  bags  were  made,  at  a  cost  of  fifteen 
cents  apiece,  making  a  money  value  of  $375.  Thirty  dollars  of  this  was 
paid  out  of  the  general  fund,  leaving  a  balance  of  $345  contributed  in  money 
and  material. 

Ninety-seven  pillow-eases  were  made,  costing  twelve  and  a  half  cents 
apiece;  540.  handkerchiefs,  costing  $29.25.  Both  items  were  paid  for  out 
side  the  general  fund,  as  were  20  down  pillows,  value  $20. 

Medicines  supplied  to  the  various  camp  hospitals,  on  written  request 
from  the  surgeons  in  charge,  $61.80,  $27.80  being  paid  for  out  of  the  treas 
ury,  leaving  a  balance  of  $34  paid  outside. 

Flannels,  'hose,  and  shoes  were  sent  to  needy  men  by  the  wagon-load. 
The  total  amount  that  lias  passed  through  the  hands  of  the  committee  is 
$2,307.87.  Outside  the  society  hundreds  of  dollars  were  spent  by  women 
who  were  busy  sewing  and  working  for  the  health  of  the  soldiers,  so  that 
this  report  can  not  cover  all  that  has  been  done  along  these  lines. 

COMMITTEE  OX  LITERATURE. 

Mrs.  Lloyd  Baldwin  and  Mrs.  J.  H.  Fish  sent  literature  to  the  soldiers. 
"We  sent  over  fifty  large  cases  of  books  and  magazines  to  the  camps  and 
transports."  Later  Mrs.  Oscar  F.  Long  took  up  the  work.  She  collected 
and  forwarded  OS  large  cases,  many  of  them  weighing  750  pounds,  filled 
with  choice  books  and  magazines.  A  few  of  these  cases  went  to  Alaska, 
but  the  larger  part  to  Manila,  some  being  sent  several  hundred  miles  inland 
from  the  citv. 


J\/>.s.  Isaac  Lawrence  Reqna. 

Chairman  Hospitality  Committee,  Manager  of  Convalescent  Home  Oakland, 
Member  Executive  Board  Oakland  Society,  Advisory  Board  State  Association. 


176  Pacific   Const  Red   Cross   ^ociciy. 

HOSPITALITY    COMMITTEE. 

Early  in  the  month  of  M;iy,  1SOS,  the  soldiers  began  gathering  in 
San  Francisco.  They  arrived  very  poorly  equipped,  and  the  .Red  Cross 
workers  soon  realized  that  these  tired,  hungry,  travel-stained,  and  often  sick 
men,  were  in  no  condition  for  the  long,  weary  march  to  the  Presidio  with 
out  food  and  rest. 

Mrs.  W.  H.  Mills,  of  the  San  Francisco  Red  Cross  Society,  invited 
Mrs.  Isaac  Lawrence  Requa  to  assist  her  in  relieving  these  distressed  con 
ditions,  which  she  consented  to  do.  Mrs.  F.  M.  Smith  was  appointed  the 
chairman  of  a  committee  who  were  to  work  in  Oakland,  gathering  supplies 
to  send  to  Mrs.  Requa,  who  had  charge  of  a  table,  first  at  the  Sixteenth  Street 
station,  then  at  the  mole,  and  finally  in  the  ferry  building,  San  Francisco, 
where  hospitality  was  dispensed  with  a  liberal  hand  for  nearly  three  months. 

Mrs.  F.  M.  Smith,  however,  soon  withdrew  from  the  work,  on  account 
of  her  departure  for  the  Kast,  hut  Mrs.  Reqmi  proved  herself  a  most  capable 
manager,  carrying  on  the  work,  with  the  assistance  of  the  following  ladies: 
Mrs.  G.  S.  Abbott,  Mrs.  John  Bakewell,  Mrs.  J.  G.  Barrett,  Mrs.  W.  T. 
Barton,  Mrs.  Eugene  Beck.  Mrs.  Blanch ard,  Mrs.  Gus  Bray,  Mrs.  Charles 
T".  Brewster,  Mrs.  Richard  Derby,  Mrs.  Wallace  Everson,  Mrs.  Friedlander, 
Mrs.  Giles  H.  Gray,  Mrs.  H.  L.  Gregory,  Mrs.  Edward  Hoffman,  Mrs. 
G.  W.  Hunt,  Mrs.  Oscar  Liming,  Mrs.  A.  Liliencrantz,  Mrs.  M.  F.  McGwin, 
Mrs.  Alice  Moffitt,  Mrs.  A.  B.  ]STye,  Mrs.  Prentiss  Selby,  Mrs.  W.  W.  Stand- 
ford,  Mr.  James  Moffitt,  Miss  Maud  Allen,  Miss  Bakewell,  Miss  Florin* • 
Brown,  Miss  Mary  Dunham,  Miss  de  Fremery,  Miss  Elsie  Gregory,  Miss 
Sarah  Hale,  Miss  Jeghers,  Miss  Bernice  Landers,  Miss  Edith  Liliencrantz, 
Miss  Lucy  Moffitt,  Miss  Ella  Morgan,  "Misses  Selby,  Miss  Bertha  Shafter, 
Miss  Bertha  Tomlin,  Miss  Ella  Wall,  Mrs.  S.  M.  Martin,  Mrs.  A.  J.  Mitchell, 
Mrs.  E.  0.  Morrison,  Mrs.  Gerald  Ounningha»iu,;Mrs.  W.  T.  ^7eitch,  Mrs. 
Sherwood,  Mr.  Mark  L.  Requa. 

Special  mention  must  be  made  of  the  work  done  by  Mr.  M.  T..  Requa 
and  Mr.  James  Moffit.  The  ladies  are  most  grateful  for  their  efficient  aid 
in  time  of  stress. 

To  facilitate  the  work,  a  portion  of  the  ferry  building  wras  assigned 
us  for  our  exclusive  use,  and  the  "Oakland  table"  soon  became  synonymous 
in  the  minds  of  the  soldier  boys  with  everything  that  was  warm  and  cheer 
ful  and  homelike.  This  corner  was  always  bright  with  flowers,  snowy  table 
cloths,  and  kindly  faces,  and  fragrant  with  the  aroma  of  good  coffee,  from 
the  arrival  of  the  first  boat  in  the  morning  until  the  departure  of  the  last 
one  at  night,  so  that  it  became  a  veritable  oasis  in  the  desert  to  our  lonely 
"boys  in  blue." 

Flowers  in  profusion — basket-loads,  wagon-loads—were  carried  from 
Oakland's  beautiful  gardens  as  tokens  of  welcome  to  the  boys. 

This  at  one  time  being  the  subject  of  adverse  criticism,  in  one  of  our 
meetings  Mrs.  Willard  T.  Barton  told  an  incident  of  one  of  the  Dakota 


Oakland  Report. 


boys,  who  was  brought  in  too  sick  to  taste  food,  and  was  immediately  placed 
in  an  ambulance.  "He  was  given  flowers,  like  the  others,"  said  Mrs.  Barton, 
"but  when  he  was  lifted  into  the  ambulance,  his  bouquet  dropped  to  the 
ground.  Ill  as  he  was,  too  ill  almost  to  speak,  he  turned  and  held  out  his 
hand  for  the  roses,  and  they  were  returned  to  him.'7  The  flowers  went  with 
out  protest  ever  afterward. 


Mr.  Mark  L.  Requa. 

It  soon  became  evident  that  coffee,  sandwiches,  and  the  lighter  fare  pro 
vided  was  hardly  adequate  for  the  men  who  had  been  indifferently  fed  f or> 
days,  and  so  Mrs.  Requa  evolved  the  army  stew.  For  a  thousand  men,  it 
was  composed  of: — 

Five  whole  sheep. 
Two  sacks  of  turnips. 
Two  sacks  of  carrots. 
Three  sacks  of  potatoes. 
One  sack  of  onions. 

Served  smoking  hot,  with  a  hard-boiled  egg  and  one  or  two  green  onions, 
to  each  man. 

A  rough  estimate  of  food  provided  by  the  good  people  of  Alamedn 
County  from  May  21  to  July  8,  1898,  may  be  interesting:  105  whole  sheep, 
over  14,4.00  eggs,  15  tons  of  fruit,  300  roasts  of  meat,  275  boiled  hams, 
8,250  loaves  of  bread,  800  pies,  655  loaves  of  cake,  468  rolls  of  butter,  10 
gallons  of  milk  a  day,  288  glasses  of  jelly;  and  it  is  impossible  to  estimate 
correctly  the  quantities  of  cookies,  ginger-snaps,  and  other  dainties. 

Mrs.  Requa  was  assisted  in  her  task  of  collecting  adequate  supplies  by 
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Mrs.  \V.  AY.  Standeford,  chairman,  ami  Mrs.  AYillard   H.   Barton,  her  table 
committee,  and  by  tbe  executive  board. 

At  first  the  emergency  seemed  only  the  providing  and  dispensing  of 
food  to  the  incoming  troops — a  gigantic  undertaking  in  itself,  as  the  men 
sometimes  arrived  1,000  at  a  time,  and  an  average  of  2T>0  came  in  daily — 
but  unexpected  issues  kept  presenting  themselves  all  through  the  work,  which 


Mrs.    WiWirtl  T.  Barton, 
Hospitality  Committee. 


A/;-*.    M'.    Jr.  Standeford, 
Chairman  Table  Committee. 


called  for  special  attention  and  supervision.  These  were  taken  in  hand 
Vy  members  of  the  committee,  who  directed  the  soldiers,  if  suffering  from 
other  ills  than  hunger,  to  fhe  proper  source  of  relief,  where  they  were  pro 
vided  with  medicines,  rubbed  wilh  liniments,  and  clothed  in  warm  garments 
by  the  loving  hands  of  Oakland's  noble  women. 

Every  detail  of  the  work  was  carefully  planned,  or  it  would  have  been 
impossible  to  meet  the  unexpected  emergencies  which  were  constantly  aris 
ing.  Each  night  the  chairman  would  ascertain  by  telephoning  to  the  offices 
of  the  Southern,  Central,  and  Northern  Pacific  Railroads,  how  many  men 
each  line  expected  to  land  in  San  Francisco  the  following  day.  Sometimes 
the  aggregate  would  sum  up  1,000,  sometimes  less,  but  in  this  way  it  was 
known  how  many  gallons  of  hot  coffee  would  be  needed  and  how  much  stew 
our  expected  guests  would  require. 

The  day's  work  usually  beti'an  at  halt  past  four  in  the  morning,  when 
Mrs.  "Reqiiji  and  her  corps  <>f  helpers,  laden  with  baskets,  would  leave  their 


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1  ionics,  ready  to  begin  a  bard  day's  work,  as  cheerfully  and  unconcernedly 
as  tbe  regular  commuter  who  has  crossed  the  bay  to  his  work  on  the  first 
train  for  years.  Xever  again  will  the  " wage-earners"  who  saw  them  every 
day  for  months  say  that  the  society  ladies  of  Oakland  can  not  get  up  in 
the  morning  when  an  emergency  arises.  Once  on  the  other  side,  active 
preparations  were  commenced  for  the  reception  of  the  expected  soldiers. 
1  hiring  the  latter  part  of  June  the  work  was  made  difficult  by  the  uncer 
tainty  of  the  time  of  arrival  of  recruits,  who  kept  coming  unexpectedly  and 
at  all  hours.  Often  at  ten  or  eleven  o'clock  at  night  a  telephone  message 
would  come,  "There  are  100  men  at  Sixteenth  Street  depot  who  have  had  no 
supper,  and  will  have  no  breakfast,  unless  you  can  provide  for  them." 

This  emergency  was  met  by  arranging  to  run  the  train  down  to  the  pier 
and  give  the  soldiers  their  supper  at  a  restaurant,  and  in  the  morning  the 
ladies  would  be  at  the  ferry  to  give  them  their  breakfast. 

During  the  long,  weary  weeks  of  waiting  at  the  Presidio  the  men  looked 
upon  this  room  at  the  ferry  as  a  sort  of  home,  where,  whenever  they  chose 
to  come,  they  were  made  welcome  and  comfortable. 

The  first  work  that  claimed  attention,  aside  from  the  feeding  of  the 
men,  was  the  caring  for  those  who  were  ill  when  they  arrived.  This  branch 
of  the  work  became  so  important  that  it  was  assigned  to  Mrs.  AY.  T.  A^eitch, 
an  account  of  whose  work  in  this  particular  field  is  given  elsewhere.  The 
thought  of  a  "postal  card  committee/'  the  work  of  which  was  ably  directed 
by  Miss  Burke,  of  San  Francisco,  al]  the  summer,  was  suggested  by  the 
incident  of  a  boy's  anxious  desire  to  let  his  people  at  home  know  that  he 
had  reached  San  Francisco  safely.  He  was  without  writing  materials  of  any 
kind,  and  Mrs.  Eequa  was  so  impressed  with  his  impatience  to  relieve 
his  mother's  anxiety  that  she  suggested  that  lie  write  the  message  on  a  piece 
of  pasteboard,  and  it  would  be  sent  to  the  telegraph  office  for  him  at  once. 
Tliis  he  did,  and  went  off  to  the  Presidio  greatly  pleased. 

One  day  word  came  to  us  that  a  car  bringing  troops  had  been  burned 
a  few  miles  up  the  road,  and  that  twenty-two  boys  were  across  the  bay  wait 
ing  for  clothes  to  replace  those  they  had  lost.  Mrs.  Oscar  F.  Long  started 
out  immediately  to  replace  them,  and  soon  had  them  all  equipped  in  uni 
forms  and  new  undergarments  and  on  their  way  to  San  Francisco.  They 
had  been  five  hours  in  the  car  waiting  for  relief  in  the  shape  of  something 
to  wear. 

\Yhen  the  boys  began  to  convalesce  after  an  illness,  and  were  still  too 
weak  to  live  on  army  rations,  they  would  come  in  daily  for  something  t<> 
eat,  and  spend  an  hour  or  two  reading  the  magazines  and  enjoying  the 
homelike  surroundings. 

One  boy  had  been  a  daily  visitor  for  weeks;  then  he  ceased  to  come. 
and  it  was  supposed  that  he  had  gone  with  his  regiment  to  Manila,  until 
one  of  his  comrades  came  to  Mrs.  Requa  and  said:  "Do  you  rememtar  my 
comrade,  who  used  to  come  in  here  and  have  his  lunch  when  we  first  came  ? 
Well,  after  he  got  sick,  lie  talked  all  the  time  of  you  and  of  the  kindness 


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of  the  ladies;  and,  before  lie  died,  lie  gave  me  this  ten-dollar  piece,  all  he 
had  in  the  world,  and  told  me  to  give  it  to  yon  to  nse  in  the  Red  Cross  work." 
He  had  given  his  all  that  Bother  boys  in  bine"  might  be  helped  and  cheered 
and  comforted  as  he  had  been.  Our  work  seemed  to  be  sanctified  and  glori 
fied  by  the  soldier  boy  dying  in  his  lonely  tent  at  the  Presidio. 

Not  only  were  the  boys  fed  on  their  arrival  in  San  Francisco,  but  when 
they  left  on  the  transports  for  Manila,  each  one  was  furnished  with  a  gener- 


Lunching  before  Sailing  from  the  Transport  Dock. 

ous  lunch  on  the  dock  before  he  embarked.  The  Oakland  ladies  had  entire 
charge  of  the  lunches  provided  for  the  Scandia  and  Morgan  City,  beside 
contributing  their  quota  toward  the  supply  for  other  outgoing  troop  ships. 
Seven  hundred  chickens,  besides  other  meats,  bread,  cake,  and  fruit,  were 
used  in  preparing  the  lunches  for  the  men  on  the  Scandia. 

For  all  this  work  immense  quantities  of  provisions  were  given  by  the 
generous  people  of  Alameda  County ;  and  too  much  can  not  be  said  in  praise 
of  the  ladies  of  the  committee,  who  were  kept  busy  collecting  and  forward 
ing  to  the  ferry  fresh  milk,  eggs,  butter,  and  fruit,  and  raising  money  to 
buy  other  necessary  articles,  and  pay  the  two  men  who  were  kept  busy  at 
the  ferry  all  night  to  look  after  sick  and  straggling  soldiers.  The  able  re 
sponse  made  by  our  Oakland  people  to  every  call  for  assistance  made  it 
possible  to  provide  adequately  for  the  great  army  of  men  who  came  to  our 
coast,  and  to  them  our  sincere  thanks  are  due. 

Early  in  the  work  the  motto  of  our  committee  became,  "Whatsoever 
thy  hand  findeth  to  do,  do  it  with  all  thy  might,"  and,  imbued  with  this  spirit, 
with  constant  vigilance,  ceaseless  labor,  and  unflagging  interest,  we  accom- 


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plished  much  that  was  of  benefit  and  help  to  the  friendless  lx>ys  so  far  from 
home. 

\Ye  add   the  following  letter,  published   at   this   time,   as  it   is  a   vivid 
picture:— 

AT   THE    FERRIES   RECEIVING    THE    ARRIVING  VOLUNTEER   SOLDIERS. 

"T  had   heard  all  about  it  before  T  came  home — how  the  i^'irls  had   all 
gone  wild  over  .Red  Cross  work,  and  T  was  wild  to  get  into  it  myself.      Of 


course,  mama  had  joined  for  the  whole  of  us,  dozens  of  times  over,  but 
I  wanted  to  put  my  own  shoulder  to  the  wheel  and  help  matters  along  by 
the  perspiration  of  my  own  forehead,  as  it  were. 

"My  gloves  were  not  fairly  off  hefore  Mollie  rushed  in  to  tell  me  the 
latest  news  from  the  (water)  front,  and  goodness  knows  it  was  interesting. 
One  of  the  crack  regiments  of  the  country  was  coming  over  from  Oakland 
on  the  first  boat  the  very  next  morning,  ami  a  lot  of  us  Red  Cross  girls  were 
to  go  down  to  the  ferry  to  welcome  them  and  give  them  their  breakfast. 

"I  don't  know  that  T  ever  began  a  day  at  5  o'clock  in  the  morning  in 
all  my  life  before.  I  have  he^un  my  nights  at  that  time  over  and  over  again 


182  Pacific   Coast   Red   Cross   Society. 

during  the  season,  but  a  girl  doesn't  take  much  notice  of  her  environment 
when  she  comes  home  tired  and  sleepy  and  cross,  ready  to  tumble  out  of 
the  carriage  and  into  bed  without  giving  a  word  or  a  thought  to  anybody 
or  anything  else  in  the  wide  world. 

kkln  the  morning  it  is  different.  After  you  get  your  eyes  really  open, 
which  is  no  easy  matter  at  such  an  unearthly  hour,  everything  seems  new 
and  strange,  and  you  feel,  some  way,  as  if  you  had  waked  up  into  a  previ 
ously  unknown  world. 

"There  was  plenty  of  work  to  be  done.  The  piles  of  flowers  were  to 
be  arranged  into  convenient-sized  bouquets,  cups  of  tin  and  crockery  to  be 
placed  around  th£  tables,  sandwiches,  doughnuts,  and  fruit  to  be  placed  in 
baskets  for  distribution,  and,  while  we  were  doing  all  this,  a  sudden  electric 
thrill  sl;ot  through  the  crowTd. 

"The  6  o'clock  ferry  x*as  coming  in.  V\Te  girls  all  stood  at  'attention' 
as  the  Newark  swooped  down  into  the  dock,  but  in  the  whole  crowd  that 
came  oft  the  boat  at  'double  quick,'  whooping  and  yelling  like  Comanches. 
there  was  not  a  single  'boy  in  blue.' 

"Two  or  three  of  the  'advance  guard'  came  over  on  the  next  boat,  and 
we  were  almost  oppressively  good  to  them ;  but  it  was  not  until  we  had  stood 
on  our  feet  waiting  for  nearly  two  hours  that  the  sound  of  a  military  band 
on  another  pier  playing  'Rally  Hound  the  Flag'  announced  that  our  guests 
were  at  hand.  Then  the  policemen  ordered  spectators  out,  and  put  up  a 
rope  barrier  in  front  of  the  wide  entrance,  and  we  girls  each  clutched  a 
long-stemmed  calla  in  one  hand  and  a  handkerchief  in  the  other  and — waited. 

"Ah,  but  wasn't  it  fine  to  hear  the  music  coming  nearer  and  nearer, 
and  see  the  crowds  of  people  outside  with  their  faces  all  turned  in  one  direc 
tion,  and  hear  the  policemen  ordering  them  here  and  there,  and  feel  the  air 
full  of  something  throbbing  and  surging  like  the  very  life  of  our  bodies? 

"And  then  they  came.  First  the  band,  with  the  crash  and  blare  and 
shock  of  brass  and  tense,  beaten  parchment,  through  which  the  patriotic 
melody  found  its  way  to  our  very  hearts ;  and  then  the  men  marching  in, 
dusty  and  travel  worn,  tramp,  tramp,  tramp,  until  the  wide,  low  room  was 
packed  with  them,  and  everybody  but  the  soldiers  themselves  shouting  and 
cheering  and  waving  lilies  and  handkerchiefs  and  hats  and  any  old  thing 
that  came  to  hand. 

"Perhaps  you  won't  believe  it,  hut  after  my  throat  cracked  so  that  I 
couldn't  get  out  another  sound,  and  my  wrists  ached  so  that  I  just  had  to  stop 
waving  things,  T  looked  about  and  saw  one  of  the  most  dignified  and  highly- 
cultured,  full-blown  buds  of  our  set  standing  up  in  a  chair  frantically  wav 
ing  a  dishcloth  in  one  hand  and  an  iron  spoon  in  the  other,  and  screaming 
like  a  lunatic,  and,  to  tell  the  truth,  I  just  wanted  to  hug  her. 

"And  then  we  fed  them. 

"We  had  great  hugger-mugger  boilers  full  of  hot  stew  and  hotter  coffee, 
and  we  ladled  the  stew  out  into  tin  plates  and  put  an  eschallot  and  a  tin 
spoon  into  each  one,  and  took  a  cup  of  coffee  in  the  other  hand,  and  went  out 


d 


[><>r 


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into  the1  crowd  and  came  back  again,  and  repeated  the  performance  until 
everybody  was  supplied  with  the  first  course,  and  then  we  took  the  heavily- 
laden  baskets  and  carried  them  about,  and  saw  that  every  single  soldier  had 
not  only  what  lie  wanted  to  eat  then  and  there,  but  that  his  pockets  and 
knapsack,  and  even  his  tin  cup,  were  packed  with  fruit  and  cake  and  sand 
wiches,  in  case  Uncle  Sam  kept  him  waiting  for  his  lunch. 

"Then  Mr.  Stetson  climbed  up  on  a  chair  and  started  the  cheering.     We 
Red    Cross  members  followed    his   lead   in  cheering   our  guests,    squealing 


shrilly,  as  women  always  do  when  they  mean  to  hurrah,  and  following  the 
outburst  with  a  'tiger,'  which  was  a  white  kitten  so  far  as  ferocity  went, 
but  was  the  very  best  we  could  do  with  the  voices  at  our  command. 

"And  then  we  all  cheered  together  for  Dewey  and  Sampson  and  the 
President,  and  then  the  soldier  boys  gave  a  round  of  cheers  for  the  Ked 
Cross  that  shook  the  very  wharf  and  sent  me  out  of  the  crowd  into  the 
deserted  store  rooms  to  weep  a  little  weep  all  by  myself  as  they  fell  into 
line  again  and  marched  out,  amid  a  chorus  of  good-byes  and  good  wishes. 

"Some  way  all  1  could  think  of  just  then  was  the  gladiators'  greeting 
and  farewell,  'morituri  salutemus,'  and  it  all  came  over  me  with  a  rush — the 
bravery  and  the  glory  of  it  all. 

"Just  think  of  it!  Men  taking  their  lives  in  their  hands  and  leaving 
home  and  friends  to  fight  for  us  stay-at-homes,  not  because  they  must,  but 
because  thev  choose. 


184  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

"Ah,  but  it  is  grand  !  And  when  you  think  of  those  murdered  sol 
diers  on  the  Maine,  and  the  starving  Cubans,  and  Admiral  Dewey,  and  our 
own  California  boys  going  across  the  ocean  !  Well,  T  can't  talk  about  it. 
I  can't  even  bear  to  think  about  it — but  I  can  be  a  Red  Cross  worker  all 
my  life,  if  I  am  needed,  and  I  will." 

HOSPITAL     COM  MJTTEE. 

As  the  troops  began  to  arrive  at  the  ferry,  the  sight  of  tbe  many  sick 
soldiers  aroused  the  sympathies  of  the  ladies  working  on  the  hospitality 
committee,  and  Mrs.  Isaac  Lawrence  Reijua  immediately  contributed  five 


.I//'*.     A      If'.     Gdirirkx, 

Chairman  of  the  Hospital  Committee. 

gallons  of  liniment,  and  requested  Mrs.  Y\T.  T.  Veitch  to  use  it  in  relieving 
the  suffering  men.  For  over  nine  weeks  Mrs.  Veitch,  like  a  true  mother, 
rubbed  the  sore  throats  and  aching  chests,  swathed  them  in  flannel,  and 
faithfully  ministered  to  all  in  need,  thus  enabling  the  men  to  make  the 
long  march  to  the  Presidio  with  far  more  ease  and  comfort  than  would  other 
wise  have  been  possible. 

Other  Red  Cross  workers  gradually  increased  the  scope  of  the  work. 
They  constantly  visited  the  camps,  carrying  necessities  and  delicacies,  until 
over  $450  were  spent  on  the  sick  men.  The  necessity  of  an  organized  com 
mittee  became  so  apparent  that  Mrs.  D.  W.  Gelwicks  was  appointed  chair 
man,  with  a  force  of  capable  women  to  assist  her.  Mrs.  Ada  H.  Van  Pelt 
received  over  $1,200  from  the  Army  Comfort  Circle  and  other  sources  in 


Tennessee,  with  which  she  purchased  many  useful  articles  to  add  to  the 
comfort  of  the  Tennessee  regiment.  She  provided  each  company  with  a 
mess  tent,  and  was  also  instrumental  in  furnishing  mess  tents  to  Camp 
Barrett  for  the  Nebraska  regiment  and  the  7th  California. 

Mrs.  J.  M.  Cnshing  looked  after  the  Kansas  regiment.  Aside  from  the 
funds  furnished  her  from  our  treasury,  she  had  many  sums  contributed 
by  personal  friends,  all  of  which  were  most  judiciously  expended  in  reliev 
ing  the  pressing  needs  of  sick  men  in  that  regiment. 


Mr*.  Sol.  Ka/m, 

Executive  Board,  Hospital  Committee 
Convalescent    Home. 


Hospital  Committee, 

Convalescent  Home. 


Airs.  W.  T.  Veitch  rendered  excellent  service.  As  an  instance  of  her 
frork,  a  dozen  ladies  met  one  afternoon  at  her  home  and  baked  bread  and 
made  pillow-cases,  and  these,  with  soap,  towels,  and  bandanna  handkerchiefs, 
contributed  by  the  youngest  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Sunday-school, 
were  sent  to  specially  needy  men  in  the  North  Dakota  regiment. 

Mrs.  Sol.  Kahii  and  Mrs.  Max  Marcuse  have  been  indefatigable  work 
ers  among  their  friends  outside  the  society.  They  did  good  work  for  the 
Colorado  and  Minnesota  regiments,  not  confining  themselves  to  the  sick  men. 
They  provided  pillows,  pipes  and  tobacco,  handkerchiefs,  flannel  caps,  and 
other  good  things.  Through  their  efforts  a  large  box  filled  with  delicacies, 


186  Pacific   Coast  Red'  Cross   Society. 

Mellin's  Food,  malted  milk,  beef  extract,  and  medicine  was  sent  on  the 
Puebla,  care  of  the  steward.  Altogether  the  supplies  contributed  by  Mrs. 
Sol.  Kahn,  Mrs.  Max  Marcuse,  and  their  friends,  were  valued  at  $465. 

Miss  Rice  and  Mrs.  A.  X.  Walton  looked  after  the  regulars,  the  7th 
California,  and  the  Idaho  regiments.  Mrs.  Eugene  Beck,  Miss  Florine 
Brown,  and  Mrs.  Lillian  Brown-Everts  gave  their  attention  to  the  new 
recruits  at  Camp  Merritt.  The  point  upon  which  the  Hospital  Committee 
finally  concentrated  its  efforts  was  the  division  hospital  at  the  Presidio. 


.1//-.S.    M.    K.  Chadbunrnr, 
Hospital  Committee. 

The  supplying  of  eggs  to  that  institution  was  largely  the  care  of  the 
Oakland  Red  Cross  Society.  We  averaged  sixty  dozen  a  week  for  ten 
weeks.  These  eggs  were  not  purchased  with  funds  from  the  treasury,  but 
were  a  free-will  offering  from  a  host  of  friends.  Mrs.  "M.  K.  Chadbourne 
was  untiring  in  her  efforts  in  always  securing  a  sufficient  number  to  send  at 
the  appointed  time.  She  had  many  willing  helpers,  among  them  Mrs.  II. 
M.  Wetherbee  and  Mrs.  L.  K.  Tlunie,  who  were  always  ready  to  assist  with 
time  and  money  in  every  way  needed  on  this  committee.  These  ladies  each 
contributed  a  bed  and  furnishings  to  the  state  hospital  at  the  Presidio. 
One  of  the  most  appreciated  of  our  gifts  was  that  of  a  coal-oil  stove  to  the 
Idaho  regiment  hospital  at  the  PresiHio.  One  of  the  nurses  told  us  that 
words  could  not  tell  the  good  it  had  done  in  the  preparation  of  food,  heat 
ing  water  at  night,  warming  the  tents,  and  so  on.  That  useful  gift  was 
the  incentive  to  others,  and  friends  kept  sending  them  until  we  had  placed 


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stoves  wherever  they  were  needed.  Two  were  neatly  packed  in  small  boxes 
and  sent  to  Manila.  One  dear  old  lady,  Mrs.  Merchant,  purchased  three 
for  the  division  hospital.  Mrs.  Theresa  L.  Merchant  was  another  of  the 
good  friends  to  whom  this  committee  could  always  look  in  time  of  need. 
Her  purse  was  open  not  only  for  the  Hospital  Committee,  but  for  all  Red 
Cross  work.  Among  her  many  gifts  were  two  completely-furnished  beds 
for  the  state  hospital  at  the  Presidio.  Our  society  is  indeed  grateful  for  her 
thoughtful  assistance.  Seventeen  boxes,  one  being  donated  by  the  Gold  Leaf 
Charitv  Club  (colored  citixens),  were  filled  with  daintv  articles  of  food 


//.    .17.    Wetlterb 
Hospital  Committee. 


Mr*.   L.  K.   Hume, 
Hospital  Committee. 


suited  to  the  taste  of  the  sick  men,  and  placed  in  the  care  of  some  trusted 
steward,  whom  we  knew  would  use  the  delicacies  in  the  way  to  do  the  most 
good  to  the  suffering  ones  on  the  voyage. 

Another  feature  of  the  summer's  work  was  the  call  from  Camp  Barrett. 
The  Sth  California  Volunteers  were  stationed  there,  and  Oakland  shared 
the  work  with  the  Alameda  Red  Cross  Society.  Mrs.  I).  W.  Gelwicks  with 
her  committee  had  charge  of  the  hospital  needs,  while  Mrs.  Henry  AYether- 
bee,  of  Fruitvale,  aided  by  Miss  Mary  Alexander,  headed  a  committee  to 
look  after  the  emergency  work,  assisted  ably  by  Miss  Hilton.  This  emer 
gency  committee  had  already  been  busy;  though  few  in  number,  with  Mrs. 
Steinneger  as  its  able  president,  it  had  worked  and  served  and  sent  good 
things  innumerable  to  the  work  at  the  ferry  and  elsewhere. 


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To  show  how  freely  and  generously  these  same  hearts  and  hands  re 
sponded  to  the  needs  of  the  hospital  at  Camp  Barrett,  consider  that,  for  a 
period  of  five  weeks,  until  Major  Dudley,  the  surgeon  in  charge,  obtained 
his  hospital  equipment  from  the  government,  tl\p  sick  men,  averaging  from 
twelve  to  seventeen,  were  supplied  by  the  ladies  of  Alameda,  Mills  College, 
and  Fruitvale  with  three  meals  each  day,  these  consisting  of  delicately- 
prepared  home  food,  broth,  milk  toast,  eggs,  etc. 

Major  Dudley  considered  this  the  prime  cause  of  the  rapid  con 
valescence  of  the  men  at  Cam])  Uarrett,  as  compared  with  those  who  were 
camped  iu  less  desirable  localities  and  lacked  suitable  diet. 

Mrs.  T.  C.  Mills,  of  Mills  College,  was  ever  ready  to  assist  in  this  work, 
and,  although  she  and  the  students  of  the  college  had  been  giving  and  doing 
all  summer,  she  was  one  of  the  tirst  to  step  forward  in  this  emergency. 


Another  most  untiring  worker  was  Mrs.  Morrison,  of  Fruitvale.  S-he 
devoted  her  entire  time  daily,  early  and  late,  to  the  necessary  work  at  the 
Red  Cross  tent,  caring  for  the  boys  with  tender  interest  and  a  mother's 
heart  and  hand.  How  it  would  haA'e  cheered  the  heart  of  many  a  distant 
mother  whose  boy  had  left  her  alone  and  lonely,  could  she  have  looked  into 
our  Ked  Cross  tent  and  have  seen  the  pleasant  home  room  (the  little  kitchen 
in  the  rear),  with  books,  writing  conveniences,  and  willing  hands  and  hearts 
to  respond  to:  aCan  I  get  this  coat  altered?"  "Can  T  get  this  button  sewed 
on  ?"  "Could  I  get  a  stamp  ?"  "T  don't  feel  well,  but  don't  want  to  go 
to  the  hospital.  Could  T  get  a  cup  of  tea?"  And  the  tea  and  the  cheer 
ful  greeting  and  the  pleasant  surroundings  helped  him,  and  saved  many 
an  hour  of  suffering  and  sickness. 

When  the  camp  was  broken,  and  the  soldiers  were  to  be  scattered  to  the 
four  corners  of  the  state*  and  of  the  world,  one  noble  boy  came  t<>  the  Red 
Cross  and  gave  Mrs.  Wetherbee  fifty  cents,  saying :  "'I  want  you  to  give  this 
to  the  Red  Cross.  It  is  only  a  trine,  but  I  have  earned  it,  and  want  you 
to  have  it,  for  T  shall  never  forget  the  kindness  of  the  Red  Cross  to  me." 

Hut  few  of  the  boys  were  called  across  the  great  divide,  and  those  who 
were  left  will  remember  always  with  gratitude  the  love  and  care  they 


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received  from  the  Red   Cross  at  Camp  Barrett,  8th  California   U.   S.   V., 
Colonel  Henshaw  commanding,  at  Fruit  vale,  Alameda  County,  California. 

SPECIAL    HOSPITAL    WORK. 

It  was  thought  when  the  volunteer  regiments  returned  home  in  1899 
that  the  hospital  work  of  the  Red  Cross  Society  would  cease,  but  as  many 
hundreds  of  sick  and  wounded  soldiers  continued  being  sent  from  China  and 
the  Philippines,  Mrs.  Ada  IT.  Van  Pelt  was  appointed  a  special  committee 
to  administer  to  their  needs.  Almost  daily  for  two  years  she  visited  the 
general  hospital  at  the  Presidio,  and  frequently  remained  all  night  by  the 
bedside  of  a  dying  soldier,  or  shared  the  vigils  of  a  mother  watching  the  last 
hours  of  her  son. 


Mrs.  Ada    Van  Pelt,  on  Hospital  Duty  at  the  Presidio,  Easter  Morning,  1900. 

When  a  soldier  was  not  able  to  write,  Mrs.  Van  Pelt  informed  his  rela 
tives  from  time  to  time  of  his  condition,  and  if  he  passed  away,  his  mes 
sages,  with  a  record  of  his  last  hours,  were  sent  to  his  parents.  In  a  letter 
received,  a  mother  writes:  "Had  it  not  been  for  your  letters,  I  would  not 
have  known  anything  of  my  son's  illness,  nor  have  received  his  last  messages, 
which  are  so  precious  to  me.  It  makes  my  burden  easier  to  bear  to  know 
that  my  dear  boy  was  so  well  cared  for  by  competent  surgeons  and  nurses. 
May  God's  blessing  rest  upon  the  ladies  of  the  Red  Cross  Society,  who  are 
such  a  comfort  to  the  sick  and  dying  soldier,  and  to  the  parents  who  can 
not  be  with  their  sons  in  their  dying  hours." 

Simple  and  prosaic  as  this  report  may  seem,  it  represents  a  vast  amount 
of  self -sacrifice  and  willing,  patient  labor  undertaken  for  the  cause  we  all 
loved  so  well. 


190  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Hoc'icty. 

IDENTIFICATION     MEDALS. 

The  desire  to  have  the  soldiers  identified  who  might  fall  in  battle  in 
the  Philippines  originated  with  Mrs.  Oscar  F.  Long.  Through  her  indi 
vidual  efforts  she  provided  each  man  with  an  aluminum  medal.  She  dis- 


3//'.v.   Oscar  Fitzallen  Lou;/, 

State  Executive  Board,  Oakland   Executive   Board, 
Chairman    Building    Committee   of  Convalescent    Home. 

tribnted  in  all  10,680  medals,  315  to  officers,  and  the  rest  to  enlisted  men. 
"For  each  regiment  there  was  furnished  a  set  of  steel  dies,  witli  which  to 
print  the  name  of  the  individual  in  the  space  left  for  that  purpose,  and  a 
steel  block  upon  which  the  medals  were  to  be  placed  while  being  stamped 

"After  careful  investigation,  it  wa?  deemed  best  to  use  buckskin  upon 
which  to  string  the  medals,  as  it  is  more  durable  and  softer  than  any  other 
material.  When  all  the  medals  for  a  regiment  were  strung,  they  were  tied 
into  bunches,  according  to  companies,  wrapped  together,  a  block  and  set 
of  dies  enclosed,  and  then  personally  delivered  to  the  regimental  quarter 
master,  with  the  request  that  some  competent  man  be  detailed  from  each 
company  to  do  the  stamping. 

"The  regiments  supplied  were:  Hospital  Corps  II.  S.  750,  two  bat 
teries  6 tli  IT.  S.  Artillery,  two  batteries  3d  U.  S.  Astor  Battery,  nine  com 
panies  14th  U.  S.  Infantry,  eight  companies  4th  IT.  S.  Cavalry,  23d  U.  S. 
Infantry,  18th  IT.  S.  Infantry,  Oregon  Volunteers,  North  Dakota  Volun 
teers,  South  Dakota  Volunteers,  51st  Iowa  Volunteers. 


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The  money  for  tlic  medals  for  the  officers  and  men  of  the  regular  army 
was  collected  by  Mrs.  Oscar  F.  Long  specially  for  that  purpose,  while  the 
bills  for  those  of  the  volunteer  regiments  were  enclosed  i«i  a  letter,  with  a 
sample  of  the  medals  supplied,  to  the  governors  of  each  state  from  which 
the  regiment  came. 

"When  the  medals  were  first  given  out,  we  received  complaints  from 
some  who  had  given  money  to  the  medal  fund  that  the  men  were  giving  them 
away  as  souvenirs.  This  was  really  done  by  some  of  the  light-headed  and 
thoughtless  ones,  who  considered  the  war  as  a  sort  of  opera-bouffe,  an  opinion 
which  they  held  Imt  a  short  time.  But  the  old  soldiers,  men  who  had 
served  in  Indian  campaigns,  and  knew7  what  death  in  war  meant  with  noth 
ing  to  serve  for  identification,  these  placed  the  medals  around  their  necks 
and  guarded  them  carefully,  as  none  wished  to  fill  a  nameless  grave.  A 
returned  officer,  who  was  for  some  time  on  General  MacArthur's  staff, 
said  that  he  had  been  present  when  a  soldier  was  found  mutilated  beyond 
all  possibility  of  recognition,  but  was  identified  by  means  of  his  little  medal. 

" Another  time  a  body  was  recovered  that  had  been  in  the  water  a  long 
time.  The  little  medal  was  safe,  a  silent  voice,  giving  the  name,  company, 
and  regiment  of  one  of  our  brave  boys  in  blue.  It  is  also  well  known  that 
these  medals  have  been  the  means  of  having  many  bodies  returned  to  rela 
tives  and  friends." 

For  the  services  rendered  the  soldiers,  Mrs.  Oscar  F.  Long  and  Mrs. 
Isaac  Lawrence  Reqna  had  the  honor  of  being  elected  members  of  the  Oscar 
F.  Long  Garrison  Xo.  101,  of  the  regular  and  volunteer  Army  and  Xavv 
TTnion. 

MESS      TENTS. 

After  the  establishment  of  Camp  Merritt,  there  arose  the  urgent  neces 
sity  of  supplying  the  soldiers  with  mess  tents,  as  the  surgeons  stated  that 
much  of  the  sickness  among  the  men  was  caused  by  the  sand  blowing  into 
the  food  that  was  prepared  and  cooked  out-of-doors.  The  government 
does  not  issue  mess  tents,  but  will  transport  them  with  other  baggage  for 
the  soldiers.  Mrs.  Ada  Van  Pelt,  chairman,  and  efficient  committee  of 
one,  decided  that  the  most  feasible  way  of  supplying  the  mess  tents  was 
to  interest  the  friends  in  the  different  localities  where  the  companies  were 
formed.  With  this  object  in  view,  she  visited  the  commanders  of  regiments 
stationed  at,  Camp  Merritt,  submitted  a  plan  for  their  consideration,  and 
received  their  hearty  approval. 

With  their  assistance  the  names  of  interested  citizens  were  obtained, 
and  the  friends  of  the  enlisted  men  were  informed  of  the  need  of  the  soldiers. 

"The  citizens  of  York.  Xebraska,  were  the  first  to  receive  a  letter  stat 
ing  the  needs  of  Company  A,  of  the  1st  Xebraska.  They  responded  imme 
diately,  forwarded  the  money,  and,  the  day  the  regiment  sailed  for  Manila, 
Company  A  received  its  mess  tent.  In  appreciation  of  the  thoughtful 
kindness  of  far-away  friends,  the  company  formed  in  line  in  front  of  th^ 


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Dinner  at  Camp  Barrett  before   They  Had    AMs*    Tent.* 


Christina*  Dinner  hi    O»e  of   the    .1/?x.s    Tent." 
First  Nebraska  in   Mani.a     P.    I 


193 

U  nt.  and  gave  three  rousing  cheers,  while  many  an  eye  was  moist  at  the 
thought  of  leaving  loved  ones  and  native  land.  This  mess  tent  was  taken 
to  Manila,  and  was  one  of  the  first  to  be  erected  by  an  American  regiment. 
When  the  1st  Nebraska  was  ordered  out  on  the  firing-line,  Company  A  took 
their  mess  tent,  and  for  many  weeks  it  was  the  only  protection  the  men 
had  from  the  scorching  rnys  of  a  torrid  sun. 

"Christmas  morning  the  men  set  out,  palms  in  front  of  their  tent,  deco 
rated  it  with  ferns,  and  then  sat  down  to  the  long  tables  inside  to  enjoy 
llieir  Christmas  dinner. 

"When  the  regiment  was  ordered  back  to  San  Francisco  to  be  mustered 
out  of  service.  Company  A  brought  back  its  mess  tent.  In  speaking  of  it, 
Sergeant  E.  Hull  said,  "The  old  tent  is  weather-worn  and  gray,  with  holes 
shot  through  it  by  the  enemy,  but  we  boys  love  every  thread  in  it,  and  we 
are  going  to  take  it  home,  and  we  will  set  it  up  on  the  public  square  when 
ever  we  meet  for  our  reunions.7 

"The  7th  and  8th  California  regiments  were  remembered  by  their  home 
friends,  who  contributed  $104  towards  purchasing  mess  tents.  Company 
B,  of  the  7th  California,  found  a  ready  friend  in  Col.  IT.  S.  Grant,  for, 
as  soon  as  he  received  the  letter  telling  him  of  the  need  of  the  company 
mustered  in  at  San  Diego,  he  immediately  telegraphed  the  money  necessary 
to  purchase  a  mess  tent.  The  following  day,  when  Company  B  marched 
into  camp,  after  a  wearisome  drill,  they  were  greeted  by  the  sight  of  a 
commodious  tent,  large  enough  for  the  entire  company  to  be  seated  at  one 
time.  Two  other  companies  in  this  regiment  were  supplied  with  mess  tents, 
the  money  for  the  same  being  supplied  by'  home  friends. 

"The  1st  Tennessee  regiment  had  substantial  evidence  of  the  love  and 
loyalty  of  their  friends,  for.  as  soon  as  they  received  word  that  the  possession 
of  mess  tents  would  add  to  the  comfort  and  health  of  their  men,  they  could 
not  wait  for  the  slow  conveyance  of  the  mails,  but  flashed  the  request  across 
the  continent  to  secure  them.  The  tent-makers  were  induced  to  work  day 
and  night  to  fill  the  order,  and  in  an  incredibly  short  time  ten  strong,  com 
modious  tents,  one  for  each  company,  were  ready  for  delivery. 

"A  delegation  of  ladies  from  the  Oakland  Red  Cross  Society  went  to 
the  camp  laden  with  the  choicest  of  flowers.  The  men  of  the  different  com 
panies,  with  a  hearty  cheer,  erected  the  tents,  and  the  ladies  wreathed  the 
poles  with  vines  and  flowers,  and  the  flaps  were  draped  back  with  bright 
garlands,  while  the  baud  played  "'Dixie"  and  'The  Girl  I  Left  behind  Me.7 
Photographs  of  mothers,  fathers,  sisters,  and  sweethearts  of  the  boys  were 
borrowed  and  placed  about  the  tents  to  make  them  homelike.  Mrs.  Van 
Pelt,  by  request  and  in  behalf  of  the  friends  in  Tennessee,  presented  the 
tents.  Col.  W.  C.  Smith  received  them  for  the  regiment,  while  tears,  smiles, 
and  cheers  commingled.  The  band  played  'Home,  Sweet  Home,7  and, 
while  the  men  were  inspecting  the  tents,  the  notes  of  'A  Hot  Time  in  the; 
Old  Town  To-night'  were  wafted  in.  This  was  the  signal  for  jollification, 
and  many  of  the  men  joined  hands  and  kept  time  to  the  enlivening  strains.'7 
13 


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TIIK    AKMY    COMFORT    CIHCLK    OF    TKNXKSSKE. 


It  was*  the  privilege  of  the  Oakland  Ixed  Cross  to  keep  in  constant  and 
loving  communication  with  the  Army  Comfort  Circle  of  Tennessee,  through 
Mrs.  Ada  Van  Pelt,  who  took  charge  of  the  moneys  sent  to  her  and  pur 
chased  supplies  for  them.  Xo  regiment  had  more  tender  care.  Daily 
reports  of  their  welfare,  their  needs  and  supplies,  came  before  the  Oakland 
Eed  Cross. 


Mrs.  Van  Pelt  made  daily  visits  to  the  regimental  and  Held  hospitals, 
supplied  them  with  jellies,  condensed  soups,  fresh  eggs  and  milk,  and  such 
article's  as  the  men  craved.  She  also;,  accompanied  by  others,  visited  daily 
the  sick  in  their  tents,  supplying  those  who  were  not  ahlo  to  eat  the  regular 
rations  with  the  delicacies  they  needed,  answering  innumerable  letters  of 
inquiry  received  from  mothers,  wives,  and  friends  of  the  soldiers,  who 
desired  some  special  attention  to  be  shown  to  their  loved  ones.  It  was  often 
the  case  that,  after  being  in  cam])  all  day,  she  would  be  found  in  the  early 
hours  the  next  morning  replying;  to  the  stacks  of  letters  that  had  accumu 
lated  during  her  absence.  She  was  heartily  assisted  by  Col.  W.  0.  Smith, 
Lieutenant-Colonel  Gracey  Childers,  and  the  other  officers. 

The  following  amounts  were  received:  For  hospital  and  necessities 
of  the  1st  Tennessee  U.  S.  V.,  $(5:25. 10;  for  Christian  commission  tent, 
$50;  fur  mes<  tents,  $1-1-8;  making  a  total  of  $!,!:>:}. 40. 

It  is  well,  however,  to  let  the  Army  Comfort  Circle  of  Tennessee, 
whom  we  felt  to  be  really  a  part  of  us.  tell  their  own  story. 


195 


"At  the  meeting  last  Tuesday  a  report  was  made  of  the  work  done 
by  the  circle  since  its  organization,  July  12,  for  the  purpose  of  aiding  the 
noble  Red  Cross  women  in  caring  for  our  state  troops.  The  circle  has 
furnished  complete  a  regimental  hospital  for  the  1st  Tennessee  regiment, 
the  Army  Commission  aiding  us  by  donating  a  50-foot  tent  for  the  purpose. 
We  bought  IS  nice  cots,  IS  wool  mattresses  and  pillows  and  blue  chambray 
sheets  and  pillow-cases,  new  cuspidors,  teakettles,  etc.,  for  cooking  for  the 
sick.  The  Red  Cross  Society  of  Oakland  donated  a  coal-oil  stove.  We 
furnished,  during  their  stay  in  San  Francisco,  seven  companies  with  gun 
covers,  cook  aprons,  knives,  140  suits  of  flannel,  1GO  pairs  of  socks,  292 


Mists  Cofd  Hager, 
Secretary. 

packages  of  soap  ar:d  wash  rags,  chest  protectors,  throat  protectors,  bath 
pans,  wash-tub  and  board,  rolling-pin,  $05  for  delicacies  for  the  sick;  fur 
nished  two  boxes  containing  everything  for  the  use  of  the  sick  on  their 
voyage  and  after  arrival,  and  a  box  of  medicine;  gave  every  man  in  the 
regiment  a  cake  of  salt-water  soap ;  furnished  mosquito  nets  and  eucalyptus 
oil  to  keep  off  insects:  also  $115  in  cash  for  use  of  men  on  their  voyage; 
sent  a  Christmas  box  to  Manila,  with  presents  for  every  man  in  the  regiment. 
While  many  responded  to  call  for  packages,  the  Army  Comfort  Circle  pur 
chased  for  f522  men  ;  sent  $35  in  gold  to  Colonel  Childers  on  the  last  transport 
sailing,  for  the  use  of  the  sick  in  the  regiment ;  sent  the  4th  Tennessee 
regiment  a  Thanksgiving  dinner  and  50  yards  of  domestic  for  hospital 
purposes ;  sent  to  the  2d  Tennessee  regiment  Christmas  $20,  300  pies,  and 
9  cakes.  We  have  donated  to  the  convalescent  home  at  Oakland  and  San 
Francisco  $20.  We  have  met  and  cared  for  over  700  sick  soldiers  at  the 
depot  this  summer,  giving  them  flowers,  ice,  milk,  hot  bouillon,  boiled 


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rice,  and,  more  needed  than  all,  cheery  words  to  the  sick.  Have  furnished 
quite  a  number  of  sick  soldiers  in  the  city  with  camphor  bags  to  break  up 
chills  and  fever,  and  were  successful  in  each  case.  Also  furnished  trans 
portation  to  two  sick  soldiers.  Our  plan  has  been  to  care  for  the  sick, 
but  we  have  tried  to  keep  the  well  reminded  of  us  also.  We  furnished 
the  1st  Regiment  with  an  occasional  change  of  diet,  such  as  molasses  and 
dried  fruit ;  received  a  note  of  thanks  from  the  Oakland  Red  Cross  Soci 
ety  for  our  magnificent  work.  This  resolution  was  unanimously  carried 
and  duly  recorded  in  the  minute  book  of  the  Oakland  society.  When  the 
report  was  made  to  the  state  society,  we  were  reported  as  having  given  our 
volunteers  more  care  and  attention  than  any  other  state. 

"Total  amount  received  to  date,  $1,008.61  ;  paid  out  for  4th  Tennessee 
regiment  dinner,  $06;  2d  Tennessee  regiment  dinner,  $42;  1st  Tennessee 
regiment  dinner,  $50:  sent  Mrs.  Van  Pelt,  $741.88;  expenses  of  presents, 
shipping,  etc.,  of  Christmas  box  to  Manila,  $66.99  ;  milk,  ice,  flowers  for 
dead,  telegrams,  camphor  bags,  stamps,  badges,  $34.28  ;  paid  to  Red  Cross 
home,  $20;  bought  hospital  mess  tent,  $;»:?:  money  sent  to  2d  Tennessee 
regiment,  $18.65,  making  a  total  of  $1,061.80,  and  leaving  on  hand  a  bal 
ance  of  $6.80." 


Mr*.    Theresa  L.   Merchant. 

Mrs.  Merchant  was  a  devoted  Red  Cross  worker.  When  she  died,  in 
1900,  in  her  will  the  "residue"  of  her  estate,  amounting  to  some  $2,800,  was 
left  to  the  Oakland  Red  Cross.  Had  the  Oakland  society  been  incorporated, 
the  Convalescent  Home  would  luive  become  its  property  also,  by  her  desire, 
but,  failing  that,  she  deemed  it  advisable  to  give  it  to  Fabiola  Hospital,  and 
it  is  now  used  as  a  Nurses'  Home. 


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CONVALESCENT    HOME. 


The  overcrowded  hospitals  at  the  Presidio  compelled  men  recovering 
from  sickness  to  return  to  their  tents  on  the  damp  ground,  thereby  caus 
ing  loss  of  life.  The  rooms  they  had  occupied  in  the  hospital  were  needed 
for  others  just  coming  down  with  sickness,  and  the  convalescent  must  go 
hack  to  his  tent,  to  brave  the  damp  ground,  sea  fogs,  and  cold  winds  of 
San  Francisco. 


ent    H»nu\ 


This  being  often  reported  at  the  general  meetings  of  the  society,  a 
committee  was  sent  on  July  26,  18D8,  to  the  state  board,  asking  that  a 
home  for  convalescents  be  provided  in  San  Francisco.  The  state  society 
gave  immediate  response  to  this  request,  and  proceeded  at  once  to  build 
a  convalescent  home  at  the  Presidio;  but.  necessary  building  delays  ensu 
ing.  August  26  found  so  many  boys  in  private  homes  in  Oakland  that  it 
was  considered  a  Red  Cross  emergency,  and  that  it  was  as  necessary  to 
save  life  in  camp  as  on  the  battle-field,  and,  on  motion  of  Mrs.  F.  B.  Ginn7 
at  a  meeting  of  the  executive  board  a  temporary  convalescent  home  was 
ordered  in  Oakland. 

On  Friday.  August  26,  Mrs.  Oscar  F.  Long  reported  an  ideal  loca 
tion,  in  a  warm  and  equable  temperature,  near  the  foot-hills,  on  Pied 
mont  Avenue.  On  Saturday  the  house  was  secured  ;  on  Sunday  the  board 
called  the  workers  to  the  home  and  appointed  committees,  who  worked  so 
heroically  that  on  Monday  evening,  August  29,  fourteen  boys  sat  down  to 
dinner  in  the  new  home. 


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Mrs.  Isaac  Lawrence  Requa  was  made  manager  of  the  home  by  the 
executive  hoard,  and  Mesdames  Derby,  Veitch,  Beck,  Everts,  and  Craig- 
gave  their  time  and  energy  to  the  putting  of  the  house  in  order  ready  for 
occupancy.  Mrs.  G.  W.  Bunnell,  Mrs.  AY.  H.  Bailey,  Mrs.  Sol.  Kahn,  and 
Mrs.  John  Bakewell,  the  furnishing  committee,  actually  "rushed v  house- 
liold  goods  into  the  house.  Miss  Anita  Whitney  set  many  sewing-machines 
in  rapid  motion  to  supply  the  linen  closet.  Mrs.  L.  B.  Everts  was  placed 


Mr.s.    IMHH-   L.    ftt-ffHti. 

in  charge  of  the  hospital  stores  and  made  secretary  of  the  home.  The 
ladies  of  the  executive  board  in  turn  gave  days  of  active  service  for  the 
first  few  weeks;  while  Mrs.  Requa  was  taking  a  much-needed  rest,  the 
home  was  run  by  committees. 

From  Mrs.  Lillian  Brown  Everts  report  we  quote:  "The  officers  of  the 
different  regiments  stationed  at  tho  Presidio  were  so  pleased  with  the  man 
agement  of  the  home  that  they  generously  sent  the  sergeants  and  corporals 
that  could  be  relieved  from  duty  to  assist  the  committee  in  charge.  The 
ladies  were  assigned  their  duties,  and  for  five  weeks  were  in  constant  attend 
ance  at  the  home.  The  house  was  strictly  under  military  rule. 

"Mrs.  E.  B.  Beck  would  leave  on  the  8  o'clock  boat  from  Oakland 
and  go  to  the  Presidio  to  interview  the  officers  as  to  the  number  of  boys 
most  in  need  of  all  the  home  had  to  offer.  The  routine  to  be  gone  through 
at  the  camp  was  first  to  secure  a  pass  for  five  days,  with  the  privilege  of 
an  extension  for  five  days,  properly  signed  by  the  colonel  of  the  regiment, 
the  surgeon,  and  the  captain  of  the  company.  The  boys  were  sent  to  the 


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home  in  charge  ol  a  non-commissioned  officer,  and  returned  to  camp  at 
the  expiration  of  the  rime  under  the  same  military  escort.  One  of  the  most 
difficult  of  Mrs.  Beck's  duties  was  to  say,  'Xo,'  to  the  many  requests  from 
the  captains  'for  just  this  boy,'  as  we  were  of  necessity  limited  in  number, 
our  family  having  grown  from  fourteen  on  the  first  day  to  forty-three  in 
a  1V w  weeks. 

"Mrs.  W.  T.  Veitch  received  the  boys  at  the  home,  gave  them  all  proper 
care  and  attention,  and,  if  thev  were  too  weak  or  ill  to  be  considered  con- 


A/>.s.  Eugene  B.  Beck, 

Hospitality  Committee,  Convalescent  Home, 

Funeral  Committee,  Transport 

Receiving  Committee. 


Mr*.   W.  T.  Veitch, 

Hospital  Committee,  Hospitality  Committee, 
Transport  Receiving  Committee, 
Convalescent  Home,  Fun 
eral  Committee. 


valescent,  sent  them  to  Fabiola  Hospital,  which  nursed  and  restored  to 
health  so  many  of  our  sick  guests,  the  home  being  equipped  for  convalescents 
only.  Nourishing  food,  clean,  comfortable  beds,  fresh  air,  and  sunshine 
were  what  the  home  furnished;  the  attention  of  the  physician,  to  whom 
the  boys  reported  twrice  every  day,  was  the  gracious  offer  of  Fabiola.  Mrs. 
Veitch  proved  a  veritable  mother  in  Israel  to  the  sick  soldier  boys,  and,  in 
conjunction  with  her  husband,  stood  by  night  and  day,  assuming  every 
care  and  responsibility,  and  earning  and  receiving  the  tender  gratitude  of 
the  sick. 

"Mrs.  "Richard  Derby  was  appointed  by  Mrs.  Requa  to  serve  in  her  place 
during  her  absence.  Her  duties  as  head  of  the  house  committee  were  to 
receive  from  the  physician  a  diet  list  for  such  boys  as  were  unable  to  eat 


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the  regular  meaJs  supplied.  One  of  the  beautiful  features  of  the  home  was 
the  donation  dinners.  It  being  the  wish  of  many  friends  of  the  home 
to  supply  the  boys  with  every  delicacy,  Mrs.  Derby  wisely  decided  upon 
each  giving  one  dinner  a  week,  chicken,  oysters,  and  ices  frequently  form 
ing  part  of  the  menu.  The  expenses  of  the  home  were  materially  reduced 
by  the  very  generous  contributions  of  the  citizens  of  Oakland  and  the  neigh 
boring  towns. 


.I//-*.  Lillian  B 

Hospitality  Committee,  Hospital  Committee,  Secretary  Convalescent  Home, 
Transport  Receiving  Committee. 

''The  duties  of  Mrs.  Everts  were  to  receive  the  passes  and  record  them, 
to  have  the  boys  registered,  and  to  keep  a  full  record  of  their  names,  age, 
rank,  company,  and  regiment,  the  date  of  entrance  and  their  discharge 
from  the  home,  and  the  name  and  address  of  nearest  relatives;  also  to 
keep  a  list  of  donations  and  donators. 

"The  life  of  the  home  covered  a  period  of  a  little  over  five  months, 
during  which  time  its  hospitalities  were  extended  to  228  soldiers,  some 
from  almost  every  regiment  stationed  in  San  Francisco.  The  51st  Iowa, 
20th  Kansas,  1st  Tennessee^  Wyoming,  1st  California,  Utah  Cavalry,  1st 
Montana,  South  Dakota,  1st  Nebraska,  2od  Infantry,  Idaho,  and  Nevada 
Cavalry  were  all  represented  at  the  home. 

"'The  incalculable  good  that  the  home  has  done  can  never  be  known. 
The  physicians  in  charge  have  said  that  fully  half  of  the  men  would  have 
died  had  it  not  been  for  the  benefit  derived  from  the  change  of  air  and 
the  nourishing  food." 


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During  the  first  five  weeks  it  seemed  utterly  impossible  to  find  anv  one 
thoroughly  satisfactory  to  act  as  resident  housekeeper.  The  committee  in 
charge  were  very  closely  confined  to  the  home.  Early  and  late,  "every  day 
and  all  the  day,  were  these  faithful,  unselfish  souls  at  their  posts,  and 
no  better  evidence  of  how  their  work  was  done  could  be  had  than  the  uni 
versal  devotion  and  gratitude  of  those  who  came  under  their  care."  The 
ladies  of  the  executive  board  and  others  gave  in  turn,  each  week,  a  day 
to  the  service.  Finally  "Mrs.  IS'ina  II.  Kinney  was  secured  for  the  position 
and  served  for  two  months  as  nurse  and  matron.  Regarding  the  condition 
of  the  soldiers  cared  for  in  the  home  during  her  residence,  we  quote  from 
Mrs.  Kinney's  report  :— 

"Of  these  there  have  been  but  few  cases  the  origin  of  which  was  not 
directly   traceable    to   the   climate    and   unsanitary   condition    of   the   camp. 
Improper,  insufficient,   and  carelessly-prepared   food  has  also  played   a   >ii> 
nificant  part  in  causing  much  of  the  sickness.      We  can  truthfully  say  not 
one  has  gone  out  from   us  who  lias  not  been  benefited,  except   in   the  single 


House    Furnishing. 


Mr*.    Richard  Derhy, 
House  Committee. 


case  of  the  soldier  who  laid  down  his  life  for  his  country,  in  as  true  and 
deep  sense  as  if  he  had  yielded  it  up  on  the  battle-field.  He  fills  a  hero's 
grave. 

''The  cases  for  which  the  men  have  been  convalescent,  as  diagnosed  by 
the  physicians,  have  been:  Fifty-six  cases  of  bronchitis   (acute  and  chronic) 


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and  lung  trouble.  (Sonic  of  those  cases  were  incurable,  the  rest  in  all 
degrees  of  severity:  eighteen  cases  of  typhoid  and  malarial  fevers;  fifteen 
cases  of  measles;  twelve  cases  indigestion,  more  or  less  complicated  with 
other  troubles;  twelve  cases  rheumatism  and  neuralgia;  mumps,  five;  heart 
trouble,  four;  inflammation  of  the  middle  ear,  seven;  bladder  trouble,  one; 
casualties,  two. 

"The  duration  of  leave  allotted  the  boys  has  been  five  days.  In  almos* 
every  case  this  time  has  been  extended,  sometimes  as  many  as  six  times. 

"The  men  with  indigestion  have  been  fed  in  accordance  Avith  the  diet 
prescribed  by  their  doctors.  All  have  had  all  the  milk  they  wanted  to  drink, 
and  neither  pains  nor  expense  has  been  spared  to  make  the  table  all  that 
was  necessary  for  the  building  up  of  the  men. 


Fahiola  Hoxpitul. 

"The  pleasure  of  seeing  the  weak  get  strong,  the  emaciated  faces  and 
bodies  fill  out,  the  stiff  legs  get  limber,  the  discouraged  and  disheartened 
become  bright  and  cheery,  has  been  compensation  enough,  had  the 
expenditure  in  every  direction  been  doubled.  What  words  can  express 
to  Mrs.  John  Yule  (president)  and  the  ladies  of  Fabiola  Hospital,  to  Drs. 
Nicholson,  Stone,  Thomas,  and  Cunningham,  also  to  the  nurses,  an  appre 
ciation  of  what  they  have  done  ?  There  are  absolutely  none." 

Forty-three  soldiers  were  cared  for  at  Fabiola,  nursed  through  danger 
ous  illness  in  some  cases,  and  only  one  died,  while  the  convalescents  received 
daily  attention,  going  from  the  home  to  Fabiola.,  close  by. 

'"Mrs.  Requa  has  throughout  the  weeks  been  constantly  at  the  home. 
She  has  been  a  tower  of  strength  to  the  board,  and  to  the  matron  a  loving, 
thoughtful  friend,  and  a  wise  counselor  to  the  boys,  sweet,  untiring,  and 
faithful  to  the  end.  Only  those  who  have  watched  her  from  hour  to  hour 
can  appreciate  what  her  spirit  and  presence  have  meant  to  the  home. 

"XlNA    KlNXEY." 

Too  much  can  not  be  said  in  appreciation  of  the  devotion  of  Mrs. 
Isaac  Lawrence  Requa  to  the  interests  of  the  home.  She  gave  what  no 


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money   could   buy,   her   matchless   housekeeping   abilities,    together    with    a 
thorough    insight    into   and    practical   application   of   hygienic    principles. 
She  gave  all  her  time,  from  seven  in  the  morning  until  the  shadows  fell, 
for  over  four  months.      Every  nook  and  corner  of  the  home  from  attic  to 


Sitting-room ,  Convalescent  Home. 

foundation  was  thoroughly  scrutinized,  and  disinfectants,  soap,  scrubbing, 
whitewash,  paint,  and  microbe  destroyers  kept  the  place  free  from  impuri- 


The    Porch. 


ties.     Two  Chinamen  and  one  white  man  were  constantly  at  work,  and  extra 
help  was  employed  as  occasion  demanded. 

The  same  spirit  of  unwearied  care  and  painstaking  service  which  was 
applied   to  the  house   was  given    in   even   greater   measure   to   the   soldier 


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guests,  Mrs.  Ixe<]iia  bringing  to  this  branch  of  the  work  an  accentuated 
intelligence,  the  result  of  experience,  as  to  rest,  recreation,  diet,  and  general 
care,  which  greatly  hastened  the  return  of  the  soldiers  to  health.  For  them 
sheltered  nooks  were  arranged  on  the  grounds;  two  tents  were  furnished 
with  easy-chairs,  couches,  books,  games,  and  smoking  outfits.  The  porch 


was  a  favorite  rallying-place  for  the  boys,  and  here,  in  the  tents,  in  the  home, 
or  the  grounds,  every  afternoon  at  three  o'clock  a  cup  of  chocolate,  very 
hot,  and  with  cream,  was  served  to  them  by  young  ladies. 

Mrs.  James  Moffitt,  with  her  two  daughters,  should  have  special  men 
tion  in  connection  with  this  service,  as  well  as  in  general  helpfulness  in 
the  convalescent  home  and  at  the  ferry,  as  indeed  in  all  the  general  work  of 
the  Eed  Cross. 

The  daily  examination  of  the  physical  condition  of  the  men  was  con 
tinued  to  the  last,  as  well  as  the  rule  that  every  man  should  be  within 
doors  at  five  o'clock  in  the  afternoon. 

Mrs.  llequa's  services  were  given  until  January  11,  1899,  when  the 
emergency  work  was  no  longer  needed.  Then,  emptying  the  contents  of 
the  store-room  into  three  large  boxes,  she  sent  them  to  Manila.  One  of 
these  boxes  most  opportunely  readied  the  field  of  battle  in  a  time  of  active 
conflict. 

It  is  impossible  to  give;  a  list  of  helpers  and  donors,  but  special  men 
tion  must  be  made  of  Mrs.  T.  L.  Merchant,  Mrs.  James  Moffitt  and  daugh 
ters,  the  entire  family  of  K.  G.  Brown,  Donald  Y.  Campbell,  Mrs.  Oscar 


Oakland  EC  port. 


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F.  Long1,  who  made  so  many  mon  happy  by  obtaining  their  discharges,  Mrs. 
<le  Fremery  and  daughters,  Miss  Breck,  and  Mrs.  Hunt. 

The  receipts  and  expenses  of  the  home  were  as  follows:  Donations  of 
food,  supplies,  and  furnivure,  $1,024.32;  the  outfitting,  $1,124.8:5.  This 
included  necessary  plumbing,  the  premises  being  found  defective  after 
occupation;  also  ventilation  and  renovation  of  the  attic,  in  order  to  accom 
modate  a  larger  number  of  soldiers,  making  a  total  of  $4,034.05. 


Mnffitt. 


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Mrs.   Ada    Van  ]>cltt 

Recording  Secretary,  Hospital  Committee,  Visiting  Sick  Soldiers  at  the  Presidio  to  the 

present  time,  1902,  Mess  Tent  Committee,  Excursion  Committee,  Funeral 

Committee,  Chairman  of  Transport  Receiving  Committee. 


Oakland  Committee  Goin     to  Meat  the    Tranxxirfx. 


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TRANSPORT   RECEIVING   COMMITTEE. 


As  many  sick,  wounded,  and  discharged  soldiers  were  returning  from 
the  Philippines,  the  following  Transport  Receiving  Committee  was  ap 
pointed  by  the  Oakland  society,  in  .March,  1808,  to  supplement  the  needs  of 
the  men:  .Mrs.  Ada  II.  Van  Pelt,  Chairman;  Mrs.  Eugene  Beck,  Mrs.  W.  T. 
Veitch,  Mrs.  C.  U.  Brewster,  Mrs.  Lillian  Brown  Everts,  Miss  Florine 
Brown,  Mrs.  Austin  IN".  Walton,  Miss  de  Eremery. 

As  each  United  States  Army  transport  returned  from  Manila,  it  was 
met  hv  some  members  of  the  committee,  no  matter  what  the  hour  or  the 


3/y.s.    Chart™    U.   Kwxti'/', 

Hospital  Committee,  Hospitality  Committee, 

Convalescent  Home,  Funeral  Committee, 

Transport  Receiving  Committee. 


St/-<jnt«»(H  Moment    for  One  of  the 
Committee. 


condition  of  the  weather.  Usually  the  committee  went  out  in  tugs,  bear 
ing  the  Red  Cross  Hag,  to  meet  the  incoming  vessels,  and,  in  behalf  of  the 
society,  a  cordial  welcome  was  extended  to  the  men  whose  bravery  and 
valor  had  raised  the  name  of  the  American  soldier  to  a  higher  standard. 
To  each  discharged  soldier  was  given  a  card,  giving  information  of  reduc 
tion  of  railroad  fare  obtained  for  them  by  the  San  Francisco  Red  Cross 
Society,  and  of  the  free  reading-room,  banking  facilities,  and  other  privileges 
to  be  found  at  the  tent  on  Union  Square,  in  San  Francisco.  In  Xovember 
the  state  society  appointed  the  committee  as  a  state  committee,  and  greatly 
assisted  them  thereafter  in  their  work.  Xearly  always  the  committee  had 
messages,  packages,  and  letters  received  from  far-away  friends  to  be  de- 


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livered  to  special  ones  on  the  transports.  The  names  of  the  discharged 
men  were  obtained  from  the  quartermaster,  and  they  were  looked  after. 
If  any  were  ready  to  start  home,  the  committee  would  help  them  secure 
their  tickets  and  find  their  train.  In  many  instances  when  disabled  sol 
diers  were  sent  from  Manila  to  San  Francisco  to  be  discharged,  the  com 
mittee  expedited  matters  by  securing  their  discharges.  Seventy-six  were 
assisted  in  this  way.  In  some  cases  the  committee  paid  their  board  and 
helped  them  in  procuring  tickets  home.  The  sick  men  in  the  hospitals  of 
the  transports  would  be  visited,  and  fresh  milk,  eggs,  and  fruit  would  be 
given  to  such  men  as  could  partake"  of  these  articles.  Especially  to  those 
who  were  restricted  to  a  liquid  diet  was  the  milk  most  grateful,  as  they  had 
grown  weary  of  the  malted  milk,  the  only  kind  procurable  on  the  transport. 

The  correspondence-  of  Mrs.  Van  Pelt  was  large,  the  letters  written 
running  into  the  thousands.  Many  were  sent  to  parents,  informing  them 
of  the  safe  arrival  of  some  son  from  whom  they  had  no  message  for  many 
weary  months,  and  of  whose  fate  they  were  uncertain.  In  some  instances, 
when  it  was  known  that  the  men  could  not  recover,  their  parents  were1 
telegraphed  for,  and  on  their  arrival  the  committee  rendered  all  possible 
assistance  to  them  while  they  were  caring  for  their  sons. 

Many  of  the  discharged  men  were  not  able  to  get  off  an<l  on  the 
trains  without  great  inconvenience,  nor  could  they  eat  the  food  found  at 
the  eating-houses.  The  committee  supplied  these  men  with  lunch  baskets, 
with  sufficient  and  suitable  food  to  last  them  until  their  homes  were  reached. 

When  the  caskets  reached  San  Francisco  bearing  the  remains  of  the 
first  men  who  died  or  were  killed  in  the  Philippines,  on  each  was  placed 
flowers  tied  with  white  ribbon,  on  which  was  the  TCed  Cross  and  a  card 
expressing  the  sympathy  of  the  society.  Tn  compliance  with  special  re 
quests  of  friends,  flags  were  procured,  and  the  caskets  were  draped  with 
the  national  colors. 

After  the  committee  had  discharged  its  duty  for  the  day  in  receiving 
the  returning  soldiers  and  caring  for  needy  men,  they  would  return  to 
their  homes  in  Oakland,  and  frequently  by  the  light  of  a  candle  they  would 
gather  flowers  enough  for  a  regiment  and  arrange  them  in  bouquets  and 
wreaths,  notwithstanding  the  work  required  them  to  be  up  long  after  mid 
night  ;  going  on  an  early  boat  to  San  Francisco  the  next  morning,  they 
awaited  on  Government  Wharf  the  landing  of  the  soldiers,  who  were  kept 
on  board  of  the  transport  twenty-four  hours  after  their  arrival.  The  men 
would  be  formed  into  companies,  and  into  the  muzzle  of  each  gun  would 
be  placed  a  bunch  of  flowers.  The  side  arms  of  the  officers  would  also 
receive  attention,  and  the  battle-worn  flag  be  wreathed  in  bright  garlands. 

Tn  this  way,  along  the  five  miles  or  more  from  the  Government  Wharf 
to  the  Presidio,  the  men  who  had  unflinchingly  faced  death  on  many  a 
battle-field  marched  beneath  flowers.  Thus  the  Transport  Receiving  Com 
mittee  inaugurated  the  movement  and  assumed  the  pleasing  but  arduous 


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duty  of  supplying  returning  soldier^  with  flowers.  Their  guns,  which 
had  been  carried  fur  so  many  weary  days  under  a  burning  sun,  through 
i-wamps,  had  war's  ^rim  visage  removed,  when  flowers  WTO  exchanged  for 
bullets,  and  they  were  made  1  he  receptacles  of  peace  and  joy.  It  marked 
ML  epoch  in  history  when  soldiers,  returning  home  from  the  battle-field,  no 
longer  flaunted  the  deadly  insignia  of  war,  but  were  willing  to  be  decorated 
with  earth's  fairest  flowers. 


THE   FUNERAL   COMMITTEE. 

Soon,  after  our  society  was  formed,  the  sight  of  a  young  soldier  buried 
in  a  rough  shirt,  with  shavings  for  his  pillow,  and  the  utter  helplessness 
of  the  government  at  a  time  of  great  sickness  and  frequent  death  to  deal 
with  all  the  conditions  demanding  relief  at  the  Presidio,  caused  the  forma 
tion  of  what  was  termed  the  Funeral  Committee.  Mrs.  S.  M.  Martin  was 
the  very  able  chairman,  assisted  by  Mrs.  W.  H.  Bailey,  Mrs.  Charles  U. 
Brewster,  Mrs.  H.  B.  Shorkley,  Mrs.  A.  IS".  Walton,  and  Mrs.  Ada  Van  Pelt. 

The  frequent  deaths  incident  upon  camp  life  necessitated  the  daily 
attendance  of  some  member  at  the  Presidio  to  see  that  flowers  and  flags 
were  placed  upon  the  coffin  and  grave  of  every  soldier  buried  at  the  Presidio 
who  died  while  in  camp,  and  to  communicate  with  the  far-away  relatives. 
This  may  seem  a  very  little  thing  to  do,  and  hardly  in  the  line  of  the  Red 
Cross  work:  but  if  one  could  know  of  the  aching  hearts  caused  by  the 
news  we  were  obliged  to  tell  them,  while  at  the  same  time  we  endeavored 
to  lighten  the  burden  with  words  of  sympathy,  then  one  might  begin  to 
realize  the  position  in  which  this  committee  was  placed.  The  scope  of 
the  work  was  soon  enlarged,  for  in  many  cases  a  correspondence  was  opened, 
friends  writing  for  details  of  the  sickness  of  their  loved  one  and  asking 
questions  the  ladies  were  only  too  willing  to  answer. 

In  manv  cases  the  bodies  were  sent  to  their  former  homes  for  burial ; 
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others  were  placed  in  the  National  (  'emetery  at  the  Presidio,  with  military 
honors,  and,  with  few  exceptions,  all  were  escorted  t<>  their  last  resting- 
place  by  the  regimental  hand  and  representatives  of  the  Red  Cross  Society, 
and  in  several  instances  by  an  entire  regiment.  'The  military  authorities 
were  most  kind  to  this  committee  and  aided  them  in  every  possible  way. 
After  their  discharge,  the  work  was  continued  for  manv  months  hv  the 
volunteer  services  of  ^Urs.  W.  T.  Veitch,  Mrs.  K.  B.  Beck,  and  Mrs.  Ada 
Van  Pelt. 


.W/-.S    ir.  //.    /itii/f,/, 

Chairman  Floral  Committee. 


Hospital  and  Funeral  Committee. 


IIFLP   FOR  GALVESTON. 

In  September,  11)00,  came  the  news  of  the  terrible  disaster  in  Galveston, 
when  8,000  lives  were  lost  and  $30,000,000  worth  of  property  was  de 
stroyed,  and  a  response  went  out  all  over  the  country  to  the  cry  for  help  from 
the  survivors.  California  was  not  behind  in  the  good  work,  and  Oakland 
was  thoroughly  canvassed  and  gave  liberally  to  the  San  Francisco  relief 
fund.  Then  a  special  plea  came  to  the  Red  Cross  Society.  Our  presi 
dent,  "Mrs.  (i.  S.  Abbott,  was  absent  from  the  stale;  but,  under  the  able 
supervision  of  !Mrs.  Isaac  Lawrence  Requa,  assisted  by  Mrs.  II.  II.  Kirby, 
$(>20.^5  ($100  of  which  was  sent  to  the  state  society  for  the  same  purpose) 
and  six  packing  cases  of  clothing  were  soon  collected  and  forwarded  to  the 
mavor  of  (lalveston  bv  the  Oakland  Red  Cross  Society. 


QALVESTON'S  MAYOK   KXPRKSSKS  (JUATrrrm-:. 

"MAYOR'S  OFFICE,  Galveston,  Texas,  Oct.   10,   11)00. 
"Mus.    .1.    G.     LKM.MOX,    Corresponding    Secretary    Red    Cross,    r>l>s;> 
Telegraph    Avenue,    Oakland,    Cal. — Dear   Madam:    I    beg   to   acknowledge 
receipt  through  the  California  .Red   Cross  Society  the  sum  of  $5^0.2."),  con 
tributed  by   your  society  for  the  relief  of  the  storm  sufferers  of  Galvesion. 
"Tn  behalf  of  the  people  of  this  storm-stricken  city,   T  beg  to  express 
our  deep  sense  of  gratitude  for  the  noble  generosity  of  your  society  for  its 
work  in  behalf  of  the  suffering  people  of  this  community. 

"Yours  truly,          WALTER  C.  JO.XKS, 

"Mayor." 

The    Oakland    Red    Cross    Society    feels    intense    gratification  at  the 
response  of  the  citizens  of  Oakland  to  the  calls  of  Red  Cross  work.      Every 


.U/-.S.    II.    II.     I\!rh>/t 
Executive   Board. 

one  came  quickly  and  graciously  to  the  front,  and  it  has  been  through  these 
means  that  the  society  has  been  enabled  to  do  as  much  and  such  good  work 
for  this  cause. 

We  have  special  reason  to  thank  the  following  friends,  not  only  for 
large  subscriptions,  but  for  assistance  of  varied  character:  Mr.  John  A. 
llritton,  MY.  Frederick  B.  Giun,  Mrs.  Hermann  Hendel,  Charles  ().  Iluber, 
Mrs.  E.  C.  Foston. 

Special  thanks  are  due  to  the  following  societies  and  firms  for  assistance 


212  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

rendered:  The  Humane  Society,  through  '.Mrs.  Sarah  C.  Sanford,  Fabiola 
Hospital,  the  Albany  Hotel,  the  Ebell  Society,  the  express  companies,  the 
Alameda  County  Hospital,  which  nursed  and  returned  to  liealth  in  a  most 
praiseworthy  manner  over  a  score  of  very  sick  soldiers,  complying  strictly 
with  all  military  regulations;  also  to  the  Log  Cabin  Bakery,  the  Oakland 
Enquirer  and  Tribune,  the  city  council,  who  donated  $100,  the  captains  of 
the  ferry-boats,  ill"  Singer,  White,  and  Automatic  Sewing-machine  Com 
panies,  the  churches  of  Oakland,  the  Piedmont  Railroad  Company,  the 
post-office  employees,  the  cotton-mill  employees,  friends  in  the  little  town 
of  Elmhurst,  the  organizations  and  lodges  everywhere — all  gave  freely  and 
willingly  to  aid  us  in  the  work. 

X<>  one  can  realize  the  imperfections  and  necessary  omissions  which 
appear  in  the  foregoing  report  more  than  the  president  of  the  Red  Cross  of 
Oakland.  The  universality  of  interest  in  the  welfare  of  our  soldiers  finally 
swept  individual  effort  aside,  and  the  work  was  carried  on  by  the  few,  who 
necessarily  represented  the  many. 

It  was  a  generous  and  spontaneous  uprising  of  public  sympathy.  All 
served  well,  from  those  who  gave  a  glass  of  jelly,  or  one  small  coin,  or 
who  gave  a  portion  of  their  time,  at  great  sacrifice  to  themselves,  to  those 
who  gave  largely,  out  of  great  abundance,  and  all  their  time. 

The  city  was  full  of  sacrifices  from  all  classes  of  society.  So  let  all 
place  in  thought  the  spirit  above  the  effort,  the  work  above  the  worker,  and 
let  all  unnamed  workers  take  to  themselves  that  highest  praise, — an  inward 
satisfaction.  Mus.  GBAXVILLE  S.  ABBOTT. 

President  Oakland  Red  Cross  Society. 

FRANCES  II.  OKAY, 
Recording  Secretary  Oakland  Red  Cross  Society. 


ALAMEDA  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

First  and  honorary  president,  Mrs.  George  IF.  Mastick;  president, 
Mrs.'  Frank  Oolburn :  recording  secretary,  Mrs.  W.  F.  Baurhyte;  corre 
sponding  secretary  and  treasurer,  Mrs.  T.  R.  McGurn. 

KKroirr  oir  THE  ALAMKI?A  KED  CKOSS  SOCIETY  FROM    MAY   2,   1898,,  TO 

JAN.     1,     1S<M>. 

A  meeting  for  the  pin-pose  of  organizing  a  Red  Cross  Society  in  Ala- 
ineda  was  held  at  the  residence  of  Mr.  George  II.  Mastick,  on  the  evening 
of  May  2,  1898.  There  were  twenty  people  present,  all  enthusiastic,  earnest, 
and  eager  to  take  up  the  work. 

Mr.  Mastick  called  the  meeting  to  order  and  stated  the  object  of  the 
gathering.  Mr.  Frank  Otis  nominated  Mrs.  George  IT.  Mastick  as  tem 
porary  chairman  and  Mrs.  A.  L.  ]STeal  as  temporary  secretary.  Then  ensued 
a  general  discussion  relative  to  organization.  Mr.  Charles  C.  Gardner 
moved  that  the  temporary  president  and  secretary  be  made  permanent. 
This  was  carried,  and  the  meeting  adjourned. 

A  second  meeting  was  held  on  the  afternoon  cf  May' I),  at  Avhich  Mrs. 
Mary  F.  McGurn  was  elected  treasurer.  The  chair  appointed  Mrs.  S.  A. 
O'Neill,  Mrs.  Frank  Colburn,  and  Mrs.  Frank  Otis  a  committee  on  vice- 
presidents,  and  they  reported  the  following,  who  were  duly  elected  and 
notified :  Mr.  C.  L.  Weller,  Mr.  E.  K  Taylor,  Mr.  Frank  Otis,  Mr.  J.  F. 
Forderer,  Mr.  F.  W.  Van  Sicklcn,  Mr.  D.  Ilirshfeld,  Mr.  Jos.  Knowland, 
Mr.  Charles  C.  Gardner,  Mr.  T.  G.  Daniels,  Mr.  G.  F.  Weeks,  Mr.  George 
W.  Scott,  Mr.  George  II.  Mastick,  Mr.  A.  Victors,  Mr.  D.  J.  Sullivan, 
Dr.  George  P.  Reynolds,  Dr.  C.  G.  Bull,  Dr.  C.  IT.  Lubbock,  Dr.  T.  P. 
Tisdale,  Dr.  Charles  L.  Tisdalc,  Dr.  II.  X.  Pond,  Dr.  AY.  ().  Smith,  Dr. 
Scott,  U.  S.  A.,  Dr.  E.  M.  Keyos,  Dr.  A.  M.  Lewis,  Dr.  Mary  I).  Fletcher, 
Dr.  Kate  P.  Van  Orden,  Mrs.'s.  A.  O'Neill,  Mrs.  F.  S.  Brush,  Mrs.  E.  A. 
Anthony,  Mrs.  George  E.  Plummer,  Mrs.  C.  \V.  Smith,  Mrs.  F.  II.  McCor- 
maek,  Mrs.  Columbus  Bartlett,  Mrs.  S.  E.  Ivnowles,  Mrs.  Philip  Teller, 
Mrs.  .T.  S.  IFanloy,  Mrs.  A.  Meoartney,  Mrs.  Frank  Colburn,  Mrs.  AVm.  F. 
Baurhyte,  Mrs.  Frank  Otis,  Mrs.  Peter  Outcalt,  Miss  Mollie  Kane. 

Ii  was  also  decided  to  issue  a  call  for  a  mass-meeting,  for  the  purpose 
of  presenting  to  the  patriotic  and  public-spirited  citizens  of  Alameda  the 
aim  and  object  of  this  society,  with  the  hope  of  securing  their  hearty 
cooperation  and  support.'  Plans  for  speakers,  music,  and  place  of  meeting 
were  taken  in  hand  by  Mrs.  George  X.  Mastick,  Mrs.  Frank  Otis,  and  Mrs. 
Frank  McOormack. 

On  May  15th,  at  the  Congregational  Church,  occurred  one  of  the  most 
notable  gatherings  which  has  ever  taken  place  in  Alameda.  People  of  nil 

(213) 


214 


Pacific   Coast   Red   Cross   Society. 


.If/'.s  x  Georflp    H.   Ufastick, 
First  and   Honorary   President. 


Mrs.   Frank  Co/burn, 
President. 


classes  and  conditions  responded  t<>  the  call,  and,  under  the  intinence  of 
patriotic  speeches  and  *oiil-stirring  music,  were  ])roinpt  to  express  their 
interest  and  sympathy.  Our  country,  and  its  needs  and  its  aims,  and  what 
can  we  do  as  individuals,  or  by  concentrated  effort,  were  the  <|iiestions  they 
asked  of  themselves  and  of  each  other.  Then  and  there  subscriptions  were 
pledged.  Mr.  Frank  Otis  was  the  first  subscriber  to  the  .Red  Cross  funds, 
and  started  the  list  with  $25.  Others  quickly  followed,  and  donations 
of  all  that  was  necessary  for  our  work  were  soon  obtained.  Headquarters 


Mr«.  Peter    Whit*-, 
Executive  Board. 


Executive  Board, 


in  a  large  room  on  Park  Street,  the  use  of  wbicb  was  kindly  given  by  Mr. 
Frederick  Boemher,  were  soon  ready  to  be  occupied.  The  use  of  chairs, 
desk,  tables,  sewing-machines,  telephone,  gas  stove,  in  fact,  everything  for 
the  comfortable  accomplishment  of  our  work,  was  generously  placed  at 
our  disposal,  and,  before  we  knew  how  it  was  to  be,  we  were  the  "Red  Cross 
of  Alameda."  with  a  large  and  daily  increasing  list  of  members,  of  which 
we  have  always  been  very  proud.  Private  individuals,  schools,  clubs,  local 
societies,  and  churches,  each  vied  with  the  other  in  practical  work  and  in 
increasing  the  funds. 

The  executive  board,  with  Mrs.  S.  A.  O'Xeill  as  chairman,  consisted  of 
Mrs.  George  II.  Ma^tick,  president;  Mrs.  Frank  ('olburn,  vice-president; 
Mrs.  G.  L.  Plummer,  Mrs.  Frank  Otis,  Mrs.  Peter  White,  .Mrs.  T.  R. 
McGurn,  ^liss  Laura  Bennett,  Miss  Mollie  Kane,  Mrs.  Win.  Baurhyte,  and 
Mrs.  George  P.  "Reynolds. 


216  Pacific   Coast   lied   Cross   Forich/. 

A   sowing  department   was  organized   ami   a   call   made   for  "helpers." 

Our  rooms  were  not  spacious  enough  to  comfortably  place  the  large 
number  of  Alameda  women  who  responded,  and  who  were  anxious  to  be  in 
the  lead  of  this  work,  and  much  of  the  sewing  was  done  in  private  homes, 
and  also  in  the  parlors  of  the  Congregational  Church,  courteously  placed 
at  our  disposal,  thus  largely  aiding  in  the  making  and  finishing  of  the 
following  articles,  which  were  placed  in  the  hands  of  the  United  States 
Commissary  Department,  for  distribution  to  ihe  army  and  navy,  and  which 
at  first  were  forwarded  through  the  San  Francisco  Tied  Cross  Society. 

Later  the  Alameda  Society  became  an  auxiliary  of  the  California 
State  Tied  Cross  Society,  and  through  it  Ave  Avorked  for  the  hospitals,  the 
convalescent  home  at  the  Presidio,  and  for  the  army  at  Manila. 

We  made  2,708  flannel  bandages.  1S4  surgeons7  bandages,  202  sleeping 
caps,  430  denim  pillow  bags,  144  muslin  pillow  slips,  256  sheets,  73  comfort 
bags.  We  gathered  and  forwarded  75  large  packages  and  boxes  of  books 
and  reading  matter.  These  were  contributed  by  the  public  library,  the 
pupils  of  (he  high  school,  and  the  citizens,  and,  through  the  kindness  of 
Wells,  Fargo  &  Company,  were  afforded  free  transportation  to  San  Fran 
cisco  headquarters. 

Emergency  committees  were  also  formed  as  required,  and,  after  the 
establishment  of  Cam])  Merritt  and  Camp  Barrett,  Ave  sent  quantities  of 
extra  clothing  and  hospital  supplies;  and  to  Alameda  AATomen,  under  the 
lead  of  Mrs.  Win.  Burnham  and  Mrs.  Marsh,  belongs  the  credit  of  inaugurat 
ing  the  first  basket  lunches,  which  were  distributed  to  the  southern  California 
troops  at  the  Presidio. 

We  helped  also  at  the  ferry,  both  as  a  society  and  as  individuals, 
cooperating  with  Mrs.  T.  L.  Kequa,  of  the  Oakland  Tied  Cross  Society,  and 
working  under  her  able  direction.  We  sent  lunches  for  all  the  transports 
of  which  the  Oakland  Red  Cross  had  charge.  This  department  was  suc 
cessfully  managed  by  the  chairman  of  the  Hospitality  Committee,  Mrs. 
Allen  M.  Clay,  Mrs.  C.  J.  Okell,  and  Mrs.  I).  P.  Teller,  and  a  large  corps 
of  willing  and  efficient  assistants.  When  Camp  Barrett  became  "our 
neighbor."  we  took  up  the  work  of  looking  after  the  comfort  and  welfare 
of  the  sth  California  regiment,  and  Ave  were  also  detailed  by  the  State 
Tied  Cross  Society  for  special  work  in  this  direction. 

Mrs.  Wm.  F.  JBaurhyte  was  made  chairman  of  the  Hospital  Com 
mittee1,  and  under  her  systematic  and  efficient  personal  supervision  a  hospital 
tent  was  soon  established,  and  work  was  carried  on  in  conjunction  with 
Oakland  and  Fruitvale.  Alameda  women  went  daily  to  the  camp,  caring 
for  the  sick  and  supplying  many  luxuries  as  well  as  necessities.  Mrs. 
Baurhyte  says  in  her  report  that  this  committee  Avas  appointed  on  the 
15th  of  June,  and  until  July  7  members  of  the  committee,  herself  included, 
visited  Cam])  "Merritt  every  other  day,  supplying  to  the  camp  hospital  and 
to  the  hospital  tent  of  the  Tied  Cross  Society,  eggs,  jellies,  milk,  lemons, 
medicines,  floAvers,  surgeons'  bandages,  nightshirts,  and  food  for  the  sick. 


217 


The  transports  were  also  visited  by  this  committee  and   furnished   with   an 
emergency  case  of  medicines,  foods,  towels,  jellies,  etc. 

After  Mrs.  Baurhyte  took  up  the  work  at  Camp  Barrett,  Mrs.  George 
P.  Reynolds  was  placed  in  charge  of  the  work  at  the  Presidio,  and  repre 
sented  Alameda  at  the  convalescent  home,  continuing,  in  her  charming  way, 
the  work  of  Mrs.  Baurhyte.  It  was  said  of  her  at  the  home  that  her 
presence  was  a  "benediction"  in  the  sick  ward,  and  that  "it  was  good  to 
have  her  come."  On  the  2<Sth  of  July  the  mess  tent  was  put  up  at  Camp 
Barrett  for  Company  G,  of  Alameda.  This  was  made  possible  by  con 
tributions  of  the  friends  of  Mrs.  C.  A.  Grant,  who  raised  a  special  fund 


.]//•*.  J ///•//  M.  ci'ii/, 
Chairman  of  Hospitality  Committee. 


for  this  purpose.  .N"o  wonder  the  boys  of  Company  G  love  to  speak  of  her 
as  "Mother  Grant,1'  and  as  such  she  will  always  be  held  by  them  in  loving 
memory.  To  quote  again  from  Mrs.  Baurhyte's  official  report,  she  con 
tinues,  "The  treasurer's  report  includes  the  financial  expenditures  of  your 
Hospital  Committee,  but  the  value  of  the  donations  and  the  willing  assist 
ance  of  the  members  of  the  Alameda  Red  Cross  Society,  who  have  so  nobly 
assisted  in  this  special  work,  can  not  be  estimated."  When  Camp  Barrett 
was  discontinued,  the  Hospital  Committee  continued  their  work  by  looking 
after  the  sick  men  who  were  left  at  the  County  Hospital  at  San  Leandro  and 
at  Fabiola  Hospital.  They  also  helped  in  a  limited  way  the  convalescent 
home  at  Oakland. 


Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

VAxrorvKi:    IJARRACKS,    OKKOO.X,    VISITED. 

Tn  November  Mrs.  S.  A.  O'Neill  and  Mrs.  M.  F.  McGurn,  of  the 
Alaineda  Red  Cross  Society,  went  to  Vancouver  Barracks,  Oregon.  Dis 
quieting  report*  as  to  the  number  of  men  ill  with  fever  at  this  camp  were  in 
the  air.  Friends  of  Company  G  were  anxious,  and  personal  investigation 
was  deemed  advisable.  San  Rafael  also  requested  that  their  local  company 
he  looked  after.  The  camp  hospital  at  this  post  was  found  to  ho  a  model  of 
its  kind,  and,  although  there  were  a  large  number  of  typhoid  patients 
belonging  to  Company  G  in  the  ward,  all  were  being  successfully  treated. 
The  hoys  were  more  than  glad  to  look  upon  familiar  faces  from  the  far 
away  home,  and  gave  cordial  greeting.  Both  officers  and  men  were  loud 
in  praise  of  the  efforts  made  to  add  to  the  comfort  of  the  men  of  Company  G 
by  the  Red  Cross  Society  of  Alameda,  and  Captain  Simpson  said  that, 
from  the  day  his  company  went  into  camp,  they  had  received  and  grate 
fully  appreciated  the  substantial  and  necessary  aid  bestowed  by  their  friends 
of  the  Alameda  Red  Cross  Society. 

At  Portland,  Oregon,  en  route  home,  a  meeting  was  had  with  the 
Portland  Red  Cross  Society  representatives,  and  arrangements  were  made 
looking  to  the  future  welfare  of  the  garrison  at  Vancouver  Barracks.  These 
men  will  always  gratefully  remember  the  grand  Christmas  dinner  furnished 
them  by  the  noble  women  of  the  emergency  corps  of  the  Red  Cross  of 
Portland. 

FINANCIAL    KEFOin     OF    THE    AT-AMEPA    1?EF>    CROSS    SOCIETY. 

Receipts. 

Public  schools,  $149;  Alameda  Women's  Exchange,  $10;  Alameda 
Unitarian  Club,  $25;  Bank  of  Alaineda,  $25;  Unity  Circle  Unitarian 
Church,  $15;  Alameda  Parlor,  Native  Daughters,  $10;  Citizens'  B.  B. 
Game,  $63;  Women's  Adelphian  Club,  $50;  Halcyon  Parlor,  Native  Sons, 
$35;  Baptist  Young  People's  Union,  $5.00;  Unitarian  Sunday-school. 
$5.00;  Academy  Notre  Dame,  $5.00;  Presbyterian  Church,  $9.30;  Miss 
Elizabeth  Westgate's  concert,  $155.55;  cash  from  individuals,  $1,226.08; 
total,  $1,6*8.95. 

Disbursements. 

Eighth  California  U.  S.  V.,  $557.31  ;  Red  Cross  Sewing  Depot, 
$306.50;  Red  Cross  convalescent  home  at  Presidio,  $500;  supplies  of  foods, 
medicines,  and  clothing,  $100.90 ;  expenses  of  Alameda  Red  Cross  Society, 
$31.17;  Ferry  Hospital  Committee,  $125;  total,  $1,620.88.  Cash  on 
hand  January  1,  1899,  $68.07. 

It  is  to  be  regretted  that  in  this  connection  we  can  not  name  all  those 
who  made  generous  contributions  from  their  store  closets,  their  linen  rooms, 
•  »f  food,  clothing,  and  mam  otluv  and  useful  supplies  for  the  hospitals 
and  camps.  In  some  cases  they  are  unknown,  but,  as  far  as  possible,  * 


Antioclt  (.tnd  Arroyo  Grande  Reports. 


record  has  been  kepi  upon  the  ho<;ks  of  the  society.  The  list  is  a  worthy 
one,  and  contains  the  names  of  a  large  number  of  the  citizens  of  Alameda. 
Of  the  women  of  the  Red  Cross,  who  so  nobly  gave  of  their  time,  and  who 
so  successfully  worked  upon  the  various  committees,  special  mention  should 
he  made  of  Mrs.  S.  A.  O'Xeill,  of  whom  it  may  be  said  that,  unmindful 
of  fatigue  and  at  every  sacrifice  of  personal  comfort,  she  was  untiring  in 
her  efforts  to  lighten  the  discomforts  and  unusual  conditions  of  life  in 
cam]),  and  she  will  always  he  remembered  as  an  "angel  of  mercy"  by  those 
wlm  were  the  recipients  of  her  kindly  ministrations. 

lentil  field  operations  cease  at  Manila,  and  our  beloved  ones  are  restored 
to  their  homes,  the  Alameda  auxiliary  of  the  Red  Cross  Society  stands  ready 
to  cooperate  with  the  state  society  in  any  and  all  plans  for  the  good  of  our 
men  of  the  army  and  navy. 

May  peace  soon  come  to  our  beloved  country. 

MAEY  FRANCES  McGuux,, 
Treasurer  and  Corresponding  Secretary  of  Alameda  Red  Cross  Society, 

January   7,  1899. 


ANTIOCH,  CONTRA    COSTA   COUNTY,  RED    CROSS    SOCIETY, 

The  Antioch  Red  Cross,  like  several  other  small  bands  of  workers, 
•  lid  not  become  auxiliary  to  the  state  society,  as  they  only  banded  together 
for  the  immediate  emergency,  without  intending  to  organize  permanently. 
The  members  begun  their  good  work  in  May,  1S98,  and  continued  during 
the  summer  and  fall,  until  the  necessity  for  hurried  preparations  was  not 
so  pressing.  Before  laying  aside  their  work  and  disbanding,  a  great  amount 
of  work  was  done,  under  direction  of  the  president,  Mrs.  ( '.  M.  Belshaw; 
the  vice-presidents,  Mrs.  IT.  F.  Beedc  and  Mrs.  L.  Meyer,  with  Miss  Annie 
McKillips  as  secretary  and  Mrs.  \V.  S.  George,  treasurer. 

A  good  purse  of  money  Avas  raised,  besides  making  250  abdominal 
handages,  and  the  same  number  of  Esmarch  bandages,  325  pillow-cases,  285 
sheets,  100  eiderdown  caps,  \'l  nightshirts,  1,000  nightcaps,  and  100  yards 
of  muslin  made  into  S-inch-wide  handages.  A  large  lx>x  of  provisions  was 
sent  to  the  ferry  depot  in  San  Francisco,  250  lunches  prepared  for  the  sol 
diers  in  cam]),  100  lemons,  50  pounds  of  sugar,  25  pounds  coffee,  5  quarts 
of  jelly,  2  bottles  of  blackberry  cordial,  and  TOO  books. 

MRS.    \V.    S.   GKOK<;K, 

Treasurer. 

ARROYO  GRANDE,  SAN  LUIS  OBISPO  COUNTY. 

Statement  of  the  Arroyo  Grande  Tied  Cross  Society. 
Officers. — President,    Mrs.    A.    A.    Phillips:    vice-president,    Mrs.    Dr. 
E.  C.  Clark;  secretary,  Miss  Claudia  Fddy :  treasurer,  Mrs.  L.  C.  Koutzahn. 


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Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 


//-.V.   ./.   -V.   Luheck, 
First  President. 


3/r.s.    Kinnxi   J.    Preterit, 
First  Vice-President. 


.1 //'.*>•.   NVv/W/   Jinn'  Dm 
Second  President. 


Mr*.     William    M.    Crti 
Third  President. 


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Receipts. 

From  Sweet  Pea  Fair,  $1.">0;  (hies  ami  collections,  $<>•"». 70;  total, 
$213.75. 

Disbursements. 

('ash  sent  to  San  Francisco  society,  $150;  expense  for  fair,  $25.45; 
casli  for  dry  goods,  box  sent  to  San  Francisco,  $20.05;  incidentals,  $1.00; 
"Relief  Corps  Society,  $10.30;  total,  $213.75. 

Also  sent  a  box  of  canned  fruit  and  jollies  to  San  Francisco.  Xo  valu 
ation  placed  upon  it.  MRS.  L.  C.  ROTT/AII.X, 

Treasurer. 

AUBURN,  PLACER  COUNTY,  RED  CROSS    SOCIETY. 

The  Auburn  Tied  Cross  Society  was  organized  through  the  efforts  of 
Mrs.  Sarah  Xeim,  in  conjunction  with  a  number  of  the  ladies  of  Auburn. 
Such  organization  took  place  at  the  Placer  County  court-house,  on  June  3, 
18987  with  an  initial  membership  of  forty-two,  which  was  increased  to 
sixty-two  members  at  the  next  meeting.  The  membership  since  tl  at  time 
has  remained  and  is  at  present  about  seventy-five. 

On  June  23,  1898,  the  society  became  auxiliary  to  the  Red  Cross 
Society  of  the  State  of  California. 

This  society  has  contributed  the  usual  quota  of  the  smaller  interior 
cities  of  the  state  of  books  to  Manila,  and  apparels,  furnishings,  and  "com 
forts,"  for  nse  in  the  hospital  and  field,  to  the  state  organization.  Cash  to 
the  amount  of  nearly  $400  has  been  raised  and  disbursed,  with  the  excep 
tion  of  $56.90  in  the  treasury. 

During  the  preparations  for  the  well-remembered  reception  to  the 
1st  California  regiment,  the  Auburn  organization  filled  a  number  of  cars 
with  palms  and  evergreens,  but  the  high  pitch  of  enthusiasm  at  the  time 
from  all  directions  more  than  supplied  the  roouirecl  amount,  and  so  .made 
it  necessary  to  send  but  one  car.  Yet  great  credit  for  all  that  was  not 
utilized  is  due  to  the  loyal  worker,  Miss  Elizabeth  Davis,  of  Auburn. 

However,  what  makes  this  society  famous  in  the  annals  of  Red  Cross 
work  on  the  Pacific  Coast  were  the  receptions  given  by  it  to  train-load  after 
train-load  of  regiments  as  they  entered  California  through  the  "gateway 
county"  of  Placer.  It  was  on  this  form  of  work  that  the  society  under 
took  to  specialize.  Right  well  did  it  keep  up  California's  reputation  for 
hospitality.  As  the  soldiers  came  over  and  down  the  Sierras,  thev  were 
presented  with  suitable  delicacies,  with  added  tons  and  tons  of  fruit.  The 
larders  of  Auburn  were  depleted  for  days.  Such  a  reception  was  the  sub 
ject  of  thousands  of  letters  to  the  eastern  homes  of  the  soldier  boys.  Credit 
is  due  to  the  ranchers  and  fruit  growers  of  Placer  County,  and  especially 
to  E.  S.  Birclsall,  Esq.,  of  "Aeolia,"  Auburn. 

Following  is  the  list  of  officers.  With  the  exception  of  Mrs.  Frances 
A.  Towle,  of  Towle,  Placer  County,  all  are  residents  of  Auburn: — 


Pacific   Const  Red   Cross 


/'V/-x/  Administration:  President,  Mrs.  .1.  M.  Lul)eck;  secretary,  Mi>. 
Carrie  MacLennan;  treasurer,  A.  L.  Smith;  -first  vice-president,  Mrs.  Kimna 
J.  Prewett  ;  second  vice-president,  Mrs.  Alice  B.  Ward;  executive  commit 
tee,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  1'.  Biggs,  Mrs.  Sarah  Jane  Dinilii]),  J.  M.  Lubeck,  Mrs. 
Carrie  Mae.Lennan,  II.  L.  Smith. 

Second  Administration:  President,  Mrs.  Sarah  Jane  Dunlap  ;  secre 
tary,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  P.  Biggs;  treasurer,  A.  L.  Smith  ;  first  vice-president, 
Mrs.  George  Hamilton;  second  vice-president,  Mrs.  Frances  A.  Towle  ; 


.U/-.S.  EihiibHii  r 

Secretary. 


executive  committee,  Elizabeth  P.  Biggs,  Sarah  Jane  Dnnlap,  J.  M.  Lubeck, 
Mrs.  Carrie   MacLennan,  A.    L.   Smith. 

I* resent  Administration:  President,  Mrs.  William  M.  Crntcher;  secre 
tary,  Elizabeth  P.  l>iggs:  treasurer,  A.  L.  Smith;  first  vice-president,  Mrs. 
George  Hamilton;  second  vice-president,  Miss  Mabel  Bronson. 


BAKERSFIELD  AND  KERN  CITY,  KERN  COUNTY, 

Bakersfield  and  Kern  City  Red  Cross  formed  a  society  on  May  iM>, 
1898,  and  elected  as  president  Mrs.  E.  Dinkelspiel,  with  two  vice-presidents, 
Mrs.  S.  -lewett  and  Mrs.  C.  .N".  Eairchild,  with  !Mrs.  II.  P.  Bender,  secre 
tary,  and  L.  M.  Dinkelspiel,  treasurer.  The  society  remained  active,  with 
out  disbanding,  for  a  little  over  one  year,  sending  a  statement  in  July,  181)9. 


Belvedere  and  Berkeley  Report*.  223 

The  amount  of  money  raised  was,  in  the  aggregate,  $400,  which  was  sent 
to  the  state  society,  to  which  it  was  auxiliary;  and,  although  it  is  inactive, 
it  still  holds  its  allegiance  to  the  parent  society,  and  is  ready  f<>  respond  to 
the  call  for  help,  as  was  shown  during  the  Galveston,  Texas,  Hood,  when 
it  sent  $20  in  aid  of  the  sufferers,  evincing  the  true  spirit  of  the  Keel  Cross. 

MKS.    II.    P.    BENDER, 

Secretary. 

BELVEDERE,  MARIN  COUNTY,  RED  CROSS. 

This  active  society  of  thirty-eight  members,  with  nine  associate  friends, 
electing  Mrs.  Albeit  Gebering  as  president,  Mrs.  J.  W.  Pew,  treasurer, 
and  Mrs.  T.  L.  .Miller,  secretary,  entered  upon  the  work  early  and  enthu 
siastically,  Avith  commendable  results,  as  the  following  concise  report 
shoAvs : — 

Initiation  fees,  $46;  monthly  dues,  $14.50;  sale  of  badges,  $4.25;  a 
musicale  rendered,  $210.35;  and  donations,  $5.90;  aggregating  the  neat 
sum  of  $310. 

From  this  sum  was  disbursed  for  material,  $110.95;  for  state  society 
auxiliary  dues,  $10;  to  the  San  Francisco  Emergency  Fund,  $25;  badges, 
$15;  incidental  expenses,  $2.25;  musicale,  $29.15;  making  the  total  amount 
disbursed  $195.35.  On  July  25,  1900,  there  remained  a  balance  in  treas 
ury  of  $117.65,  and  on  the  following  September  the  delinquent  dues 
amounted  to  $24.25,  leaving  a  total  balance  of  $141.90  in  readiness  for  anv 
emergency  call  by  the  state  society.  MRS.  T.  L.  MILLEK, 

Secretary. 


BERKELEY,  ALAMEDA  COUNTY,  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

Organized  April  22,  1898. 

President,  Mrs.  Charles  R.  Greenleaf  (succeeded  hy  Mrs.  William  B. 
Seabury)  ;    secretary,    \V.    C.    Blasdale;    recording    secretary,    Mrs.    II.    \\ 
Marquand. 

The  historv  of  the  first  Red  Cross  Society  of  California  is  replete 
with  interest,  and  its  organization  was  the  natural  outcome  of  local  con 
ditions,  no  less  than  the  requirements  of  the  country  in  the  first  flush  of 
the  Avar  with  Cuba.  At  Berkeley  patriotism  is  a  part  of  the  birthright 
of  the  young.  Born  and  educated  beneath  the  shadows  of  the  University 
of  California,  her  sons  are  imbued  with  the  military  discipline  of  the  state ; 
her  daughters  are  the  associates  and  friends  of  its  future  defenders.  The 
daily  drill  of  the  student  battalions  on  the  campus  is  the  recreation  hour 
of  the  rising  generation,  while  military  reviews  before  heads  of  the  army 
and  dignitaries  of  the  state  are  but  a  feature  of  the  educational  life  in 
which  every  citizen  takes  a  personal  interest. 


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Pacific  Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 


Colonel   Chit*.    R.    Grfnilcaf, 
Assistant  Surgeon-General  IT.  S.  Army. 


M/-.S.   C/Ktrfc*  R.   (r  men  leaf, 
First  President. 


Berkeley  Report,  225 

Society  also  is  largely  affected  by  army  sentiment,  the  half  hundred 
or  more  officers  and  their  families,  who  have  found  here  a  haven  of  rest 
after  years  of  active  service  to  their  country,  playing  no  unimportant  part. 
To  one  of  these,  Col.  Charles  R.  (Jreenleaf,  with  his  wife,  is  due  the  honor  of 
calling  the  first  Tied  Cross  meeting  held  on  this  western  slope.  It  happened 
in  this  wise:— 

BK(JINMX(;    OF    T1IK    (iRKAT     UKI>    CROSS     WORK. 

As  Assistant  Surgeon-General  of  the  United  States  Army,  Col.  Charles 
R.  Greenleaf  was  resting  in  the  fulness  of  peace  at  his  beautiful  home  in 
Berkeley,  when  the  call  came  to  him  to  serve  as  chief  surgeon  in  the  field 
on  General  Miles'  division.  A  few  hours  for  hasty  preparation,  and  for 
the  first  time  since  the  Civil  War  he  was  to  leave  behind  him  all  he  held 
most  dear.  Inspired  by  a  sentiment  the  highest  to  which  the  heart  of  man 
may  respond, — love  of  suffering  humanity, — Colonel  Greenleaf  suggested 
that,  before  his  departure  for  Tampa,  he  should  assist,  his  wife  in  organr 
izing  a  branch  of  the  Red  Cross,  which  would  be  in  readiness  for  emergency 
work  when  called  upon.  His  personal  experience  with  the  administration 
of  the  sanitary  commission  on  the  field,  and  his  intimate  acquaintance  with 
Clara  Barton  and  her  methods,  fitted  Colonel  Greenleaf  preeminently  for 
the  presentation  of  the  subject  to  the  people. 

A  mass-meeting  of  citizens  followed  closely  upon  the  little  neighbor 
hood  gathering,  called  over  the  telephone  by  Mrs.  Greenleaf,  on  the  22d 
of  April.  At  least  five  hundred  loyal-hearted  men  and  women  assembled 
on  Sunday,  the  24th,  at  the  First  Congregational  Church,  Rev.  George  B. 
Hatch,  pastor  and  promoter  of  the  enterprise.  Rev.  George  E.  Swan, 
rector  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  having  been  present  at  the  preliminary  meet 
ing,  was  invited  to  preside.  Amid  much  enthusiasm  Colonel  Greenleaf 
explained  the  workings  of  the  Red  Cross  in  the  East  and  in  Europe,  and 
counseled  immediate  organization.  Other  earnest  speakers  added  their 
voices,  all  uniting  in  the  expression  of  the  belief  that  an  emergency  fund 
should  be  created  and  preparation  made  for  Ibe  wounded,  who  must  come 
to  our  shores  if  war  continued,  as  it  bade  fair  to  do. 

Mrs.  Greenleaf  was  elected  president  by  acclamation,  and  a  nominat 
ing  committee  appointed,  to  report  at  the  next  meeting. 

This  was  but  the  beginning  of  one  of  the  grandest  epochs  in  the  his 
tory  of  the  university  town.  From  that  day  women  clasped  "hands  over 
the  bandage  tables"  who  had  never  known  of  each  other's  existence  before, 
and  on  the  breasts  of  all  appeared  the  emblem  of  the  Red  Cross,  welding 
into  a  loving  harmony  the  hearts  of  the  community.  The  parlors  of  the 
Congregational  Church  becoming  too  small,  Mr.  John  Ilinkle  kindly  pro 
vided  free  headquarters  in  his  block  on  Shattuck  Avenue.  A  dozen  sewing- 
machines  were  secured,  and  for  months  the  rooms  were  filled  witli  an  untiring 
volunteer  corps,  a  record  of  whose  gifts  and  deeds  will  never  be  fully  told,  but 
they  will  go  to  swell  the  great  heart-throbs  of  the  nation's  patriotic  sons  and 
daughters. 
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^26  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

Learned  professors,  the  president  of  the  city  council,  pastors  of  all 
the  churches,  heads  of  fraternal  organizations,  hodies  of  affiliated  students, 
and  hundreds  of  private  citizens  offered  not  only  their  money,  hut  their 
time  and  talents,  to  swell  the  long  roll  of  workers  for  the  soldiers.  So 
urgent  became  the  call  for  bandages,  etc.,  that  from  morn  to  night  on  Sabbath 
day  the  hum  of  the  sewing-machine  kept  lime  to  the  music  of  the  church 
bells,  and  a  spirit  of  sanctity  as  of  prayer-meeting  pervaded  headquarters. 

July  4,  1898,  was  a  day  of  great  rejoicing  with  us,  as  witli  the  nation. 
Despite  the  attractions  of  parades,  sham  battles,  and  every  inducement 
offered  by  San  Francisco  and  Oakland,  the  ladies  of  the  society  decided 
to  give  a  supper  for  the  purpose  of  raising  funds.  The  city  was  emptied 
early  in  the  day,  but,  as  the  news  of  Sampson's  victory  flashed  over  the 
ocean,  a  spirit  of  patriotism  such  as  never  shook  our  citizens  before  took 
possession  of  them,  and  our  largest  halls  were  filled  to  overflowing  again 
and  again  as  the  evening  drew  on.  The  7th  "Regiment  Band,  speeches,  and 
Huzzas  rang  out  their  wild  cheers,  until  the  city  Avas  aflame  with  patriotism. 

Shortly  after,  the  honored  president,  Mrs.  Greenleaf,  left  tor  the  froni 
to  join  her  husband,  and  Mrs.  Win.  B.  Seabnry  was  elected  to  fill  the  posi 
tion.  She  has  served  faithfully,  holding  the  society  together  even  now,  when 
active  sen-vice  has  long  been  uncalled  for  from  headquarters.  Through  her 
efforts  Berkeley  has  taken  a  prominent  place  in  the  creation  and  support 
of  the  convalescent  home  at  the  Presidio. 

The  Berkeley  society  has  been  represented  on  the  state  board  by  Mr*. 
George  Haight,  Mrs.  Warren  Wilkinson,  and  Mrs.  H.  W.  Marquand. 

ADELAIDE  MARQUAXD, 
Recording  Scarf  art/. 

Berkeley,  April  20,  JS99. 

ADDITIONAL    REPORT. 

BERKELEY,  CaL,  Jan.  5,  1899. 
To  the  California  Red  Cross  .State  Association— 

The  Berkeley  Red  Cross  Society  respectfully  submits  the  following 
statement  of  its  operations  since  April  22,  1*98,  this  being  the  date  of  its 
organization : — 

1.  It   has    collected   through   private   donations,    from    the    proceeds   of 
various  public  entertainments,   and  from  the  sale  of  badges,  etc.,   the  sum 
of   $1,128.04,   and  has   disbursed   the   sum   of   $707.99.      A    more    detailed 
account  of  these  receipts  and  expenditures  is  appended  to  this  report. 

2.  It  has  purchased  material  for  and  made  up  in  suitable  form  a  large 
number  of  surgical  dressings  and  bandages,  the  individual   items  being  as 
follows:    104    packages   of   esmarch's   first    helps,    1*4    sterilized    dressings, 
1,111    plaster  bandages,   1,180   flannel   abdominal   bandages,    and    500   mis 
cellaneous  dressings. 

.°>.  It  expended,  under  the  direction  of  Dr.  Hopkins,  the  sum  of  $200 
for  the  purchase  of  medical  supplies,  to  be  used  on  the  first  Manila  expedi- 


Berkeley  Report.  'I'll 

tion,  on  an  occasion  when  there  was  not  sufficient  time  to  admit  of  obtaining 
these  articles  from  the  government. 

4.  It  has  furnished  two  beds  in  the  State  Home  for  Convalescent  Sol 
diers,  and  has  contributed  to  the  expense  of  maintaining  that  institution. 

5.  It   has  furnished   bed   linen,   towels,   etc.,   for   the   Oakland    Conva 
lescent  Home. 

(>.  It  has  furnished  fond  and  flowers  in  large  amounts  for  the  enter 
tainment  of  the  troops  on  their  arrival  at  San  Francisco,  and  has  provided 
lunches  for  those  embarking  on  the  transports. 

7.  It  has  held  six  public  meetings,  at  which  the  objects  and  aims  of 
the  Red  Cross  work  were  presented.  Respectfully  submitted, 

W.  C.  BLASDALE, 

Secre  tar};. 

Summarized  account  of  the  financial  transactions  of  the  Berkeley  .Red 
Cross  Society  from  April  22,  1808,  to  Jan.  5,  1899:— 

Receipts. 

Collections  (2)  from  public  meetings,  $58.70;  donations  from  Town 
and  Gown  Club  of  Berkeley,  $100;  donations  from  Zeta  Psi  Fraternity, 
$5.00 ;  donations  from  Sigma  Chi  Fraternity,  $4.00 ;  receipts  from  musical 
recital  at  the  home  of  Mrs.  Clinton  Day,  $70 ;  receipts  from  Fourth  of 
July  supper,  $219.40;  receipts  from  entertainment  by  Berkeley  High 
School,  $7 JO ;  donation  from  employees  of  the  Pinole  Powder  Works,  $7.00  ; 
donation  from  Mrs.  Phoebe  Hearst,  $200 ;  donations  from  private  indi 
viduals,  $415.71;  receipts  from  sale  of  badges,  $19.50;  receipts  from  sale 
of  miscellaneous  donations,  $18.01  ;  interest  on  money  deposited  in  ban!:, 
S3. 62;  total  receipts,  $1,128.04. 

Disbursements. 

Medical   supplies   for   first    Manila    expedition,    $200;    drv   goods    and 
drugs  used  in  the  manufacture  of  bandages,  $-510.77  :  printing,  $12  ;  badges, 
$25;  stationery,  postage,  etc.,  $9.30;  cxprossage,  telegraphing,  etc.,  $4.20; 
contributions  to  state  association,  $110;  contributions  to  convalescent  homes, 
$96.72;    total  expenditures,    $7(>7.9!> :   balance  on   hand    in  bank,    $360.05. 
Oct.  4,  1899,  for  Manila   Library,  $350.05;  incidentals,   $10. 
Account  balanced  and  reported  January,  1902. 

W.   C.   BLASDALE, 

Secretary. 

SOLDIKRS'    LIBRARY    AT    MANILA. 

[NOTE  RY  CHAIRMAN  OF  PI-HUSHING    COMMITTEE.] 

A  brief  history  in  connection  with  establishing  a  library  at  Manila  should  be  given.  The 
idea  of  a  hospital  ship  for  our  coast  originated  with  Mrs.  Green  leaf,  Berkeley's  first  Red  Cross 
president,  and  wife  of  Col.  C.  K.  Greenleaf  Mrs.  Greenleaf  suggested  this  relief  plan  early  in 
the  organization  of  the  local  society.  With  great  enthusiasm  the  society  raised  nearly  $700  for 
that  purpose.  The  first  public  announcement  of  the  plan  was  made  by  Prof.  Thoina*  R.  Bacon. 


Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

of  the  State  University,  and  representing  the  Berkeley  society,  who  laid  the  suggestion  of  Mrs. 
Greenleaf  before  a  meeting  of  the  State  Red  Cross  Society  in  San  Francisco.  This  suggestion 
for  a  hospital  ship  met  with  great  favor  by  the  state  executive  board  and  by  many  auxiliary 
societies;  but,  for  good  and  sufficient  reasons,  the  suggestion  was  not  carried  out,  and  when  the 
plan  was  abandoned,  and  later,  when  Colonel  Greenleaf  was  stationed  at  Manila,  and  Mrs.  Green- 
leaf  joined  her  husband  there,  before  severing  her  connection  with  the  Berkeley  lied  Cross  Society, 
as  a  parting  suggestion,  Mrs.  Greenleaf  hoped  it  could  be  brought  about  to  start  a  library  at 
Manila  for  the  use  of  the  soldiers,  and  thus  carry  out  the  expressed  wish  and  cherished  plan  of 
the  late  General  Egbert.  The  society,  over  which  she  had  presided  so  faithfully,  readily  entered 
into  the  spirit  of  the  suggestion,  and,  calling  an  executive  council,  on  October  4,  1899,  it  was 
unanimously  voted  that  the  amount  of  money  in  the  treasury,  $350.05,  a  part  of  the  funds 
collected  for  the  hospital  ship,  be  turned  over  to  Colonel  and  Mrs.  Greenleaf,  to  be  used  to  help 
found  the  circulating  library  in  Manila. 

This   information    has   been   gained    from    W.  C.    Blasdale,    secretary,  and    Mrs.  Mary  S. 
Haight,  one  of  the  society's  early  promoters. 

WEST    BERKELEY    JUNIOR    RED    CKOSS    SOCIETY. 

Superintendent,  Mrs.  Bella  AYheeler ;  president,  Miss  Emma  Peterson; 
vice-president,  Mr.  Bertie  Dickinson ;  secretary,  Miss  Hilda  Christensen ; 
treasurer,  Miss  Anita  Johnson ;  organist,  Miss  Ella  Dowd. 

When  organized '( — The  junior  auxiliary  was  organized  May  28,  1898, 
by  Mrs.  Bella  Wheeler,  as  an  auxiliary  to  East  Berkeley  Red  Cross,  per 
mission  and  encouragement  being  received  from  Mrs.  Greenleaf,  president 
of  East  Berkeley  Red  Cross. 

How  ? — By  gathering  the  children  together.,  telling  them  and  reading 
to  them  patriotic  stories,  arousing  and  creating  in  their  hearts  love  and 
loyalty  for  their  country  and  flag;  also  by  teaching  them  humanity  under 
the  glorious  banner  of  the  Red  Cross.  Again,  by  encouraging  the  desire 
to  help  those  who  are  far  away  from  home  and  friends,  sick  or  wounded,  and 
helpless,  by  sending  them  such  things  as  they  need,  in  fact,  as  many  of  the 
comforts  of  home  as  lie  in  our  power.  But  do  not  think  we  forget  those 
who  are  left  behind,  deprived  of  a  husband's  and  a  father's  care.  Not  so; 
the  first  work  the  children  did  was  to  lend  a  helping  hand  to  a  family  in 
our  midst  who  had  been  so  deprived. 

How  many  in  number  ? — Seventy-five. 

How  much  money  raised  ? — $24.25. 

How  was  the  money  raised  ? — By  giving  an  ice-cream  social. 

How  much  money  spent  ? — $0.75. 

How  spent? — For  the  following  articles  to  send  to  a  hoy  at  Manila: 
Toilet  soap,  $2.20;  stationery,  $2.00;  cakes,  $1.50.  Subscribed  for  San 
Francisco  Chronicle  for  six  months,  which  was  $0.75  ;  30  cents  spent  for 
society  material. 

How  much  left  in  treasury? — $17.40. 

What  articles  made  for  soldiers  ? — 27  sleeping-caps,  32  handkerchiefs, 
100  comfort  bags;  total,  150  articles. 

We  expect  to  continue  our  society,  and  are  ever  ready  and  wrilling  to 
do  all  we  can  to  help  the  good  cause  along. 


Berkeley  Report. 


229 


SA-Ml'SO.N     PARLOR. 

Tlu1  children  of  "Sampson  Parlor''  have  done  a,  great  and  noble  work, 
and  it  is  the  prayer  of  the  superintendent  Hiat  each  and  every  hoy  and  girl 
respectively  whose  name  is  enrolled  will  grow  up  to  nohle  manhood  and 
womanhood,  being  ever  loyal  and  faithful  to  their  country  and  Hair,  as  to 
their  God,  for  wo  believe  this  society  was  organized  by  one  who  was  inspired 
by  the  almighty  and  merciful  God.  MRS.  B.  WHEELER, 

Superintendent. 


This  picture  was  grouped  on  the  State  University  grounds.  The  central  figure  at  the  rear 
is  Mrs.  B.  Wheeler,  superintendent  of  the  Junior  Red  Cross,  and  president  of  the  Senior  Red 
Cross.  Mrs.  M.  A.  Bruckman,  on  the  right,  secretary;  Mrs.  J.  D.  Bennett,  with  the  wheel, 
treasurer,  and  her  children  grouped  about  her,  as  Red  Cross  members.  Edward  and  Gladys 
Wheeler  hold  the  Red  Cross  banner.  This  group  represents  a  typical  working  force  of  the 
Auxiliary  Red  Cross  Societies  of  West  Berkeley. 

WEST    BERKELEY    SENIOR    RED    CROSS    SOCIETY. 

President,  Mrs.  ,  Bel] a  Wheeler;  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  W.  R. 
Dickierson ;  second  vice-president,  Mrs.  Chris  Johnson:  secretary,  Mrs. 
M.  A.  Bruckman;  organist,  Miss  Anna  Dickinson;  treasurer,  Mrs.  I.  II. 
Bennett. 

The  senior  society  was  organized  June  28,  1898,  as  a  result  of  tne 
patriotic  feeling  aroused  by  the  junior  meetings.  The  energetic  way  in 
which  the  children  took  hold  of  the  work  was  enough  to  inspire  older  chil 
dren  and  parents  also  to  take  hold  and  help  the  good  work  along. 


230  Pacific   Conxi    lied    Cms*   tfocich/. 

How' — By  letting  people  know  that  we  believed  them  competent  to 
organize  and  conduct  an  auxiliary  of  their  own,  and  l<it  their  town  and 
home  get  the  credit  due  it,  instead  of  wasting  time  and  energy  and  money 
going  to  Oakland  and  San  Francisco  societies;  also  by  arousing  the 
patriotic  and  humane  feelings  that  slumber  in  each  and  every  loyal  woman's 
heart  of  West  Berkeley.  We  have  furnished  some  of  the  bravest  "boys  in 
bine"  for  the  battle-field  ;  why  not  some  of  the  bravest  women  workers  for 
the  Red  Cross? 

How  many  members? — Twenty-five. 

How  mncli  money  raised? — $17. 

How?— By  giving  an  ice-cream  social. 

How  much  money  spent? — $13.85. 

For  what? — Invalid  nightshirts,  $-2.00;  pillow-casing,  $1.00;  society 
stamps,  $1.50;  stationery  for  soldiers,  $2.00;  stationery  for  society,  $0.45; 
toilet  soap,  $1.00;  needles,  thread,  buttons,  $2.00;  book,  $0.50;  subscrip 
tion  for  San  Francisco  Call,  to  be  sent  to  a  boy  at  'Manila,  $0.50;  the  rest 
for  society  expenses.  Hov  much  in  treasury? — $3.15.  What  articles 
made? — 10  nightshirts,  30  abdominal  bandages  (material  donated),  7 
feather  pillows,  3  feather  pillows  given  to  convalescent  home,  San  Francisco, 
10  pillow-slips.  Total  number  of  articles,  03.  Kight  large  boxes  of  read 
ing  matter,  canned  goods,  cakes,  and  all  the  above-mentioned  articles  were 
sent  to  Manila. 

We  expect  to  continue  the  work  as  long  as  there  is  need  for  it,  and 
are  ever  ready  and  willing  to  do  all  in  our  power  to  lighten  the  suffering 
of  the  poor  boys  who  have-  left  home,  mother,  and  friends,  to  serve  their 
country.  Another  thing  that  is  very  encouraging  to  us  is  that  we  have 
received  letters  from  the  boys  saying  that  they  have  received  every  article 
we  have  sent.  Our  societv  is  small,  and  therefore  it  is  ;i  source  of  great 
pleasure  and  encouragement  to  us  to  know  that  nothing  has  been  lost. 

While  the  soldiers  were  stationed  at  the  Presidio  and  Camp  Merritt, 
there  was  a  committee  of  two  from  our  society  who  visited  the  different 
camps  once  every  week,  taking  dainties  for  the  sick,  also  flowers  and  read 
ing  matter,  for  which  we  received  many  hearty  thanks. 

MRS.  M.  A.  BUCHMAXX, 

Secretary. 

CALIFORNIA   INSTITUTION    KOR   EDUCATION  OF   DKAF  AND  BLIND, 

Berkeley,  Oct.  21,  1898. 

MRS.  \V.  B.  HARRINGTON,  President  State  Bed  Cross  Association — 
Dear  Mad'tni:  There  \\i\<  been  no  branch  of  the  Red  Cros?,  established  by 
the  blind  girls,  but  the  King's  Daughters'  Circle  of  the-  Institution  for  the 
Deaf  and  Blind  sent  to  the  soldiers  about  eighteen  comfort  bags,  also  sixty- 
five  cents,  which  small  sum  was  left  over  from  a  collection  which  the  girls 
had  taken  up  for  the  purpose  of  purchasing  presents  for  those  who  were 
to  graduate  last  .Inne.  Respectfully  submitted, 

(Signed)          (Jrssn-:  "MAST. 


Byron    Heport.  231 

CALIFORNIA    INSTITUTION  FOR  EDUCATION  OF  DKAF  AND  BLIND. 

Berkeley,  Oct.   11),  1808. 

urroiJT    St.'HMITTKl)    liV    liSAHKL     M?DONALD. 

\Ve  organized  our  branch  of  the  Red  Cross  Society  on  May  10. 
There  were  tifty-seven  inemlters,  including  hoys  and  girls,  but  several  of 
them  graduated  last  summer,  and  now  we  have  about  fifty  members.  When 
we  first  organized  our  society,  Anthony  Munch  was  chosen  president;  Pearl 
Wilson,  vice-president;  Isabel  McDonald,  secretary;  and  Edwin  Hartman, 
treasurer.  Our  president  and  treasurer  were  among  the  graduates,  and 
at  present  Pearl  Wilson  is  president.  We  havo.  no  vice-president.  Clara 
Miller  has  been  chosen  treasurer  until  \ve  have  a  meeting  for  the  election 
of  new  officers.  As  our  society  was  organized  such  a  short  time  before 
the  close  of  the  school  year,  we  could  do  nothing  but  make  some  bandages. 
We  made  forty-eight.  Since  the  opening  of  .school  this  fall,  however,  we 
have  made  a  dozen  sheets  for  the  convalescent  home  at  the  Presidio,  and 
six  of  our  members  have4  gone  twice  to  the  parlors  of  the  Congregational 
Church  to  sew  bandages  for  the  last  Manila  expedition. 

The  deaf-mute  branch  of  the  King's  Daughters  contributed  $3.00  in 
cash,  and  the  l)e  FEpie  Lyceum,  which  is  the  literary  society  of  the  deaf 
at  the  institution,  contributed  $5.00  in  cash.  The  younger  girls  made 
bouquets,  which  were  sent  to  the  Ferry  Hospitality  Committee,  to  be  given 
to  the  incoming  troops. 

We  shall  keep  our  organization  together,  and  be  ready  at  any  time  to 
work  for  the  Red  Cross. 

Signed  by  Isabel  McDonald,  secretary.  Pearl  Wilson,  president;  Clara 
Miller,  treasurer. 


BYRON,  CONTRA  COSTA  COUNTY,  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

(  Humanity.    Neutrality.) 

Auxiliary  of  California  lied  Cross  State  Association.  Organized 
May  26,  1898. 

President.  Miss  Emily  C.  Hoffman;  secretary,  Mrs.  Mary  H.  Johnston; 
treasurer,  Mrs.  Abbie  Goodsell. 

Xumber  of  working  members,  eighteen. 

Donations:  L  O.  G.  T.  (Good  Templars),  $5.00;  X.  S.  G.  W.  (Xative 
Sons),  $5.00;  I.  O.  O.  F.  (Odd  Fellows),  $5.00;  A.  O.  U.  W.  (Workmen), 
$5.00;  young  people  of  Byron,  $6.15;  total,  $26.15. 

Delegate  to  California  Red  Cross  State  Association,  Oct.  18,  1898, 
Mrs.  M.  H.  Johnston. 

List  of  articles  sent  to  San  Francisco  headquarters:  836  comfort  hag*, 
$25;  87  arm  slings,  $2.50;  16  mosquito  bars,  $1.80;  60  esmarch  band 
ages,  $2.70;  60  fever  bandages,  $2.70;  0  sleeping-caps,  $0.75;  12  sheets, 


232 


Pacific   Coaxt  Hcd   Cross  Society. 


$1.50;  12  pillow-slips,  $0.80;  7  nightshirts,  $2.4-5;  5  tennis  flannel  shirts, 
$3.00;  total  value,.  $47.50. 

Expenses. 

Admission  fee  to  California  State  Association,  $10 ;  Eed  Cross  badges, 
$4.50;  two  monthly  pledges,  at  $1.00  per  month,  $2.00;  two  25-pound  boxes 
of  books,  etc.,  to  Manila,  expressage,  $3.00;  total  expenses,  $19.50. 
Value  of  articles  sent,  $47.50;  total  expenses,  $67.50. 

MRS.  M.  H.  JOHNSTON, 

Secretary. 


.V/'.s.   Ma/'i/  H.  Jo/tDxton, 
Secretary. 

CALISTOGA,  NAPA  COUNTY,  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

Officers :  President,  Mrs.  W.  W.  Fowler ;  first  vice-president,  Mrs. 
W.  F.  Fisher;  treasurer,  Mrs.  Fred  Hall;  second  vice-president,  Mrs. 
Collins;  secretary,  Miss  C.  A.  Murray. 

FINANCIAL   REPORT    OF   SOCIETY. 

Receipts. 

Entertainment,  $53 ;  donation  I.  B.  M.  Society,  $5.00 ;  donation  Native 
Sons,  $10;  entertainment,  $59.60;  membership  fees,  $32;  membership  fees, 
$0.00;  entertainment,  $44.75;  entertainment,  $50;  membership  fees,  $6.00; 
donation,  Mrs.  W.  B.  Tubbs,  $10 ;  contributed  by  a  member  of  convalescent 
home,  $2.00;  contributed  by  a  member  of  convalescent  home,  $0.55;  total 
receipts,  $282.10. 


Castrovdle   and    Cayucas   Reports.  233 

Disbursements. 

Merchants  for  material,  $21.75;  expense  of  entertainment,  $3.30; 
state  membership  fee,  $10;  state  association,  $5.00;  state  association  for 
pins  (badges).  $25;  state  association  emergency  fund,  $20;  material, 
$18.73;  state  association,  $30;  material,  $0.90;  expressagc,  $0.85;  state 
association,  for  convalescent  home,  $25;  delegate's  expenses,  $5.00;  jelly 
glasses,  etc.,  $3.27  ;  paid  out  for  Dwight  Skeels,  a  sick  soldier  on  furlough 
from  Alabama,  for  drugs  and  ice,  $18.15;  doctor's  fee,  $25;  clothing,  $8.05; 
nurse,  $50.65;  state  association,  $5.00;  state  association,  $5.00;  total  dis 
bursements,  $281.55.  Balance  on  hand,  $0.55. 

MRS.  W.  W.  FOWLER, 

President. 

CASTROVILLE,   MONTEREY    COUNTY,    RED    CROSS   SOCIETY. 

Officers:  President,  Mrs.  \V.  Wallace;  secretary,  Mrs.  M.  E.  Clark. 

REPORT. 

The  result  of  the  work  of  the  Castroville  branch  of  the  Red  Cross 
Society  is  as  follows:  95  flannel  bandages,  16  pillow-cases,  3  surgical  band 
ages,  65  comfort  bags,  54  dozen  buttons,  10  spools  of  thread,  6  parts  of 
spools  of  thread,  12  papers  of  court  plaster,  4  pencils,  2  combs,  1  piece  of 
unbleached  muslin,  and  cash,  $10.85.  MRS.  M.  E.  CLARK, 

Corresponding  Secretary. 


CAYUCAS,  SAN   LUIS  OBISPO  COUNTY,  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

Officers. — President,  Dr.  Mary  J.  Stewart;  vice-president,  Mrs.  E.  J. 
Burroughs ;  recording  secretary,  Mrs.  H,  K.  Cass ;  financial  secretary,  Miss 
Ethel  M.  Slocombe;  treasurer,  Mrs.  A.  K.  Hardie. 

REPORT  OF  SOCIETY  FROM  JUNE  1,  1898,  TO  JANUARY  1,  1899. 

On  June  1,  1898,  a  mass-meeting  of  the  citizens  of  Cayucas  was  called, 
for  the  purpose  of  forming  a  Red  Cross  Society.  The  advisability  of  such 
an  organization  was  discussed,  and  June  8  was  set  as  the  date  for  organizing, 
when,  with  twenty  members,  we  went  to  work.  At  this  meeting  the  officers 
were  elected. 

Meetings  have  been  held  weekly,  and  though  the  stimulus  furnished 
by  the  war  has  somewhat  subsided,  still  the  work  goes  on.  Material  was 
purchased  for  esmarch  bandages,  abdominal  bandages,  comfort  bags,  etc., 
and  many  willing  hands  gathered  to  do  the  work,  and  within  24  hours  the 
first  package  of  100  was  on  its  way  to  the  supply  headquarters.  Regardless 
of  class,  creed,  or  politics,  all  worked  harmoniously  for  the  common  cause 
of  humanity.  At  the  first  meeting  in  October  new  officers  were  elected  to 
serve  for  the  ensuing  year.  The  election  resulted  as  follows :  Dr.  Mary  J. 
Stewart,  president :  Miss  Xellie  Hardie,  vice-president ;  Mrs.  H.  K.  Cass, 
recording  secretary:  Mrs.  J.  L.  Hardie,  financial  secretary;  and  Mrs.  J.  W. 
Brown,  treasurer. 


234  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

At  this  meeting  it  Avas  decided  to  send  a  monthly  donation  of  $5.00 
to  the  state  association.  Various  ways  and  means  have  been  devised  by 
which  money  might  be  raised.  By  charging  an  initiation  fee  of  $1.00,  an  1 
giving  entertainments,  etc.,  we  secured  funds  to  the  amount  of  $178.90. 
This  was  disbursed  as  follows:— 

Charter  fee,  $10  ;  200  postal  cards,  $2.00  ;  100  esmarch  bandages,  $2.8$  ; 
50  badges,  $12.50;  100  flannel  abdominal  bandages,  $26.75;  hospital  ship, 
$50;  balance  due  on  20  comfort  bags,  $1.1)0;  October  monthly  donation, 
$5.00;  November  monthly  donation,  $5.00;  December  monthly  donation, 
$5.00;  incidental  expenses,  $3.05;  delegates'  expenses,  $15;  total,  $139.08. 
Balance  in  treasury  January  1,  1899,  $39.82. 

MARY  J.  STEWART,  M.  D., 

President. 

Mus.  IT.  TV.  CASS, 
Secretary. 

CENTREVILLE,  ALAMEDA  COUNTY,  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

Officer*. — President,  Mrs.  0.  TT.  Allen ;  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  W. 
IT.  Layson ;  second  vice-president,  Mrs.  J.  L.  Beard  ;  secretary,  Mrs.  F.  O. 
Bunting;  treasurer,  Mrs.  G.  Huxley. 

STATEMENT    FROM    .H'NK    1,  1898,  TO  .JANTAKY  1,    18^9. 

Keceipts. 

Memberships,  $92;  entertainment,  August  10,  $104.80;  from  Native 
Sons,  Parlor  109,  $25;  Centreville  Grammar  School,  $1.50;  Presbyterian 
Sunday-school,  $6.65;  entertainment  at  Decoto,  $51.50;  friends  at  Irving- 
ton,  $3.35;  Christian  Endeavor,  Irvington,  $6.60;  donations,  $4.45;  ma 
terial  sold,  $0.60;  total,  $296.45. 

Disbursements. 

Material,  $59.45 ;  paid  state  organization,  $85 ;  paid  state1  badges, 
$22;  convalescent  home,  San  Francisco,  $70;  total,  $236.45.  Balance  on 
hand  January  1,  1899.  $60. 

Work  Done. 

Comfort  bags,  228 ;  flannel  bandages,  75 ;  sleeping-caps,  72 ;  reading 
matter,  9  boxes;  dried  fruit,  1  bag;  pajamas  (complete),  47;  esmarch 
bandages,  25;  nightshirts,  9;  sheets,  12;  pillow-cases,  28;  wash  cloths,  48; 
underclothes  (sets),  6:  handkerchiefs,  22;  bed  socks,  20;  pillow-ticks 
(denim),  32;  cards  of  needles,  100;  crochet  slippers,  5  pairs;  also  gun 
rolls,  jelly,  and  fresh  fruit.  Two  boxes  of  jelly  and  a  quantity  of  dried 
fruit  have  been  sent  to  the  Oakland  Convalescent  Home. 

On  September  13,  1898,  it  was  voted  to  send  $5.00  per  month,  for  six 
months,  toward  expenses  of  San  Francisco  Convalescent  Home. 

FLEPA  O.  BUNTING, 

Secretary. 


Cloverdale,  Col  fax   <nid    Coluxa    Reports.  235 

CLOVERDALE,  SONOMA  COUNTY,  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

Officers. —  President,  Mrs.  llattie  Whitney;  vice-president,  Miss 
Elizabeth  Armstrong;  secretary,  Mrs.  Lilian  J.  Bird;  treasurer,  Mrs.  Isaac 
Shaw. 

Receipts. 

Donations,  $25;  proceeds  of  entertainment,  $.'58.55;  ice-cream,  $12.10; 
receipts  from  Red  Cross  concert,  Dec.  3,  1898,  $50.05;  total  receipts, 
$126.20. 

Disbursements. 

Admission  fee,  $10;  flannel  for  bandages,  $25.50;  denim  pillow-slips, 
$4.50;   sundry   expenses,    $1.90;    ice-cream,    $0.25;    to   field   hospital,   $25; 
expenses,  $16.80;  total  disbursements,  $112.95;  balance  on  hand,  $3.25. 
Respectfully  submitted,          MT?S.  LILIAX  J.  BIRD, 

Secretary. 

COLFAX,  PLACER  COUNTY,  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

Organized  June  10,  1898. 

Officers. — President,  Mrs.  F.  M.  Ackermnn  :  first  vice-president,  Miss 
K.  Myers ;  treasurer,  Mrs.  J.  F.  Brown ;  second  vice-president,  Mrs.  S. 
Wolford:  secretary.  Miss  Mary  L.  Morrison. 

REPORT    OF    SOCIETY    TO    JANUARY  1,  1899. 

List  of  supplies  forwarded,  July  12,  to  state  association,  San  Francisco; 
195  hospital  pillow-cases,  130  comfort  bags,  with  contents,  130  towels,  130 
bars  of  soap,  92  abdominal  bandages,  128  emergency  pillow-ticks.  June 
29  forwarded  to  state  association  for  emergency  fund,  $50;  August  10 
forwarded  for  convalescent  hospital  fund,  $(U> ;  October  13  forwarded  for 
convalescent  hospital  fund,  $25;  total,  $141. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

Miss  MARY  L.  MORRISON, 

Secretary. 

COLUSA,  COLUSA  COUNTY,  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

Officers. — President,  Mrs.  L.  M.  Tuttle ;  treasurer,  Mrs.  Robert 
Cosner ;  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  II.  M.  Alhery ;  second  vice-president, 
Mrs.  G.  G.  Brooks;  secretary,  Mrs.  R.  A.  Gray. 

FINANCIAL  REPORT  TO    JANUARY  1,  1S99. 

Receipts. 
Cash,  $448.93. 

Disbursements. 

To  state  association,  initiation  fee,  $10;  to  state  association  for  badge 
pins,  $50;  to  Hospital  Xurse  Fund,  $10;  to  soldier  convalescent  home. 


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Pacific   Coast  Red  Cross  Society. 


,!//•*.    L.    If.    Turtle, 
President. 


$15;    supplies    and    contingent    expenses,    $173.92;    total    disbursements, 
$258.92;  balance  on  hand,  $190.01.  MRS.  EGBERT  COSMER, 

Secretary. 


CUPERTINO,  SANTA  CLARA  COUNTY,  RED  CROSS. 

The  Cupertino  lied  Cross  of  California,  was  formed  from  the  circle 
of  King's  Daughters,  in  the  beginning  of  the  formation  of  auxiliary  lied 
Cross  Societies  in  the  state,  with  a  membership  of  fifty,  with  four  officers 
as  an  executive  board,— a  president,  Mrs.  E.  A.  Wheeler;  vice-president, 
Mrs.  A.  II.  Wood;  secretary,  Mrs.  Edna  Wheeler  Wood;  and  treasurer, 
Mrs.  L.  S.  Grimes. 

Although  living  at  long  distances  from  each  other  in  the  farming  region 
of  Cupertino,  they  caught  the  fire  of  Red  Cross  enthusiasm,  and  promptly 
allied  their  society  to  the  state  association.  From  time  to  time  these  earnest 
workers  sent,  in  the  aggregate,  72  pairs  of  socks,  76  handkerchiefs,  38 
sheets,  135  pillow-cases.  9  sets  of  pajamas,  46  comfort  bags,  11  caps,  165 
bandages,  3  large  boxes  of  fruit.  8  boxes  of  books  and  magazines,  and  one 
case  of  wine.  In  support  of  the  convalescent  lied  Cross  home  at  the  Pre 
sidio,  the  society  sent  $58.50,  and  in  response  to  the  Galveston, '  Texas, 
sufferers,  $111.75,  a  total  amount  of  money  of  $1.70.25. 

Mrs.    Annette   P.    Clark,   president    of   King's   Daughters'    Home   for 


Danville  and  Dixon  Reports.  237 

Incurables,  in  San  .Francisco,  writes,  ''This  report  shows  great  work  done 
by  this  noble  band  of  workers.7' 

The  report  of  the  society  is  submitted  by         EDXA  WHEELER  WOOD, 

Recording  Secretary. 

Xorcniler   lo.   WO  I. 


DANVILLE,  CONTRA  COSTA  COUNTY,  RED    CROSS    SOCIETY. 

Officers. — President,  Mrs.  J.  E.  Close ;  vice-president,  Mrs.  Laura 
Flournoy;  secretary,  Lilian  A.  Shuey;  recording  secretary,  Emma  Apperson. 

KKPOIJT    OF    SOCIETY    TO    JANUARY    1,     1890. 

Danville  and  vicinity  donated  $150,  which  the  ladies  invested  in 
material  for  bandages,  caps,  etc.,  making  the  articles  and  sending  them 
to  the  state  society.  They  also  sent  several  hundred  comfort  bags,  boxes 
of  eggs,  fruit,  vegetables,  and  magazines. 

Receipts. 
Memberships,  72,  $72:  donations  (cash),  $40;  total  receipts,  $112. 

Disbursements. 

For  material  for  bandages,  etc.,  $72.80;  for  badges,  $4.25;  affiliation 
fee,  state  association,  $10 ;  for  material  for  caps,  etc.,  $22.95 ;  total  dis 
bursements,  $110;  balance  on  hand,  $2.00.  LILIAN  A.  SHUEY, 

Secretary. 


DIXON,  SOLANO  COUNTY,  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

Officers. — President  and  secretary,  Miss  Carrie  Apperson ;  vice- 
president,  Mrs.  Mary  Xewman ;  second  vice-president,  Mrs.  Clara  Stein- 
miller  ;  third  vice-president,  Mrs.  Mary  Brown ;  treasurer,  Mrs.  Ida  Petty. 

The  Dixon  Red  Cross  Society  was  organized  June  1,  1898,  and  now 
n  u inbers  fifty-three. 

The  society  has  sent  to  the  state  association :  For  charter,  $10 ;  for 
badges,  $15;  for  convalescent  home,  $10,  and  now  has  on  hand  $10;  be 
sides  the  society  has  contributed  the  following  articles:  21-  denim  pillow 
cases,  3  sacks  dried  fruit,  54  feather  pillows,  4  boxes  food,  41  sheets,  339 
abdominal  bandages,  159  emergency  bandages,  896  comfort  bags,  125 
throat  bandages,  101  muslin  pillow-cases,  2  caps,  3  rolls  linen,  16  towels. 
3  white  spreads,  1  handkerchief,  5  bars  soap,  3  cakes  soap,  1  box  soap,  2 
packs  cards,  and  literature. 

Receipts,  $174.17;  disbursements,  $152.30;  balance  $21.87. 

EMMA  APPERSOX, 

Secretary. 


238  Pacific   Coast  Eed   Cross   Society. 

DOWNIEVILLE,  SIERRA  COUNTY,  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

Organized  July  18,  181)8. 
Committee.  —  Mrs.  John  Mayer,  president;  Mrs.   Frank    M. 


\Yehe,  first  vice-president;  Miss  Emma  Smith,  second  vice-president;  Miss 
Bessie  McGuire,  treasurer;  Miss  Alice  Strange,  secretary;  Miss  Mary 
Tewes,  Miss  Jennie  M.  Costa,  Miss  T.  M.  Pius,  Miss  Lizzie  Farrow,  Miss 
Annie  Costa,  Miss  Mary  Zweifel. 

Adrlsonj  Council.—  Frank  R.  Wehe,  C.  F.  Withrow,  S.  Tglick,  W.  F. 
Fschbacher,  Stanley  A.  Smith. 

REPORT    OF    SOCIETY    TO    JANUARY  1,  1899. 

Receipts. 

Forty-eight  membership  fees,  $48;  donations,  Bijou  Club,  $9.00; 
donations,  Evelyn  Williams,  $0.50;  donations,  Win.  Van  Slooten,  $4.00; 
donations,  Democratic  Convention,  $5.00;  donation  box,  $3.65;  from  supper 
given  September  !>,  $42/20;  from  dance  given  September  9,  $24.50;  total 
receipts,  $1*50.85. 

Disbursements. 

Red  Cross  initiation  fee,  $10:  Red  Cross  badges,  $15;  sent  to  soldiers, 
$15;  expenses  of  supper  and  dance,  $20.24;  cash  sent  to  Sierra  County 
Volunteers,  $28  ;  cost  of  Christinas  box  sent  to  Sierra  County  Volunteers, 
$10.75;  stamps,  etc.,  $0.41;  total  disbursements,  $105.40;  balance,  $31.45. 

Miss  BESSIK  McGuiRE, 

Secretary. 

FELTON,  SANTA  CRUZ  COUNTY,  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

Officers.  —  .President,  Mrs.  L.  B.  Hayes  ;  treasure]',  Airs.  Alice  Clement; 
secretary,  Jennie  L.  Steeu. 

Report  of  the  Feltou  Red  Cross  Society  to  January  1,   1899. 

The  society  was  organized  on  June  30,  lSi>S,  with  fourteen  charter 
members;  five  liave  since  joined,  making  a  total  of  nineteen  members. 

A  donation  of  thirty-two  dollars  was  tendered  to  the  Mod  Cross  through 
the  Santa  Cruz  society  prior  to  the  organization  of  the  Feltou  Red  Cross. 
A  box  of  flannel  shirts  and  reading  matter  was  also  contributed. 

Receipts. 

Membership  dues,  $5.10;  society  entertainment,  $10.05;  refreshments, 
$13.05;  received  from  various  sources,  $74.55;  total  receipts,  $112.35. 

Disbursements. 

Cash  sent  to  State  Red  Cross.  $25;  donation  to  Red  Cross  through 
Santa  Cruz  Red  Cross,  $32.75;  badges,  '$5.00;  membership  to  State  Med 


Ferndale    mid  Fowler  Reports.  23i) 

Cross   Society,   $10;    .Nurses'    Fund,   $10;   general  expenses,   $12.80;   total 
disbursements,  $95.55 ;  balance,  $16.80.  JENNIE  L.  STEEN, 

Secretary. 

FERNDALE    RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

President,  Mrs.  I)e  Witt  Bugbee ;  vice-president,  Mrs.  D.  A.  Francis; 
second  vice-president,  Mrs.  T.  J.  Fennessy;  secretary,  Mrs.  C.  A.  Monroe; 
treasurer,  Miss  Christine  Berding. 

Executive  Board. — Mrs.  J.  A.  Shaw,  Miss  H.  Parker,  Miss  C.  Herd 
ing,  Mrs.  1).  Sonneborn,  Mrs.  W.  Alford,  Mrs.  G.  Brice,  M'rs.  I).  Francis, 
Mrs.  F.  Z.  Boynton,  Mrs.  C.  A.  Poe,  Mrs.  C.  A.  Monroe,  Mrs.  T.  Mitchell, 
Mrs.  T.  Fennessy.  MRS.  C.  A.  MONROE, 

Secretary. 

REPORT    TO    JANUARY  28,  1899. 

In  response  to  a  call  made  by  the  members  of  Oneonta  Parlor  Xative 
Daughters  of  the  Golden  West,  June  28,  1898,  many  of  the  ladies  of  Fern- 
dale  met  in  Pythian  Castle  and  proceeded  to  organize  a  Red  Cross  auxiliary, 
the  objects  of  which  are  universally  known. 

Upon  the  organization  of  the  above-mentioned  auxiliary  a  general 
enthusiasm  was  aroused  among  the  citizens  of  the  town  and  valley,  thus 
enabling  the  organization  to  receive  their  hearty  cooperation  and  assistance 
in  ameliorating  the  sufferings  of  humanity. 

At  the  first  regular  meeting,  in  October,  1898,  officers  were  elected  for 
the  ensuing  year,  in  accordance  with  the  constitution  governing  affiliated 
auxiliaries.  The  membership  book  contains  the  names  of  thirty-five  loyal, 
self-sacrificing  women,  all  of  whom  are  ever  ready  to  respond  when  called 
upon  to  relieve  the  suffering.  Following  is  the  list  of  contributions  for 
warded  at  different  dates  to  the  State  Red  Cross  Association:  104  glasses 
fruit  jelly,  48  pints  fruit  jelly,  10  quarts  fruit  jelly,  9  bottles  wine,  21 
writing  tablets,  15  boxes  envelopes,  5  dozen  envelopes,  6  dozen  postage 
stamps,  32  new  sheets,  4  pillow-cases,  1  box  old  linen,  20  glasses  jelly, 
and  ten  dollars  ($10)  cash.  Respectfully  submitted, 

MRS.  ANNA  L.  MOORE, 

Secretary. 

FOWLER,  FRESNO  COUNTY,  RED    CROSS  SOCIETY. 

Officer's. — President,  Mrs.  Charles  II.  Xorris ;  vice-president,  Mr.-. 
Amos  Harris ;  treasurer  and  secretary,  Helen  L.  Waterman. 

REPORT  TO  .JANUARY  1,  1899. 

The  Fowler  Red  Cross  met  June  8,  1808,  and  formed  a  temporary 
organization.  Seventeen  ladies  paid  a  $1.00  membership  fee,  and  with 
this  money  we  bought  materials  and  made  ninety-nine  abdominal  bandages 
and  forty-eight  comfort  bags.  We  collected  one  box  canned  fruit,  one  box 


240  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

dried  fruit,  one  sack  dried  fruit,  four  bottles  jelly,  and  duly  forwarded  all. 
July  21  the  Fowler  Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias,  gave  an  entertain 
ment,  the  proceeds  of  which  they  turned  over  to  the  Red  Cross  Society. 
This  money,  $32.75,  was  forwarded  to  the  California  Red  Cross — $10  for 
membership,  $22.75  for  the  general  fund. 

Receipts. 

Membership  fees,  $17;  entertainment,  Knights  of  Pythias,  $32.75; 
total  receipts,  $49.75. 

Disbursements. 

Materials,  etc.,  $17 ;  affiliation  fee,  state  association,  $10 ;  general 
fund,  state  association,  $22.75 ;  total  disbursements,  $49.75. 

HELEX  L.  WATERMAN, 

Secretary. 

FRESNO,  FRESNO  COUNTY,  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

President,  Hon.  N.  L.  F.  Bachman ;  vice-president,  Mrs.  Mary  E. 
Cowan ;  second  vice-president,  Mrs.  Taylor  Albin ;  third  vice-president,  Mrs. 
]).  II.  Webster;  recording  secretary  and  treasurer,  Miss  Lizzie  Cronkhite: 
assistant  secretary,  Mrs.  ().  J.  Treat;  corresponding  secretary,  Mrs.  Viola 
Mitchell ;  treasurer,  Bank  of  California ;  acting  treasurer,  Mrs.  Louis 
Einstein. 

Executive  Committee. — Chairman,  Brigadier-General  M.  W.  Muller, 
Mrs.  W.  L.  Maxwell,  Miss  Leah  Hemphill,  Miss  Myrtle  Mac-hen,  Mrs.  Louis, 
Einstein. 

At  our  last  meeting,  Mrs.  Treat  having  resigned  on  account  of  poor 
health,  Mrs.  R.  ().  Sumner  was  elected  assistant  secretary. 

Mrs.  D.  H.  Webster,  who  represents  this  county  on  the  state  executive 
board,  represented  our  society  at  the  meetings  held  in  San  Francisco,  July 
1  and  August  11.  At  the  state  meeting  held  October  18,  Mrs.  Viola  Hakes 
Mitchell  represented  the  society,  with  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Cowan  and  Mrs. 
Taylor  Albin  as  alternate.  We  pledged  ourselves  to  give  $5.00,  beginning 
with  October,  for  general  Red  Cross  purposes,  for  six  months. 

A  drill  by  Company  C,  after  returning  from  service,  assisted  by  Com 
pany  F,  ending  with  a  ball,  under  the  management  of  Mrs.  Frank  Hoppock, 
Mrs.  O.  J.  Treat,  Mrs.  W.  L.  Maxwell,  and  Miss  Myrtle  Machen,  netted 
the  society  $96. 

The  corresponding  secretary  has  received  thirty  letters  and  written 
twenty-nine  letters.  Christmas  boxes  were  sent  to  the  convalescent  home 
and  to  eighteen  soldiers  representing  Fresno  in  the  Philippine  Islands. 
Present  membership,  214. 

REPORT  OF  WORK   DOXE   BY  THE   FRESXO  RED  CROSS   SOCIETY   FROM   MAY   17   TO 

OCTOBER   1,    1898. 

With   the   stirring  appeal,   "Remember  the   Maine"  ringing  in   their 


Fresno   Report. 


241 


Honorable   X.   L.   F.  Bacfimtin, 
President. 


Mr*.   Man/  E.   Cowan, 
First  Vice-President. 


Mr*.  D.  H.    Webster, 
Second  Vice-President, 
16 


.I//-*.    Taiflor  A/bin, 
Third  Vice-President. 


242  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

ears,  a  few  patriotic  ladies  and  gentlemen  met  at  the  Hughes  Hotel,  May  17, 
formed  a  Red  Cross  Society,  and  elected  their  officers. 

Arrangements  were  soon  made  to  furnish  fever  bands  and  handy  bags 
for  Company  C,  of  Fresno,  much  valuable  help  coming  from  President 
Bachman,  who  had  the  experience  of  the  Civil  War,  and  Mrs.  R.  M. 
Mappes,  who  furnished  the  pattern  of  the  handy  bags,  which  have  been 
recognized  as  among  the  best  sent  to  state  headquarters. 

Donations  were  solicited,  and  received  as  follows:  Through  Mrs.  George 
Kohler,  $00.50;  Mrs.  J.  B.  Hill,  $2.00;  Mr.  C.  E.  Bastian,  $34;  friends, 
$0.50;  Rev.  G.  W.  Gray,  $1.00;  Volunteer  Fire  Department,  through  Effie 
Maxwell,  $5.00;  Easterby  Colony,  $12.20;  Mrs.  Williams,  50  cents;  St. 
John's  Catholic  Church,  $17.15;  M.  E.  Church,  K  Street,  $7.85;  St.  James' 
Episcopal  Church,  $9.05;  Christian  Church,  $9.05;  public  schools,  $40.41; 
through  Gen.  M.  W.  Muller,  $4.00;  Radin  &  Camp,  merchants,  $10.58; 
Levy  Juvenile  Opera  Company  (Herbert  Levy,  Leslie  Einstein,  Leon  Lev}*, 
Herbert  Gundelfinger,  Sigmund  Levy,  Roland  Tupper,  Kathie  Gundei- 
finger,  Morse  Levy),  $3.56;  total,  $217.35. 

Of  this  amount  we  expended  for  expressage  on  donation  articles,  such 
as  clothing  and  groceries,  sent  to  Company  C,  of  Fresno,  $53.10.  We  pur 
chased  material  for  handy  bags  and  fever  bands  amounting  to  $80.60;  of 
these  we  sent  to  Company  C  128  fever  bands  and  172  handy  bags;  to  head 
quarters,  212  fever  bands  and  43  handy  bags, — in  all,  340  bands  and  172 
handy  bags. 

We  were  assisted  in  the  purchase  and  making  of  these  articles  by  the 
Parlor  Lecture  Club,  King's  Daughters,  Madison  Lecture  Club,  ladies  of 
Mrs.  S.  A.  Miller's  boarding-house,  and  other  ladies  whose  names  are  not 
obtainable. 

The  following  articles  and  money  were  donated  by  generous  friends, 
and  we  have  been  told  by  an  officer  of  Company  C  that  the  supplies  reached 
them  when  they  were  without  proper  food,  and  the  company  feels  that  the 
lives  of  two  of  its  members  were  saved  by  the  timely  aid  of  the  citizens 
through  the  Red  Cross  Society:  From  Adolph  Kutner  to  the  company  while 
stationed  at  the  Presidio,  shoes,  underwear,  and  socks,  amounting  to  $300. 
Received  at  General  Muller's  office:  Eagan  &  Manning,  1  box  tobacco;  a 
lady  friend,  1  sack  dried  fruit;  Louis  Einstein  &  Company,  cob  pipes; 
]STelson  &  Dow,  cob  pipes:  C.  W.  Dow,  cob  pipes;  Mrs.  Lucius  Baker,  25 
glasses  Muscat  jelly;  W.  H.  Catlett,  shoes,  toAvels,  soap,  thread,  etc.;  Gen. 
M.  W.  Muller,  clothing,  underwear,  etc. ;  Misses  Maude  and  Ruth  Muller, 
reading  matter;  G.  E.  Redd,  canned  tomatoes;  B.  T.  Scott,  one-half  dozen 
jars  jam;  Mrs.  Horace  Downs,  underwear;  Layton  Meat  Market,  bologna 
sausage;  Mrs.  Anna  R.  Rogers,  pickles,  jellies,  clothing,  towels,  etc.;  Mrs. 
Schultz,  Mrs.  Bradley,  and  Mrs.  Skinner,  soap,  fruit,  chowchow,  etc. ;  B. 
M.  Hague,  Jr.,  &  Company,  toilet  soap;  Sims  Brothers,  corned  beef;  Red 
Front  Store,  1  dozen  socks ;  M.  Benas,  one-half  dozen  socks ;  W.  Kanstrup, 
85  pounds  dried  prunes ;  Mrs.  G.  A.  Armstrong,  underclothes  and  fruit; 


Fresno   Report.  243 

Col.  William  Forsyth.  "2  boxes  raisins;  Griffin  &  Skelley  Company,  1  box 
raisins;  W.  M.  Hill,  underclothes;  John  C.  bourse,  1  box  toilet  soap; 
Mrs.  George  A.  bourse,  condensed  soup,  tomatoes,  corn,  etc. ;  Tenny  Pack 
ing  Company,  5  cases  canned  fruit ;  Phoenix  Packing  Company,  2  boxes 
raisins;  Xyman  Levy,  3  dozen  socks;  Miss  Helen  Geis,  canned  and  pre 
served  fruit,  pickles,  etc. ;  Mrs.  Colburn,  canned  fruit ;  Mrs.  Machen, 
dried  fruit;  Mrs.  L.  G.  Hall,  plugged  tobacco;  Mrs.  Myers,  canned  fruit; 
Holland  <$:  Holland,  5  pounds  coffee ;  King's  Daughters,  36  fever  bands  and 
36  handy  bags ;  Mrs.  F.  E.  Xorton,  underclothes,  etc. ;  Furnish  &  Pratt, 
bologna  sausages ;  Sim  Evinger,  bologna  sausage ;  public  library,  reading 
matter;  Hobb-Parsons  Company,  1  box  oranges;  Kutner-Goldstein  Com 
pany,  '2  large  cheeses,  5  boxes  toilet  soap,  12  dozen  towels,  12  dozen  pairs 
socks ;  Seropian  Brothers,  8  boxes  dried  fruit ;  Fred  J.  Dow,  '2  boxes  dried 
fruit;  Barton  Estate  Company,  10-gallon  keg  sherry;  Misses  Ruth  and 
Maude  Muller,  1  roast  turkey ;  Mrs.  Ruth  Woodworth,  1  box  assorted 
groceries ;  Mrs.  Ledsinger,  underclothes,  towels,  stationery,  etc. ;  Mrs. 
Frank  Hoppock,  3  bundles  books:  W.  X.  Hill,  50  pounds  dried  peaches; 
Daily  Morning  Republican,  4  dozen  dressed  chickens;  Mrs.  S.  A.  Miller 
and  Mrs.  A.  J.  Pedlar,  1  case  delicacies;  Mrs.  Frank  H.  Short,  jellies  and 
preserved  fruit ;  A.  Xewhouse,  assortment  family  groceries ;  Mrs.  Pritchard, 
•2  jars  jam;  Mrs.  Richter,  2  jars  preserves;  Mrs.  William  Helm,  2  bottles 
wine ;  Sam  AVoldenburg  &  Son,  1.00  cigars ;  "R.  Ruben  &  Son,  1  case  claret 
wine ;  Smith  Brothers,  toilet  soap  and  court  plaster ;  G.  M.  Terr  ill,  Selma, 
5  boxes  raisins,  1  box  books,  freight  prepaid;  H.  E.  Dore,  shoes  and  maga 
zines ;' C.  T.  Cearley,  stationery;  South  <fc  Fentem,  stationery;  C.  H.  Riege, 
stationery ;  White  Front  Stores,  towels,  socks,  thread,  muslin,  buttons,  etc. , 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  J".  F.  Greeley,  box  of  dried  fruit;  Mrs.  J.  H.  Kelly,  1  box 
figs;  Mrs.  F.  E.  Xorton,  underwear;  M.  Arley,  Easterby  Rancho,  250 
pounds  raisins;  Mrs.  E.  F.  Spinney,  canned  fruit  and  jellies;  C.  A.  Fuller, 
4  boxes  fruit;  Mrs.  M.  A.  Westman,  1  box  raisins;  a  lady  friend,  2  pack 
ages  books ;  A.  Sachs,  60  pounds  raisins ;  Murrell  &  Taylor,  50  sacks  tobacco 
and  10  cob  pipes;  George  A.  Roeding,  100  pounds  dried  pears;  A.  Akers, 
1  box  sundries ;  V.  M.  Voice,  1  box  raisins ;  G.  W.  Stafford,  50  pounds 
dried  pears;  Gus  Wintemuck,  eggs,  canned  goods,  and  clothing;  M.  L. 
Schermerhorn,  1  box  fig  jam;  A.  P.  Gordon,  jellies  and  reading  matter; 
H.  A.  Faulk,  assorted  groceries;  Kutner-Goldstein  Company,  120  suits 
underclothing;  Mrs.  Fulton  G.  Berry,  4  roast  pigs,  fruit,  etc.;  C.  G.  Car 
penter,  1  package  books ;  Mrs.  Ledsinger,  underclothes ;  S.  X.  Mitrovieb, 
1  bag  figs;  Mrs.  T.  Hunt,  1  bag  peaches;  Mrs.  Josie  Sollars  and  E.  M. 
Taylor,  2  boxes  books;  Mr.  Xidever,  tobacco  and  provisions;  Mrs.  C.  A. 
Sawyer,  books ;  A.  X.  Red  field,  1  leather-bound  housewife ;  Mrs.  C.  D. 
Davis  and  Mrs.  S.  H.  Xorton,  1  case  home-made  catsup,  pickles,  and  vinegar ; 
Mrs.  M.  J.  Roeder,  1  gallon  blackberry  jelly. 

Cash   donations:   Fred   Zimmerman,   $2.00;   Morning  Republican  em 
ployees,  $5.00;  Frank  Borello,  $2.00;  M.  Sander,  $2.50. 


244  Pad  lie   Coast   Red   Cross   Society. 

From  this  amount  the  car  fare  of  Private  \Yotford  was  ]>a-i<l,  he  having 
been  called  home  to  attend  the  funeral  of  his  son.  The  society  is  exceed 
ingly  grateful  for  the  valuable  assistance1  given  us  by  General  Muller  in  tho 
use  of  his  office  for  the  donations  received,  and  to  Major  Led  F.  Winchell, 
for  keeping  such  an  accurate  account  of  articles  received. 

June  '2\  we  became  a  permanent  organization,  electing  the  following 
officers:  President,  X.  L.  F.  Bachman  ;  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  Mary  E. 
Cowan;  second  vice-president,  Mrs.  X.  \V.  Moodey;  third  vice-president, 
Mrs.  Taylor  Albin  ;  secretary,  Miss  Lizzie  Cronkhite;  corresponding  secre 
tary,  Mrs.  Viola  Mitchell;  treasurer.  Bank  of  Central  California;  acting 
treasurer,  Airs.  Louis  Einstein. 

Executive  Commiflee. — Brigadier-General  M.  "\V.  Muller,  Mrs.  I).  II. 
Webster,  .Mrs.  W.  L.  Maxwell,  Airs.  Louis  Einstein,  Miss  Myrtle  Machen, 
Miss  Belle  Jolly. 

Relief  Committee.— Mrs.  J.  X.  Collins,  Airs.  W.  L.  Maxwell,  Miss 
Myrtle  Wright,  Miss  Myrtle1  Machen. 

SoUcilhifj  Committee.— Mrs.  J.  II  Hill,  Mrs.  L.  I).  HoP1)ock,  Mrs. 
Leo  Gundel finger.  Miss  Cassie  Farley,  Aliss  Leah  iremphill. 

Special  Sollcltlmj  Committee. — Mrs.  Viola  Mitchell,  Airs.  W.  L. 
]\laxwell. 

Through  the  kindness  of  Fred  Dodd,  proprietor  of  the  Hughes  Hotel, 
we  still  hold  our  meetings  in  the  parlors,  the  room  and  lights  being  given 
free  of  charge. 

At  the  time  of  our  permanent  organization,  June  21,  we  had  cash  on 
hand,  $83.65.  A  successful  entertainment,  in  which  Company  F,  which 
has  not  been  called  into  service,  took  part,  children  of  the  County  Orphanage, 
pupils  of  St.  Augustine  Academy,  and  recitations  and  music  given  by 
local  talent  and  Treble  Clef  Choral,  netted  the  society  $138.85,  under  the 
following  committee:  Airs.  Xellie  Garrett,  Alisses  Myrtle  Wright,  Myrtle 
Alachen,  Cassie  Farley,  Minnie  Kusel,  Belle  Jolly,  Leah  Hemphill,  Lena 
Alford,  Lizzie  Cronkhite,  and  Airs.  W.  L.  Maxwell.  The  opera  house  was 
donated  by  the  Barton  Brothers,  the  music  by  AI.  Belaro,  Barid  and  Barton'^ 
opera-house  orchestra,  lights  by  the  San  Joaquin  Electric  Light  Company ; 
the  stage  hands  and  ushers  donated  their  services;  W.  P.  Lyon  gave  the 
use  of  furniture,  and  the  Crown  Piano  firm  the  use  of  the  piano. 

President  Bachman,  Alesdames  Webster,  Cowan,  Maxwell,  and  Alitchell 
looked  after  the  welfare  of  the  wife  and  child  of  one  volunteer,  paying  rent, 
providing  fuel  and  groceries,  amounting  to  $15.30.  A  donation  of  $5.00 
for  this  family  was  given  by  J.  P.  Meux,  and  $1.00  was  given  her  by  Effie 
Maxwell,  obtained  from  the  sale  of  home-made  lace ;  bread  was  given  by 
Fresno  Bakery  and  meat  by  F.  G.  Smith. 

An  ice-cream  social  and  dance  were  given  under  the  auspices  of  Airs. 
Frank  Hoppock,  Airs.  Maxwell,  and  Miss  Cassie  Farley.  Although  not  a 
financial  success,  owing  to  the  extreme  heat,  the  thermometer  standing  it 
112  degrees,  it  wras  pronounced  a  social  success,  and  paved  the  way  for  more 


fr'rextio  Report. 


Brigadier-General  M.    W.  Mailer, 
Chairman   Executive  Committee. 


Mr*.   M.  L.   Maxwell, 
Member  of  Executive  Committee. 


Member  of  Executive  Cnmiuittet-. 


Mi**   Mi/rt/e  Mac/ten, 
Member  of  Executive  Committee. 


Pacific   Coast  Ecd   Cross   Society. 

successful  entertainments  in  the  future.  The  hall  was  beautifully  decorated 
with  the  painted  banner  "Remember  the  Maine/'  surrounded  with  Ameri 
can  and  ( 'nban  titles  and  lied  Cross  banners,  while  the  national  colors  were 
festooned  throughout  the  hall.  The  society  is  grateful  to  Louis  Einstein 
for  free  use  of  hall,  to  the  gentlemen  who  decorated  the  hall,  to  Norton  & 
Bruntoii  for  great  reduction  in  price  of  ice-cream,  to  Professor  Cray  for 
reducing  price  of  music,  to  Mrs.  Cowan  and  Farley  for  ice  furnished. 

The  society  was  well  represented  at  the  Fourth-of-July  parade,  and 
is  exceedingly  grateful  to  Charles  Burleigh  and  A.  M.  Bradleigh  for  valu 
able  assistance.  .Much  appreciation  is  felt  for  the  kindness  of  the  Republican 
and  Expositor,  daily  paj>ers,  for  the  free  publication  of  entertainments  and 
all  notices  and  a  general  interest  in  the  work,  and  for  the  kindness  of  J.  L. 
(iill  in  so  faithfully  reporting  our  work ;  also  for  the  kindness  of  the  Key 
stone  Commercial  Printing  Company  and  the  Watchman  for  great  reduc 
tion  in  printed  matter,  for  the  great  kindness  of  Wells,  Fargo  &  Company 
in  forwarding  everything  to  state  headquarters  free  of  charge  since  our 
permanent  organization,  for  the  artistic  framing  of  our  certificate  of  mem 
bership  to  the  state  association  by  Frank  Fiester;  is  grateful  to  Mrs.  Web 
ster  and  sons  for  great  help  in  arranging  and  making  the  fever  bands  and 
handy  bags.  In  fact,  the  name  of  Red  Cross  bears  with  it  such  a  charm 
that  nothing  but  kindness  has  greeted  us  wherever  we  have  been. 

We  served  lunch  to  twenty-seven  recruits  of  Company  C,  and,  as  they 
stepped  upon  the  platform  to  leave,  they  gave  three  cheers  for  the  Red  Cross. 

The  following  donations  have  been  received  at  General  Midler's  office 
and  sent  for  hospital  use:  Mrs.  S.  W.  Marshall,  preserved  fruit;  Colonel 
Trevelyan,  green  fruit  and  reading  matter;  ITobbs-P arsons  Company,  dried 
pears ;  Noble  Brothers,  raisins ;  Home  Packing  Company,  dried  pears ; 
Griffin  &  Skelley,  dried  fruits;  Mrs.  L.  Wilson,  preserves;  J.  B.  Inder- 
riedeii  &  Company,  pitted  plums ;  F.  J.  Burleigh,  dried  fruit ;  Mrs.  Mar 
garet  Harris,  preserves  and  reading  matter;  a  friend,  jelly.  The  society 
extends  a  vote  of  thanks  to  John  C.  Nourse  for  packing  these  articles  for 
shipment. 

The  following  articles  have  been  received  at  the  Cowan  house  and 
sent  for  use  of  the.  soldiers:  Mrs.  A.  C.  Stoner,  J.  I).  Warlow,  H.  J.  Eaton, 
Alex.  Goldstein,  books;  Holmes  Mitchell,  41  books  and  magazines;  Mrs. 
E.  W.  Eisley,  C.  E.  Woods,  G.  W.  F.  Carter,  Miss  Lizzie  Cronkhite,  Mrs. 
E.  J.  Lowery,  Miss  Minnie  Marshall,  Miss  Catchart,  books;  Mrs.  Mull- 
hoi  land,  books  and  jellies;  Alfred  Kutner,  jellies;  Mrs.  Viola  Mitchell, 
jelly;  Mrs.  Cowan,  jelly;  Mrs.  Ferd  Peachman,  Mrs.  George  Hurd,  Mrs. 
Frank  Fiester,  Miss  Edith  Hamilton,  a  friend,  books;  Mrs.  W.  B.  Depew 
Sanger,  jelly;  Mrs.  Neil  Anderson,  Sanger,  preserves,  jelly,  and  dried  fruit; 
Mrs.  Holmes  Hakes,  dried  prunes ;  Mrs.  D.  E.  Johnson,  Madera,  honey  and 
magazines :  Mrs.  C.  Langley,  books ;  C.  T.  Cearley,  magazines ;  South  & 
Fentem,  magazines.  The  society  is  very  grateful  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cowan 
for  caring  for  and  packing  these  articles. 


Fresno  Report.  247 

Our  present  membership  numbers  213.  Mes dames  Maxwell  and 
Mitchell,  special  soliciting  committee,  brought  to  the  society  the  names  and 
dues  of  183  members.  Mrs.  Viola  Mitchell  visited  the  larger  towns  of  the 
county  and  Madera,  bringing  to  the  society  $38.50  in  membership  and 
donations. 

A  vote  of  thanks  is  extended  to  Mr.  Alex.  Mackie,  of  San  Francisco 
and  San  Joaquin  Valley  road,  for  granting  passes  to  the  committee,  also 
to  Joe  House  and  Moore  &  Curtis,  liverymen,  for  courtesies  showed  solicit 
ing  committee,  also  to  the  friend  who  paid  expense  of  meals  and  livery  fare 
for  Mrs.  Mitchell  while  in  Selma. 

Mrs.  Mitchell,  corresponding  secretary,  has  been  in  touch  with  the 
state  and  national  societies  ever  since  the  permanent  organization,  has 
received  43  letters  and  written  65. 

FINANCIAL    REPORT    OF     FRESNO     RED    CROSS    SOCIETY 

Receipts. 

Amount  received  during  temporary  organization,  $217;  amount  re 
ceived  since  permanent  organization  for  membership  dues,  $213 ;  from 
entertainment,  $138.85;  donations,  Wm.  A.  Conn,  $0.50;  a  friend,  $0.50; 
Mrs.  R.  W.  Woods,  Sanger,  $0.50;  Mrs.  C.  Rogallo,  S anger,  $0.50;  F.  R. 
Linsey,  Sanger.  $0.50;  C.  F.  Bonner,  Madera,  $6.50;  friends,  Selma,  $1.50; 
a  friend,  $0.50;  Rev.  Munn,  $0.50;  total  receipts,  $574.70. 

Disbursements. 

During  temporary  organization:  Expressage  on  goods  sent  to  Com 
pany  C,  $53.10;  material  for  fever  bands  and  handy  bags,  $80.60.  Since 
permanently  organized:  Affiliation  fee,  state  association,  $10;  to  head 
quarters  for  general  use,  $50;  for  membership  badges,  $56.25;  relief  for 
soldier's  family,  $15.35;  lunch  for  recruits,  $2.30;  secretary  books,  $2.30; 
McKay  £  Wilbur,  for  conveyance  in  Fourth-of-July  procession,  $4.00; 
material  for  secretary,  $4.30;  paper  for  secretary,  $1.00;  belting,  $2.00; 
printing  order  books  for  treasurer,  $2.50;  commission  for  soliciting  com 
mittee,  $14.75;  revenue  stamps,  $0.50;  letter  file,  $0.50;  revenue  stamps, 
$0.75:  telegrams,  $0.40;  field  hospital  at  Manila,  $150;  convalescent  home, 
San  Francisco,  $50 ;  to  headquarters  for  general  purposes,  $40 ;  total  dis 
bursements,  $540.60;  cash  on  hand,  $34.10. 

Miss  LIZZIE  CROXKIIITK, 

Secretary. 

K".  L.  F.  BACHMAX, 

President. 

Members  of  Fresno  Red  Cross  Society. — Miss  Lizzie  Cronkhite,  Mrs. 
"N.  W.  Moodey,  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Cowan,  Mrs.  D.  H.  Webster,  Miss  Cassie 
Farley,  Mrs.  J.  B.  Hill,  Miss  Leah  Hemphill,  X.  L.  F.  Bachman,  Miss 
Regina  Green.  Mrs.  Louis  Einstein,  Mrs.  W.  L.  Maxwell,  Mrs.  M.  F. 


248  Pndfic   Coaxt   Red   Cmsvs   Society. 

Carner,  Mrs.  Taylor  All.in,  Miss  Viola  Mitchell,  Gen.  M.  W.  Mullcr,  Miss 
Dillc  Klotte,  Mrs.  J.  M.  Collins,  .Mrs.  Leo  Gundelfinger,  Dr.  B.  AV.  Doyle, 
Mrs.  E.  K.  Higgins,  Dr.  G.  L.  Long*.  Mrs.  R.  L.  Emerson,  Mrs.  Henry 
Gundelfinger,  Mrs.  L.  1).  Hoppock,  G.  E.  Evans,  Mrs.  J.  M.  Hall,  J\liss 
Claudine  Detoy,  Mrs.  Erank  Hoppock,  Smith  Brothers,  Mrs.  Margaret 
Harris,  Mauley  A:  Glasgow,  Mr.  Henry  Ratlin,  Mr.  W.  H.  Shaver,  J.  A. 
Ward,  P.  F.  Peck,  E.  L.  Hopkins,  W.  D.  Crichton,  Dr.  II.  Gazarian, 
George  P.  Beveridge,  Dr.  Miller,  James  Gallagher,  Dr.  Montgomery 
Thomas,  John  C.  Xourse,  Judge  Stanton  L.  Carter,  G.  B.  Xoble,  Theodore 
Madson,  Mrs.  E.  D.  Vanderlip,  J.  AV.  Short,  Lewis  II.  Smith,  Erank  H. 
Short,  J.  E.  11  all,  John  McMullin,  Fresno  National  Bank,  C.  A.  Shattuck, 
\V.  ().  Miles,  James  E.  Hughes,  Dr.  J.  D.  Davidson,  Horace  Hawes,  Albert 
O.  Warner,  C.  L.  Foin,  W.  E.  McA^ey,  Dr.  F.  C.  Smith,  Charles  Inns, 
Kmery  A.  Donahoo,  George  R.  Andrews,  A.  Y.  Lisenby,  People's  Savings 
Bank,  Alex  Goldstein,  Farmers'  Bank,  Walter  Shoemaker,  Farmers'  Bank, 
J.  M".  Smith,  Farmers'  Bank,  O.  J.  Woodward,  First  National  Bank,  W. 
-I.  Dickey,  First  National  Bank,  F.  M.  Helm,  Al.  Braverman,  F.  Belard, 
Dr.  E.  R.  Meux,  J.  Wilbur  Cate,  Dr.  Adair,  C.  II.  Emmons,  W.  Parker 
Lyoii  &  Coni])any,  J.  W.  Moultrie,  Rudolph  Werner,  S.  Evinger,  W.  P. 
Bowen,  Kutner-Goldstein  Company,  Charles  S.  Pierce,  A.  Xewhouse,  W. 
G.  Torlcy,  D.  C.  Tucker,  II.  P.  Black,  Mrs.  H.  M.  Xutt,  Mr.  Norton,  Mr. 
Brunton,  George  Brothers,  T.  J.  Hammond,  George  S.  Ramsay,  Business 
College,  W.  X.  Rohrer,  Henry  Avila,  Southern  Pacific  Company,  Dr.  J. 
L.  Maupin,  O.  L.  Everts,  Dr.  Bassian,  Maurice  Rophuro,  Charles  AVitmack, 
Mrs.  Louis  Gundelfinger,  Louis  Einstein,  Central  California  Bank, 
Bcrton  Einstein,  A.  Esterbrook,  Oleander,  E.  Gottschalk,  D.  H.  Williams, 
F.  G.  Xormart,  W.  M.  Walden,  Alex.  Gordon,  Mrs.  S.  AV.  Marshall,  J.  M. 
Braly,  Judge  George  E.  Xourse,  T.  E.  C'ollins,  Ogle  House,  AA^ick  AV. 
Parsons,  ^NVnian  Levy,  W.  B.  Parkhill,  J.  Jonsen,  Thomas  J.  Kirk,  super 
intendent  of  schools,  Mrs.  E.  W.  Risley,  J.  P.  A^incent,  II.  Graff,  Dr.  L.  II. 
Ore,  A.  M.  Drew,  AV.  R.  Vansickler,  Southern  Pacific  Railroad,  T.  E. 
Langley,  Golden  AVest  Packing  House,  AV.  Pike,  Castle  Brothers'  Packing 
House,  T.  F.  Brosnahan,  Southern  Pacific  Railroad,  J.  F.  Hixon,  Southern 
Pacific  Railroad,  AV.  A.  Holmes,  Southern  Pacific  Railroad,  C.  M.  Burleigh, 
IL  P.  Pflugcr,  Earl  Fruit  Company,  J.  B.  Inderrienden  &  Company, 
( 'harles  Bonner,  Porter  Brothers'  Packing  House,  F.  K.  Prescott,  ^Irs.  AE. 
R.  Madary,  M.  Theodore  Kearney,  president  Raisin  Growers'  Association, 
T.  II.  Lynch,  H.  C.  Tupper,  L.  L.  Cory,  S.  B.  Goodman,  Othello  Scribnor, 
\V.  H.  Ingels  Canal  and  Irrigation  Company,  A.  A.  AVhitten,  AV.  C.  Hop 
kins,  Judge  George  B.  Graham,  B.  F.  Shepherd,  Emil  Bernhard,  X.  C. 
< 'old well.  Dr.  B.  B.  Cory,  Dr.  E.  C.  Dunn,  G.  M.  Seropian,  fruit  packer, 
W.  L.  Collins,  Judge  George  E.  Church,  J.  J.  Kahili,  E.  Downing,  II.  II. 
Welsh,  Dr.  Chester  Rowell,  Judge  AL  K.  Harris,  A.  AVeilheimeiy  Mrs.  A. 
AV.  Razey,  Mrs.  O.  J.  Treat,  Mrs.  A.  Boudereau,  AV.  IT.  Puletson,  Alva 
E.  Snow,  district  attorney,  Maude  Muller.  Ruth  Aluller,  Airs.  Adah  Banta, 


Fresno    and    Gait   Report.  249 

W.  J.  McXulty,  San  Joacjuin  Ice  Company,  Mrs.  R.  O.  Simmer,  G.  W. 
Gilbert,  J.  \>.  J  onsen,  A.  C.  Banta. 

Reedley. — Mrs.  A.  Bebhart,  R.  Tcherassy,  C.  T.  Barrett,  San  Fran 
cisco  and  San  Joaquin  Valley  Road,  F.  M.  Wasgatt,  Southern  Pacific  Rail 
road,  D.  I,  Mekeel. 

danger. — Mrs.  M'ax  Frankenau,  D.  H.  Laiferty,  Dr.  J.  A.  Rosen- 
berger,  Dr.  W.  P.  Miller,  .Mrs.  E.  E.  Southworth,  J .  S.  Irvine,  C.  B. 
Lillie,  Sanger  Lumber  Company,  Louis  Kutner,  Mrs.  Joseph  Burns,  J.  C. 
Pottle,  Mrs.  W.  B.  Depew,  George  M.  Manley. 

Madera,  Madera  County. — W.  A.  Moore,  J.  G.  Roberts,  Commercial 
Bank,  E.  J.  Leonard,  Yosemite  House,  A.  Wehrman,  J.  E.  Chapin,  C.  M. 
McCardle,  W.  M.  Amer,  county  treasurer,  Judge  W.  M.  Conley,  E.  E. 
Wilcox,  B.  W.  Child,  R.  A.  Bay,  Santa  Fe  Railroad,  W.  C.  Tighe,  Mrs. 
D.  E.  Johnson. 

Alalaga.—M^rs.  E.  M.  Darling,  E.  C.  Fry,  Southern  Pacific  Railroad. 

Selma.—lh:  Todd  Martin,  C.  L.  Meracle,  E.  E.  Shepherd,  II.  F. 
Peters,  Santa  Fe  Railroad,"  E.  Bush,  S.  Sewald. 

Lemoore,  Kings  County. — Julian  W.  Hudson. 


,U/-.s.    n>>lti  Hake*  Mitc/n-1/,  Mrs.   Lizzie   Cr»»/Jiif<>, 

Corresponding  Secretary.  Treasurer  and  Recording  Secretary. 

GALT,  SACRAMENTO  COUNTY,  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

Organized  June  1,  1S9S. 

Officers. — President,   Miss    C.   G.   Wooster;    corresponding    secretary, 
Genevieve  Harvey;  recording  secretary  and  treasurer,  Alice  Latourette. 


250  Pacific  Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

REPORT    OF    SOCIETY    TO    JANUARY    1,    1899. 

Receipts. 

Membership  fees,  $20;  proceeds  from  entertainments,  $22.25;  various 
donations,  $26.50;  total  amount  received,  $68.75. 

Disbursements. 

Flannel  for  bandages,  $21.14;  affiliation  fee,  state  association,  $10; 
membership  badges,  $5.00 ;  material  for  emergency  slips,  $2.90 ;  donations 
to  State  Eed  Cross,  $20;  material  for  emergency  slips,  $3.00;  total,  $62.04; 
balance,  $6.71.  ALICE  LATOURETTE, 

Secretary. 

The  society  has  also  sent  to  headquarters  in  San  Francisco  a  package 
of  old  linen  and  one  hundred  and  seven  emergency  slips. 


GILROY,  SANTA  CLARA  COUNTY,  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

Officers. — President,  Mrs.  R.  M.  Storey;  vice-president,  Mrs.  H.  R. 
Chesbro;  treasurer,  Miss  Carrie  Rae;  secretary,  Mrs.  Marian  Franklin. 

REPORT. 

This  society  sent  at  one  time  twenty-five  dollars'  worth  of  material 
made  into  caps,  bandages,  etc. ;  at  another  time  sent  in  cash  $70 ;  at  the 
last  time  sent  in  cash  $30:  total,  $125. 

MRS.  MARIA  FRANKLIN, 

Secretary. 

GRASS  VALLEY,  NEVADA  COUNTY,  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

Officers. — President,  Mrs.  J.  P.  Zipf;  vice-president,  Mrs.  C.  Hun- 
saker;  treasurer  and  secretary,  M.  Schliefer. 

REPORT    OF    SOCIETY    FROM    MAY    28,    1898,    WHEN    THE    SOCIETY   WTAS    FORMED, 

TO    JANUARY    1,    1899. 

Receipts. 

Membership  fees,  $73.50;  cash  donations,  $803.25;  three  months' 
dues,  $16.95;  badges,  $28.50;  total  receipts,  $922.20. 

Disbursements. 

Hotel  bill  of  recruits,  $100;  dry  goods,  $182.80;  provisions  in  Grass 
Valley  and  Camp  Barrett,  $263.48;  drugs,  $3.90;  cooking  utensils, 
etc.,  $22.10;  incidental  expenses,  $24.70;  Captain  Riley,  Company  I,  8th 
Regiment,  incidental  expenses  in  camp,  $30 ;  expenses  of  delegate,  $20 ; 
affiliation  fee,  state  association,  $10;  badges,  $31.25;  contributions  to  con 
valescent  home,  $20 ;  Fabiola  Hospital,  $10 ;  Alameda  County  Hospital, 


Hanford  and   Hollister  Reports.  251 

$10;  bed  in  convalescent  home,  $50;  three  months'  contribution  convalescent 
home,  $15;  total  disbursements,  $793.23;  cash  in  treasury,  $128.97. 

M.    SCHLEIFER, 

Secretary. 

HANFORD,  KINGS  COUNTY,  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

Organized   June  24,   1898. 

President,  Mrs.  B.  A.  Fassett ;  vice-president,  Mrs.  Jud  Chambers ; 
secretary,  Miss  Maude  Park;  treasurer,  Mrs.  F.  A.  Dodge. 

Members. — Mrs.  Sarah  C.  Camp,  Mrs.  li.  W.  Musgrave,  Mrs.  Jennie 
Baylis,  Miss  Frida  P.  Fallin,  Mrs.  Hattie  Donager,  Mrs.  A.  V.  Taylor, 
Miss  Ida  B.  McJunkin,  Mrs.  B.  A.  Fassett,  Mrs.  F.  A.  Dodge,  Mrs.  Mamie 
Camp,  Mrs.  R.  G.  White,  Mrs.  Mary  Boyd,  Mrs.  Benj.  Mock,  Mrs.  John 
Chambers,  Mrs.  J.  O.  Ilickman,  Miss  Mae  Sanborne,  Mrs.  A.  C.  Cameron, 
Mrs.  F.  J.  Walker,  Mrs.  W.  H.  Dodds,  Mrs.  D.  Stock,  Mrs.  J.  H.  Dopkins. 
Mrs.  Lizzie  Coe,  Miss  Rhoda  Park,  Miss  Maude  Park,  Mrs.  J.  G.  Burgess, 
Miss  Estella  H.  Goldberg,  Mrs.  S.  Shannon,  Mrs.  K.  H.  Sim,  Mrs.  G. 
Adolph,  Mrs.  C.  C.  Van  Velkenburg,  Mrs.  W.  E.  Hill,  Miss  Lois  Sanborne, 
Mr.  Horace  L.  Smith. 

FINANCIAL    REPORT. 

Receipts. 

From  Soliciting  Committee,  $35.50;  dues,  $34-;  donations,  $4.50; 
subscription,  $9.00:  total  receipts.  $82.50. 

Disbursements,  $82.50. 

Articles  contributed:  30  sheets,  20  pillow-cases,  10  pillows,  20  pajamas, 
135  pounds  canned  fruits  and  jellies,  1gO  pounds  fresh  fruit,  24  dozen  eggs, 
65  comfort  bags,  and  65  bandages.  MAUDE  PARK, 

Sccrcfary  Hanford  Red  Cross. 


HOLLISTER,  SAN  BENITO  COUNTY,  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

President,  Mrs.  Mary  Orr ;  first  vice-president,  Miss  Ida  Dooling; 
second  vice-president,  Mrs.  Mattie  Conrad ;  treasurer,  Mrs.  R.  Johnson ; 
secretary,  Mrs.  Ida  Evans. 

REPORT    OF    SOCIETY    TO    JANUARY    14,    1899. 

The  society  was  organized  June  4,  1898,  with  ten  members •  later 
three  more  joined,  making  thirteen  in  all,  until  January  14,  1899.  Officers 
were  elected,  as  above  stated;  June  15  Mrs.  May  White  resigned  as  secre 
tary,  and  Mrs.  Ida  Evans  was  elected  in  her  place  December  3.  Mrs.  J. 
S.  Morry  was  appointed  treasurer,  Mrs.  Johnson  resigning.  The  meetings 
were  held  on  Fridays  until  October,  then  (the  war  being  over)  the  time 
was  changed  to  the  first  Saturday  of  each  month. 


252  Pacific   Coast   lied   Cross   Society. 

July  12  \ve  sent  to  the  State  Red  Cross  the  following  articles:  16- 
sheets,  17  comfort  bags,  9  flannel  hospital  sheets,  pajamas,  and  literature. 
September  o  sent  12  cotton  pajamas,  :>  sheets,  and  literature.  October  4 
sent  o  sheets,  -2  pilloAv-slips,  1  pillo\v,  old  linen,  and  30  glasses  of  jelly. 

Receipts. 

Donations  an<l  entertainments,  etc.,  $97.93. 

Disbursements. 

.Money  sent  to  San  Francisco  society,  $08. 50;  cash  for  materials, 
$52. To;  total  disbursements,  $91.23;  cash  on  hand,  $(5.70. 

MRS.  IDA   KYAXS, 

Secretary. 

HOPLAND,  MENDOCINO  COUNTY,  RED   CROSS  SOCIETY. 

Officers. — President,  Mrs.  Kllen  (J.  Fletcher;  treasurer,  Mrs.  Maggie 
Duncan;  secretary,  Mrs.  Kittie  Clendenin. 

FIXAXCIAL     REI'OKT    OF     SOCIKTY     FROM     ITS     FORMATIOX,     IX     JUNE,     1898,     TO 

.TAX  UAH V,     180!). 

Receipts. 

Membership  fees,  $4^;  donations,  $46 ;   work,  $1.50;  entertainments^ 

$106.20;   badges,   $9.00;   total   receipts'   $205.70. 

Disbursements. 

State  association,  $SO ;  San  Francisci)  Red  Cross,  $2-t;  supplies, 
$54.25;  emergency  fund,  $20;  badges,  $9.00;  stationery,  etc.,  $1.50; 
hospital  ship,  $10;  total  disbursements,  $19S.75;  balance4,  $h'.t>5. 

The  society  furnished  also  44  sheets,  122  ])illo\v-cases,  14  rolled  band 
ages,  15  cans  of  fruit,  17  jars  of  fruit,  and  2  glasses  of  jelly. 

MRS.   KITTIK  CLKNDKMX, 

Secretary. 

IONE,  AMADOR  COUNTY,  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

Organized  in  June,  181)8. 

'J'he  lone  Red  ( 1ross  formed  its  little  society,  Avitli  only  a  secretary  r-.. 
keep  the  record  of  work  done  and  amount  collected.  It  became  auxiliary 
to  the  state'  association,  and  did  its  best  during  the  greatest  emergency 
period,  holding  itself  ready  for  further  calls  by  its  surplus  in  the  treasury. 

R.EPOKT    OF    TIIK    SOCIETY    FROM     .JFXK,     1898,    TO    .JAXFARY,     1899. 

Receipts. 
Initiation  fees,  $2o  ;  subscriptions,  $80.50;  total,  $103.50. 


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Disbursements. 

Materials,  $.'57.50;  affiliation  fee,  state  association,  $1.0;  total,  $47.50; 
balance  on  hand,  $56.  Miss  W.  E.  BENSEE, 

Secretary. 

JACKSON,  AMADOR  COUNTY,  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

The  Red  Cross  of  Jackson  organized  on  July  2,  1898,  and  elected 
Mrs.  J.  1).  Mason  for  president;  Mrs.  J.  Meham,  vice-president;  Mrs. 
Captain  Coy,  second  vice-president ;  Miss  Eliza  Taylor,  secretary ;  and  Mrs. 
Waltenspeil,  treasurer. 

The  executive  committee  was  composed  of  Senator  John  F.  Davis,  as 
chairman,  Mrs.  Meeham,  Mrs.  Taylor,  Mrs.  Rose  Morgan,  and  Mrs.  Kauf- 
mann. 

The  receipts  from  the  time  of  organization  to  December,  1901,  were 
$359.80,  the  expenditures,  $297.15,  leaving  a  balance  of  $62.65  as  a  nu 
cleus  for  future  calls.  The  society  holds  itself  ready  whenever  the  parent 
association  asks  for  aid. 

Its  method  of  help  was  to  collect  money  through  its  dues  and  social 
entertainments,  and  send  it  to  the  State  Red  Cross,  to  which  it  affiliated  by 
paying  its  fee  of  $10.  It  made  a  special  contribution  of  $50  for  the  con 
valescent  home  that  was  projected  and  fostered  by  the  State  Red  Cross. 

When  the  members  of  Jackson  Red  Cross  learned  of  the  Galreston  dis 
aster,  they  promptly  contributed  twenty-five  dollars. 

MRS.  J.  D.  MASOX, 

President. 


KORBEL,  HUMBOLDT  COUNTY,  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

Extract  from  a  letter  dated  Korbel,  April  25,  1899,  and  addressed  to 
Mrs.  J.  G.  Lemmon,  chairman  of  Committee  on  State  Publication:— 

"A  small  number  of  school-children,  on  or  about  July  26,  1898,  organ 
ized  themselves  into  a  Red  Cross  Society.  We  gave  an  exhibition  of  our 
school  work  and  exercises,  from  which  we  realized  thirty-five  dollars  ($35). 
A  little  girl,  Julia  Janacek,  was  appointed  president,  and  the  children 
named  several  friends  of  our  school  as  vice-presidents, — Mrs.  Ella  Lamba, 
Mrs.  Mary  Wagner,  Mrs.  Antoine  Korbel,  and  some  others.  Of  course 
you  will  understand  that  nearly  all  the  work  fell  upon  the  teacher.  We 
expended  all  our  money  (save  four  dollars,  which  remains  in  my  possession) 
on  sheets,  pillow-cases,  comfort  bags  (well  filled),  slumber  caps,  pajamas, 
socks,  nightshirts,  and  some  other  little  things.  Our  children  were  much 
interested  during  the  war,  but  after  the  struggle  was  over,  it  was  difficult 
to  arouse  the  same  enthusiasm ;  added  to  this,  let  me  say  that  our  little 
place  is  a  'mill  camp,'  and  the  families  come  and  go.  You  will  understand 
that  it  requires  constant  attention  on  the  part  of  the  teacher  to  keep  the 
children  interested  in  anything  that  they  can  not  see. 


254  Pfivific   Coast   lied   Cross   Socidy. 

*'I  have  not  attempted  a  'report/  but  have  just  given  you  a  few  items 
or  facts;  I  do  not  try  to  tell  you  of  the  enthusiasm  manifested  by  our  little 
ones,  or  of  the  willing  spirit  in  which  they  undertook  to  work  for  'our 
soldiers.'  " 

Receipts. 

From  dues,  gifts,  and  entertainments,  $-15.50. 
Disbursements  to  date,  $-1-0.75;  balance,   $4.75. 

MRS.   KATE  K.   STEARNS, 

Secretary. 

LAKEPORT    LAKE  COUNTY,  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

The  society  was  organized  in  Lakeport,  Juno  25,  1898,  with  the  fol 
lowing  ladies  as  officers:  Mrs.  Win.  ]>.  Collier,  president;  Airs.  Foree,  vice- 
president;  Airs.  E.  K.  Harrington,  corresponding  and  recording  secretary; 
Airs.  George  Lyon,  treasurer. 

Total  number  of  members,  fifty-three. 

Through  the  courtesy  of  the  .Hank  of  Lakeport,  a  room  was  given  us, 
in  which  we  have  held  a  weekly  meeting,  also  using  the  room  constantly  for 
work. 

Material  sent  to  the  state  society:  99  hospital  sheets,  ?>'2  pillow-cases,  22 
shirts,  30  pajamas,  69  bandages;  donation  to  state  swiety,  $100;  donation 
for  hospital  use  in  Manila,  $50. 

FINANCIAL  STATEMENT  OF  LAKE  COUNTY  KED  CROSS. 

To  cash  received  from  Upper  Lake,  $101;  membership  fees,  $53; 
Lakeport  entertainment,  $51.75;  total,  $205.75. 

By  cash  expended:  Material,  $21.80;  state  fees,  $10;  donation  to  state 
society,  $100;  donation  to  state  society,  $50;  badges,  $25;  total,  $200.80; 
balance,  $58.95.  Respectfully  submitted, 

MRS.  E.  K.  HARRINGTON, 

Secretary. 

LINCOLN,  PLACER  COUNTY,  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

LINCOLN,  Cal.,  April  27,  1899. 

MRS.  J.  G.  LEMMON,  Chairman  of  Committee  on  State  Publication — 
Dear  Madam :  When  the  report  of  our  society  was  called  for,  I  sent  one 
as  full  as  possible,  but,  of  course,  I  do  not  know  what  was  done  with  it. 
Our  society  is  virtually  disbanded,  though  we  could  be  called  together  on 
emergency,  that  is,  about  seven  or  eight  of  us,  which  are  all  there  ever  were. 
As  a  matter  of  fact,  I  was  about  all  there  was  to  the  society;  what  was 
done,  I  did  ;  what  fault  was  found  was  laid  to  me ;  and  what  honor  there 
was  was  scattered  to  the  four  winds  ;  and  through  it  all  I  was  glad  and  rejoice 
that  so  much  was  done.  We  were  never  really  organized  in  any  way  to 


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satisfy  any  inspector,  and,  as  I  am  a  very  busy  man,  and  the  rest  were  in 
the  same  fix — why,  here  we  are. 

I  will  try  to  tell  you  what  we  did — irregular  and  spasmodic,  perhaps, 
but  pretty  good  after  all. 

Receipts. 

Thirty-one  membership  fees,  $31;  donation  from  Mr.  Gladding,  $25; 
donation  from  friends,  $4.00 :  donation  from  Rebeccas,  $5.00 ;  amount  from 
county  society,  $25 ;  total,  $90. 

Disbursements. 

July  1,  1898,  state  association,  $10;  July  25,  1S98,  state  association, 
$25;  July  25,  state  association,  $5.25;  July  26,  thread,  etc.,  $1.00;  July 
26,  eiderdown,  $4.00;  July  26,  denim  for  bags,  $4.80;  August,  denim  for 
bags,  etc.,  $6.20;  October,  state  association,  $33.75;  total,  $90. 

In  addition  to  this,  we  made  up  a  lot  of  soldiers'  bags  and  sent  them. 
We  made  and  forwarded  in  all  about  80  sleeping-caps,  165  pillow-case  bags, 
and  several  packages  and  bags  of  fruit.  WM.  BUTLER, 

President  of  Lincoln  Red  Cross  Society. 


LOMPOC,    SANTA    BARBARA   COUNTY,  RED  CROSS    SOCIETY. 

President,  Mrs.  C.  A.  Farnum ;  vice-presidents,  Mesdames  J.  D.  Allen 
and  Wm.  Jackson;  secretary,  Mrs.  Dr.  Wade;  treasurer,  Mrs.  J.  D.  Black. 

REPORT  OF  SOCIETY  FROM  JUNE  9,  1898,  TO  JANUARY  10,  1899. 

When  the  news  flashed  over  the  wires  that  the  United  States  had 
declared  war  against  Spain,  in  the  name  of  humanity,  on  behalf  of  oppressed 
Cuba,  our  people,  prompted  by  the  same  inspiration  that  led  our  govern 
ment  to  institute  the  first  charity  war  in  the  world's  history,  wished  to 
share  in  the  good  work  by  giving  comfort  and  relief  to  our  noble  boys  who 
bravely  responded  to  our  country's  call.  A  few  ladies  met  and  discussed 
the  prospect  of  forming  a  Red  Cross  Society  in  Lompoc.  A  letter  was 
dispatched  to  Mrs.  Dunbar,  secretary  of  the  State  Red  Cross  Association, 
asking  for  directions.  Word  came  back  to  organize  and  get  to  work.  In 
structions  would  follow. 

June  9  a  meeting  was  called ;  a  permanent  organization  was  instituted, 
and  officers  were  elected.  Committees  were  appointed,  the  town  districted, 
and  solicitors  sent  out,  who,  like  the  humble  gleaner,  Ruth  of  old,  returned 
laden  with  generous  gifts.  An  entertainment  was  given,  the  magic  words, 
"Red  Cross  benefit,"  making  it  a  grand  success.  One  of  our  members 
made  and  sold  pictures  of  the  old  mission  at  Santa  Barbara,  donating  the 
entire  proceeds  to  the  society,  amounting  to  over  $13.  Another  member 
made  pictures  of  the  ruins  of  Lompoc  old  mission,  sold,  and  donated  some 
$3.00.  Still  other  donations  came  in,  and  we  soon  found  a  well-filled 
treasury. 


256  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

We  were  anxious  to  become  coworkers  with  the  state  and  national 
association,  made  application,  were  admitted,  and  received  a  certificate. 
We  have  sent  to  the  state  association  money,  literature,  and  supplies,  when 
called  upon,  and  hope  in  the  future  to  respond  to  any  and  all  calls. 

The  war  is  supposed  to  he  over,  hut  there  is  much  to  he  done  in  the 
interest  of  Red  Cross  work  in  relieving  the  distress  of  our  soldiers  hefore 
their  tinal  discharge;  therefore  let  us  not  he  weary  in  well-doing,  but,  with 
renewed  activity,  assist  in  relieving  distress  wherever  we  may  find  it. 

During  the  short  time  this  society  has  been  in  existence,  the  officers 
and  members  have  worked  with  a  will,  esteeming  it  a  privilege  to  send  upon 
their  mission  of  relief  our  loyal  gifts  to  alleviate  the  sufferings  of  our  brave 
boys.  We  have  sent  to  the  state  association  several  boxes  of  sheets,  pillow 
cases,  bandages,  comfort  bags,  reading  matter,  boxes  of  general  supplies, 
and  a  case  of  jelly. 

July  17  we  sent  to  the  state  association  in  cash  $100;  August  25,  $50; 
Xovember  15  (for  Christinas),  $10.  October  IS  the  society  obligated  itself 
to  contribute  in  cash  $5.00  per  month  to  the  state  association  for  Red  Cross 
work.  Each  and  every  requirement  of  the  association  has  been  complied 
with. 

FI.XAXCIAL     KKPORT. 

Total  amount  of  money  received  from  all  sources, — private  citizens, 
^iasonic  Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  Foresters7  Lodges,  I.  ().  O.  F., 
Rebecca,  entertainment,  etc.,  $304.25.  Disbursements,  $282.20;  balance 
in  treasury,  $22.05. 

By  order  of  the  president,  Mrs.   C.  A.   Farnum. 

MKS.    II.   WEBB, 

Secretary. 

LOS  ANGELES  AUXILIARY. 

The  history  of  the  Los  Angeles  auxiliary  of  the  California  Red  Cross 
Society,  if  it  was  fully  written,  would  present  many  details  as  unique  a- 
they  would  prove  interesting.  In  the  concrete  these  details  tell  a  story  of 
unselfish  patriotism,  individual  loyalty,  and  personal  sacrifice,  that  for 
long  years  to  come  will  constitute  a  bright  page  in  the  history  of  southern 
California,  during  the  stirring  days  of  the  year  1808,  consequent  upon  HIL- 
Spanish- American  War. 

A  wise  statesman  has  reverently  and  truly  said,  "For  every  crisis  in 
national  affairs  God  promptly  raises  men  and  women  for  the  emergency, 
who  are  permitted  to  assist  in  turning  that  crisis  to  the  best  interests  of 
humanity.''  So  it  was  when  the  red  torch  of  war,  fed  and  fanned  by  the 
atrocious  cruelties  of  a  brutal  Spanish  soldiery,  set  on  fire  the  noble  instincts 
of  American  patriotism,  the  direct  offspring  of  sincere  humanity,  the  long 
roll  sounded  in  every  State  in  the  Union,  and  the  war  was  on.  Two  hun 
dred  and  fifty  thousand  American  fathers,  husbands,  brothers,  and  sons, 


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used  only  to  the  quiet  of  home  and  the  comforts  of  peace,  promptly  ex 
changed  these  for  a  soldier's  privations,  and  braved  a  soldier's  death,  onlv 
pausing  to  bend  the  knee  in  supplication  1o  the  God  of  battles,  while  they 
kissed  the  beautiful  Stars  and  Stripes,  and,  with  uplifted  hand,  solemnly 
vowed  that  Cuba  shall  be  free. 


Mrs.  J.   M.    Griffith, 
President. 


The  great  American  soldier,  Gen.  W.  T.  Sherman,  truthfully  said  to 
the  mayor  of  Atlanta,  in  July,  1864,  "War  is  cruelty;  you  can  not  refine 
it."  The  Spanish-American  War  was  no  exception  to  this  axiom.  With 
the  first  call  for  troops  personal  sufferings  began,  and  too  soon  Pealh,  the 
grim  reaper,  was  busy  claiming  his  victims.  Here,  then,  was  woman's 
opportunity,  and  nobly  did  she  respond  to  humanity's  call.  The  attractions 
of  home  life,  the  pleasures  of  society,  and  the  ease  that  rightfully  belonged 
to  the  prosperous  and  more  fortunate  sisters  of  our  land,  were  all  laid 
aside,  and  with  willing  hands  and  brave  hearts  they  went  to  the  assistance 
of  their  sick  and  wounded  brothers  and  their  needy  and  too  often  helpless 
families. 

Beneath  the  banner  of  the  Red  Cross  Society  they  stood  side  by  side 
in  their  heaven-blest  labor  of  a  loving  humanity.  The  lines  of  social 
distinction  and  those  that  surround  the  wealth-favored  few  were  trampled 
upon  by  hurrying  feet,  as  they  hastened  here  and  there  on  errands  of 
mercy,  while  seraphic  smiles  seemed  to  light  up  the  faces  of  those  who 
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Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

were  unconsciously  winning  the  divine  approval  of  Him  who  said,  "She 
hath  done  what  she  could."  We  once  heard,  with  a  manly  pride,  the 
patriotic  sentiment,  "The  citizen  soldiers  of  America,  the  strength  of  our 
country,  the  living  bulwarks  of  our  nation."  To  this  we  claim  the  privilege 
of  adding  another,  "The  women  of  America,  their  sublime  faith  in  our 
country's  moral  destiny  and  tender  response  to  humanity's  plaintive  cry, 
is  positive  evidence  that  they  are  approved  angels  of  mercy  to  do  His  will." 

Hereafter  let  no  one  make  the  mistake  of  intimating  that  American 
soldiers  are  our  only  heroes.  When  the  impartial  writer  of  the  history 
of  the  Avar  for  humanity  of  1898  shall  record  those  who  have  proved  them 
selves  as  great,  the  women  of  our  land  may  possibly  receive  the  greater 
laudation,  as  theirs  was  indeed  an  unselfish  labor  of  love,  without  praise 
or  mention,  without  honors  or  emoluments,  but  only  with  the  reward  of  a 
conscious  response  to  the  call  of  suffering  humanity  and  the  delicate  and 
sensitive  womanly  nature. 

Los  Angeles  division  of  the  California  Tied  Cross  Society  was  formally 
organized  on  June  1,  1898,  at  which  time  was  gathered  together  a  large 
representative  body  of  the  best  men  and  women  of  the  city  of  Los  Angeles. 
An  enthusiastic  patriotism  marked  all  their  deliberations.  A  religious? 
fervor  seemed  to  fill  every  heart.  Selfishness  was  a  forgotten  sin,  and 
the  great  thought  was,  What  can  I  do  to  help  relieve  suffering  and  help 
make  comfortable  our  brave  soldiers  and  the  families  they  leave  behind  ? 

GRAND   WORK   OF   MRS.    GRIFFITH. 

\ 

The  first  executive  board  chosen  included  such  prominent  citizens  as 
Mrs.  D.  G.  Stephens,  Mr.  !N".  H.  Xewmark,  Mrs.  J.  S.  Slauson,  Dr.  Joseph 
Kurtz,  Mrs.  Carrie  S.  Greene,  Mrs.  Eleanor  T.  Pattee,  Mrs.  J.  M.  Griffith, 
Mrs.  M.  S.  Severance,  Mr.  L.  Behymer,  and  Count  Jaro  Yon  Schmidt. 
Scores  of  others  were  active  in  the  organization  of  the  Los  Angeles  division, 
and  we  sincerely  regret  that  we  can  not  name  them  all.  In  the  election 
of  officers  the  choice  of  a  president  fell  upon  Mrs.  J.  M.  Griffith,  and  she 
thus  became  the  executive  head  of  the  division,  l^ever  was  a  better  selec 
tion  made  for  so  responsible  a  position.  Generously  endowed  with  ability, 
courage,  and  unconscious  dignity,  having  a  restless  energy,  possessing  an 
untiring  devotion,  large  hearted,  deeply  sympathetic,  possessed  of  rare 
executive  power  and  the  genius  of  a  commanding  general,  fortunate 
indeed  was  the  Los  Angeles  division  when  she  consented  to  assume  the 
important,  vexatious,  wearying,  and  soul-testing  position  of  president.  A 
woman  of  culture  and  refinement,  she  denied  herself  the  comforts  of  a 
luxurious  home,  and  virtually  threw  her  whole  life  into  the  laborious  work 
before  her.  Without  disparaging  any  one,  we  believe  it  true  that  to  Mrs. 
Griffith,  more  than  to  any  other  individual,  is  due  the  brilliant  history 
of  the  proud  achievements  of  the  Los  Angeles  division  of  the  Red  Cross 
Society. 

Immediately  upon  its  organization  began  its  practical  work.     Money 


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was  collected,  supplies  were  gathered;  scores  upon  scores  of  true  and  faith 
ful  women  came  to  the  headquarters  of  the  society  and  worked  early  and 
late,  with  an  unselfish  devotion,  making  up,  arranging,  and  shipping  to 
the  various  camps  of  instruction  the  many  articles  of  comfort  for  the  well 
and  delicacies  for  the  sick.  Business  men  left  their  offices  and  stores, 
mechanics  left  their  shops,  while  laboring  men  laid  down  their  implements, 
and  all  cheerfully  cooperated  with  the  women  in  their  laborious  work. 
Citizens  of  all  classes  personally  came  to  headquarters,  paid  their  dollars, 
and  enrolled  their  names  as  associate  members.  Preachers  of  all  denomi 
nations  earnestly  prayed  God  to  bless  the  work  of  the  Eed  Cross  and  urged 
their  hearers  to  actively  assist  its  officers  and  workers  in  their  labors. 
Troops  passing  through  Los  Angeles  were  bountifully  fed,  refreshed,  and 
cheered  on  to  deeds  of  heroism  in  humanity's  sacred  cause.  Xo  night  was 
too  long  to  deter  those  tender-hearted  women  and  their  manly  associates 
from  patiently  waiting  through  its  tedious  hours  for  the  coming  of  belated 
trains,  filled  with  brave  boys  in  blue,  whom  they  sought  to  feed,  cheer, 
and  encourage. 

THE    GALLANT    SEVENTH. 

Early  in  June  the  gallant  Seventh  Regiment,  California  Infantry, 
United  States  ^'^olunteers,  commanded  by  Col.  John  R.  Berry,  left  Los 
Angeles,  over  twelve  hundred  strong.  It  was  a  great  day  for  southern 
California,  for  in  its  ranks  every  town  in  this  sun-kissed  land  was  repre 
sented  ;  but  it  was  a  greater  day  for  the  Los  Angeles  division  of  the  Red 
Cross  Society.  Standing  by  it  and  cooperating  with  it  were  hundreds  of 
the  very  best  people  of  this  southern  metropolis,  including  scores  upon 
scores  of  as  noble  women  as  ever  trod  American  soil.  Every  man  in  the 
departing  Seventh  was  generously  and  affectionately  remembered,  and 
carried  with  him  articles  of  comfort  as  mementoes  from  the  women  of  the 
Red  Cross  Society. 

From  this  time  on  Los  Angeles  realized  she  had  a  personal  interest 
in  the  war,  and  more  especially  so  when,  a  few  weeks  later,  Battery  "D,'? 
Captain  Henry  Steere,  went  away  to  join  the  American  forces  at  Manila. 

The  headquarters,  at  San  Erancisco,  of  the  California  Red  Cross  soon 
realized  the  efficiency  and  strength  of  the  Los  Angeles  division,  and  leaned 
heavily  upon  it  for  practical  assistance.  "'Hurry  orders"  came  frequently, 
but  they  were  cheerfully  and  faithfully  filled  and  practical  assistance 
promptly  rendered. 

ENCOMIUMS    FROM    STATE    PRESIDENT. 

From  a  report  made  last  January  20  to  Mrs.  W.  B.  Harrington,  state 
president,  by  the  secretary,  Mrs.  Constance  M.  Cady,  we  quote  as  follows : — 

"The  Los  Angeles  auxiliary  of  the  Red  Cross  Society  was  regularly 
organized  June  1,  1898,  Mrs.  J.  M.  Griffith,  president.  From  June  1 
to  October  22,  1898,  the  society  received  in  casli  donations  $1,379.25, 


260  L\n'i/ic   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

which  was  the  sum  total  of  sixty-nine  donations.  The  membership,  begin 
ning  June  3,  181»S,  yielded  $1,122;  miscellaneous  receipts,  $24.1"),  making 
a  total  of  $2, 52;"). 40.  To  this  should  be  added  cash  from  auxiliary  soci 
eties,  $S.OO;  beneHts  and  entertainments,  $700.:}.");  juvenile  auxiliary, 
$11.10;  mite  boxes,  $4<J.27  ;  Col.  John  U.  I  Jerry,  $211). IS;  making  total 
cash  receipts  $3,510.30. 

"Shipments  June  S  to  September  7,  1  SDS :  1,1)00  bandages,  1,111 
housewives,  DS3  pillow-cases,  1(>2  pairs  socks,  7  arm  sling,  224  pounds 
foot  powder,  33!)  eiderdown  caps,  8!)  suits  underwear,  2,0!):}  Manila  caps, 
01)  comfort  bags,  SI  5  pillow-ticks,  11)7  towels,  341  surgical  bands,  (50  night 
shirts,  250  sheets,  1,452  handkerchiefs. 

"The  total  shipment  of  dried  fruit  I  am  not  able  to  give.  In  weight 
there  were  shipped  2,400  pounds,  besides  7  bags,  10  sacks,  and  12  boxe^. 
Among  the  principal  miscellaneous  -articles  there  have  been  11  tents,  12 
bottles  lime  juice,  10  boxes  lemons,  and  24  blanket  robes. 

"An  enormous  amount  of  literature  was  also  shipped,  but  it  would 
take  too  much  space  to  itemize  the  countless,  almost  innumerable,  articles 
set  down  to  donations,  including  materials  of  all  sorts,  supplies  of  various 
kinds,  stationery,  printing,  the  use  of  machines,  tables,  chairs,  etc.,  and 
last,  but  not  least,  the  services  given  all  along  the  line  in  every  department." 

At  the  January  election  the  following  became  officers  of  the  society 
and  members  of  the  executive  board:  President,  Mrs.  J.  M.  Griffith;  first 
vice-president,  .Miss  M.  IJ.  Penniston;  second  vice-president,  ]\Irs.  Berthold 
Baruch ;  chairman  executive  board,  Captain  F.  J.  Cressey ;  recording 
secretary,  Miss  K.  A.  Ilolabird;  financial  secretary,  Mr.  L.  Behymer. 
Other  members  of  the  board:  Mrs.  II.  J.  \Voollacott,  Miss  Mary  K.  Ilaynes, 
Miss  K.  Hamburger,  Mrs.  II.  II.  Day. 

Many  of  the  former  active  workers  and  faithful  officers  withdrew  at 
this  time,  realizing  that  the  great  work  of  the  local  society  was  largely 
ended.  The  efficient  and  faithful  president,  Mrs.  J.  M.  Griffith,  was  at 
home  painfully  sick  and  unable  to  be  present.  Her  health  was  seriously 
undermined,  and  her  life  threatened,  as  a  direct  result  of  the  mental 
and  physical  strain  of  the  last  ten  months,  and  she  begged  her  sisters  l~o 
relieve  her  of  official  cares;  again'  was  she  unanimously  elected  president. 
A  few  weeks  later  she  positively  resigned,  and  was  made  honorary  presi 
dent  for  life. 

For  some  months  next  ensuing  Mrs.  Berthold  Baruch  was  the 
worthy  and  efficient  president,  and  did  faithful  work  in  helping  to  care 
for  the  manv  sick  soldiers  returning  from  the  Philippines.  Later  on  she 
was  succeeded  as  president  by  Miss  M.  IJ.  Penniston,  who  has  been  active 
and  faithful  during  the  score  or  more  of  weary  months:  she  has  been  an 
earnest  and  unselfish  worker  in  the  cause  of  the  Red  Cross  Society  and  a 
sincere  devotee  at  the  shrine  of  a  patriotic  humanity. 

Here,  on  "March  31,  1SDD,  we  "lose  this  hurried  and  imperfect  sketch 


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261 


of  the  organization  and  work  of  flic  Los  Angeles  division  of  the  California 
Keel  Cross  Society.  Its  members  have  returned  to  their  home  duties,  or 
to  the  pleasure  and  whirl  of  society  events,  while  the  man  of  many  cares 
is  anxious  over  his  business  affairs.  Their  efforts  under  the  banner  of  the 
Red  Cross  of  our  American  soldiery  have  ended,  but  the  story  of  their 
unselfish  patriotism  and  individual  devotion  will  never  be  forgotten  by  a 
liberty-loving  people. 

THE    VOLUNTEER    ARMY    NURSES 

Of  Los  Augeles  were  organized  early  in  May,  1SJ)S,  under  the  immediate 
direction  of  Mrs.  J.  M.  Griffith,  who  thus  soon  knew  that  the  pending 
war  with  Spain  would  necessitate  the  services  of  many  nurses  in  the  hos 
pitals  and  with  the  forces  in  the  field. 


A  score  of  the  best  physicians  and  surgeons  in  Los  Angeles  tendered 
their  active  cooperation,  and  in  a  very  few  days  fifty  of  the  most  prominent 
and  best  women  in  the  city  were  industriously  engaged  in  careful  study 
and  personal  services  at  the  County  Hospital  and  elsewhere,  gaining  a  prac 
tical  knowledge  of  the  ways  in  which  to  help  relieve  pain  and  assist  nature 
in  the  healing  of  wounds.  All  these  with  a  patriotic  enthusiasm  entered 
heartily  into  their  chosen  work,  and  were  soon  ready  to  render  excellent 
and  timely  service.  Much  to  their  disappointment,  their  personal  assist 
ance  was  not  demanded,  except  in  two  or  three  cases. 

Before  the  month  closed,  Mrs.  Griffith  was  invited  to  San  Francisco 
as  a  representative  of  southern  California,  to  assist  in  organizing  the  State 


262  Pacific   Coast   Red   Cross   Society. 

Red  Cross  Society,  and  was  properly  honored  by  being  made  its  first  vice- 
president. 

On  her  return,  the  Los  Angeles  branch  of  the  Red  Cross  Society  was 
organized,  into  which  the  Society  of  Army  Xurses  was  merged,  and  so 
became  an  effort  of  the  past.  Its  members,  however,  are  well  entitled  to 
great  credit  for  their  excellent  intentions  and  personal  devotion  to  human 
ity's  call,  and  the  memory  of  their  unselfish  zeal  will  long  remain  a  rich 
heritage  to  the  best  citizens  of  Los  Angeles. 
(Communicated  by  Captain  F.  J.  Cressey,  Chairman  of  Executive  Board.) 

Los  Anqeles,  December  15,  1901. 


nptdhi  F.  J.    Cressey, 
Executive    Board. 


MARTINEZ,  CONTRA   COSTA  COUNTY. 

President,  Miss  Marian  Taylor;  vice-presidents,  Mrs.  A.  J.  Kinsey, 
Mrs.  Chas.  Fish ;  secretary,  Mrs.  E.  L.  Bailhache ;  treasurer,  W.  A.  Hale. 

Quite  a  number  of  the  patriotic  people  of  Martinez  assembled  in  the 
town  hall  on  the  evening  of  May  10,  181)8,  and  effected  a  temporary  organi 
zation  for  Red  Cross  work,  electing  the  officers  named  above,  also  an  executive 
committee,  to  consist  of  the  five  officers  and  of  the  five  following  members : 
Mrs.  J.  F.  Fish,  Miss  E.  B.  Hook,  Mrs.  C.  F.  Montgomery,  A.  B.  McKenzie, 
G.  B.  Wolford.  On  July  1  this  society  organized  permanently,  becoming 
an  auxiliary  to  the  state  association,  and  electing  the  same  officers,  who  still 
occupy  the  same  positions. 

The  society  got  to  work  at  once,  made  collections,  received  donations, 


Marysville  and  Maxwell   Reports.  263 

purchased  material,  made  it  up,  and  sent  to  the  state  supply  department 
450  abdominal  bands,  300  pocket  companions,  240  esmarch  bandages,  30 
bandanas,  57  woolen  caps,  150  Havelocks  for  use  at  Manila,  66  pillow 
cases,  38  sheets,  39  field  pillow-cases,  -11  slings,  10  tent  pockets,  42  comfort 
bags,  18  hospital  shirts,  and  18  handkerchiefs.  We  also  sent  1  box  prunes, 

1  box  lemons,  6  bottles  blackberry  cordial,  5  gallons  sherry  wine,  5  gallons 
California  brandy,  23  quarts  jelly.  42  boxes  ointment,  16  packages  tobacco, 

2  boxes  apricots,  1  box  eggs,  2  boxes  provisions,  36  numbers  Century  maga 
zine,  3  years  Youth's  Companion,  2  years  Review  of  Reviews,  46  paper 
novels,  2  games,  a  package  of  lead-pencils,   and   1   package  reading  matter 
(miscellaneous"). 

Receipts. 

Subscriptions  and  donations,  $11)1.10:  membership  fees,  $57;  total, 
$248.19. 

Disbursements. 

Material,  $161.68;  to  state  association,  $37;  netting,  $10;  to  Mrs. 
M.  A.  Palm,  one  of  our  nurses,  $25;  total,  $233.68;  balance,  $14.51. 

MKS.  E.  L.  BAILIIACHE, 

Secretary. 

MARYSVILLE;  YUBA  COUNTY. 

Officers. — President,  Mrs.  AV.  M.  Cutter:  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  J. 
B.  Fuller;  second  vice-president,  Mrs.  R.  G.  Stanwood;  treasurer,  Mrs.  J. 
Cohn ;  secretary,  Miss  Bessie  Stanwood. 

REPORT     OF     SOCIETY    FROM     ORGANIZATION     TO     JANUARY     1,     1899. 

Receipts. 

From  collections  and  donations,  $431.44;  from  ladies  of  Camptonville, 
$137:  total,  $568.44. 

Disbursements. 

Material  for  bandages,  $59.00;  affiliation  fee,  state  association,  $10; 
Emergency  Fund,  $50 ;  underwear,  Company  L,  8th  Regiment,  $240.40 ; 
stamps  and  expressage,  $2.80;  sheeting,  $16.96;  badges  for  members, 
$13.50;  Field  Hospital  Fund,  state  association,  $25;  fruit  and  vegetables, 
Company  L,  8th  Regiment,  $10;  pillow-cases,  $9.00;  Emergency  Fund, 
$568.44;  receipts,  $568.44;  disbursements,  $558.64. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

Miss  BESSIE   STAXWOOD, 

Secretary. 

MAXWELL,  SISKIYOU  COUNTY. 

Organized  July  8,  1898,  with  thirteen  active  members.  Made  and 
forwarded  two  boxes  of  hospital  supplies.  Paid  $10  for  membership  in 


2t>4  Pacific   Coast  lied   Cross   Society. 

state  association;  $4.00  for  Red  Cross  pins.  Paid  something  over  thirty 
dollars  ($30)  for  materials  and  expense  of  sending  articles  made  to  the 
hospital.  Have  paid  all  expenses  of  society,  and  have  a  reasonable  fund 
on  hand  for  future  use. 

We  expect  to  remain  Keel  Cross  workers,  ready  whenever  the  oppor 
tunity  presents.  Miss  ELLA  HARDEN, 

Secretary. 

MENDOCINO,  MENDOCINO    COUNTY. 

This  society  formed  in  May,  1808,  electing  for  president,  Mrs.  L. 
A.  Morgan:  vice-president,  Mrs.  O.  M.  Stone;  secretary,  Mrs.  Byron  ("lark; 
treasurer,  Mrs.  S.  W.  Hills. 

HEl'OKT    OK    SOCIETY    TO    JANUARY    3,     1800. 

Keceipts. 

1808,  May  25,  membership  fees,  $2"> ;  May  30,  entertainment,  $02.10; 
July  -1,  ice-cream  sale,  $24.50;  October,  entertainment,  $80;  total,  $141.00. 

Disbursements. 

June  9,  to  state  society,  box  bandages,  etc.,  $20.75;  June  23,  to*  state 
society,  flannel  bandages,  $18.55;  July  0,  to  state  society,  flannel  caps,  etc., 
$7.50;  July  20,  to  state  society,  sheets  and  pillow-cases,  etc.,  $5.19;  August 
4,  to  state  society,  sheets  and  shirts,  $8.22  ;  August  10,  to  state  society, 
shirts,  hospital  bandages,  and  box  of  flowers,  $3.10;  badges,  $5.20;  October 
LI,  box  of  books,  $20;  November  1,  cash,  $2.50;  December  1,  cash,  $2.50; 
1800,  January  3,  cash,  $15;  incidental  expenses,  badges,  etc.,  $10;  total, 
$140.81  ;  balance,  $0.79.  1808,  August,  to  state  association,  43  glasses 
l'ollv,  12  do/en  eggs,  and  box  of  apples.  MRS.  BYRON  CLARK, 

Secretary. 

MILL  VALLEY,  MARIN  COUNTY* 

President,  Mrs.  Reynolds ;  vice-president,  Miss  K.  Thompson ;  secre 
tary,  Miss  M.  Kingwell ;  treasurer,  Miss  F.  Ixea. 

Advisory  Board.— Mrs.   Kellogg,  Mrs.  Grant. 

Early  in  the  Ked  Cross  agitation  on  the  Pacific  Coast  Mill  Valley 
organized  a  society.  The  exact  date  of  organization  is  not  shown  in  the 
report  given;  good  work,  however,  was  done.  The  following  is  the  list  <>i 
articles  sent  by  the  Mill  Valley  Red  Cross  to  the  State  Red  Cross  Supply 
Depot  at,  San  Francisco: — 

June  4,  1SI»S,  00  bandages;  June  8,  17  comfort  bags,  08  esmarch 
bandages;  June  11,  30  bandages,  48  comfort  bags;  June  15,  00  bandages, 
37  comfort  bags;  June  22,  7  hospital  robes,  4  flannel  shirts,  3  packages 
books;  Julv  0,  13  shirts,  10  comfort  bags,  9  pajamas,  1  package  books. 

M.  KINGWELL, 

Secretary. 


Monterey  and   Pacific    Grove  Reports.  265 

MONTEREY  AND  PACIFIC  GROVE,  MONTEREY  COUNTY. 

President,  Margaret  A.  Jacks,  Monterey;  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  E. 
S.  Gay,  Pacific  Grove ;  secretary,  Miss  V.  A.  L.  Jones,  Pacific  Grove : 
second  vice-president,  Mrs.  M.  M.  Gray,  Monterey;  treasurer,  Mrs.  A.  C. 
James,  Monterey. 

REPORT    OF    SOCIETY. 

The  Monterey  and  Pacific  Grove  .Red  Cross  Auxiliary  to  the  California 
Red  Cross  State  Association  was  organized  on  Friday,  June  11,  1898,  elect 
ing  the  officers  named  above.  The  society's  membership  roll  has  increased 
from  twenty-nine,  at  the  time  of  its  organization,  to  eighty-one,  on  October 
15,  1898. 

The  society  has,  up  to  date,  sent  to  the  supply  depot  of  the  State  Red 
Cross:  830  abdominal  bandages,  8-1  esmarch  bandages,  72  roll  bandages, 
91  pajamas,  131  filled  comfort  bags,  93  sheets,  94  pillow-cases,  17  shirts, 
2  boxes  magazines,  dried  and  canned  fruit,  jellies,  and  old  linen. 

FINANCIAL    STATEMENT. 

Receipts. 

Membership  fees,  $81;  donations,  $123.58;  entertainments,  $122.40; 
total,  $326.98. 

Disbursements. 

Members'  badges,  $27;  donations  returned,  $2.00;  sewing  material, 
etc.,  $222.37;  charter  state  league,  $10;  total,  $261.37;  balance,  $65.01. 

MARGARET  A.  JACKS, 

President. 


Mrs.  E.    Wilder  Churchill, 
President   Napa  Ked  Cross  Society. 


Napa   Report. 


267 


Mr*.    Frank    \V .   Bus 
Vice-President. 


Mrs.   G.  M.  Francis, 
Second  Vice-President. 


Mrs.   Owen  Moran, 
Treasurer. 


3//-.V.  A'.   H.    Winship, 
Secretary. 


268  Pacific   Coast  Bed  Cross  Society. 

NAPA,  NAPA   COUNTY,   RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

President,  Mrs.  E.  Wilder  Churchill;  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  Frank 
Bush;  second  vice-president,  Mrs.  G.  M.  Francis;  treasurer,  Mrs.  Owen 
Moran ;  financial  secretary,  Mrs.  W.  II.  Evans ;  corresponding  secretarv, 
Mrs.  E.  II.  Winship. 

Members,  250. 

REPORT     OF     THE     TREASURER     AND     FINANCIAL     SECRETARY     OF     THE     SOCIETY 
FROM   MAY  25,    1898,   DATE   OF   ORGANIZATION,    TO   JANUARY    1,    1899. 

This  society  has  made  and  forwarded  the  following  articles:  1,088 
abdominal  bandages,  943  comfort  bags,  100  housewife  bags  (sent  to  Vallejo 
Red  Cross  Society),  375  disinfectant  bags,  336  flannel  caps,  18  pillow-cases, 
243  arm  slings,  118  chest  protectors,  36  pajamas,  14  surgical  nightshirts, 
12  dozen  boxes  beef -tea  tablets  and  80  one-pound  packages  of  corn  starch 
(sent  direct  to  soldiers  related  to  members  of  our  society),  2  large  boxes 
provisions,  80  pieces  soap  (in  bags),  19  dozen  eggs,  underwear,  socks, 
handkerchiefs,  fruits  (dried,  preserved,  and  jellies),  old  linen,  and  books. 

Receipts. 

Membership  fees,  $250;  badges,  $226.25;  donations,  $408.27;  total, 
$984.52. 

Disbursements. 

Official  fee  paid  state  association,  $10 ;  official  badges,  $50 ;  remittance 
to  state  association,  $100;  Red  Cross  supplies  and  expenses,  $453.93;  total, 
$613.93;  balance,  $370.59.  MRS.  WM.  H.  EVANS, 

Recording  Secretary. 


NEVADA    CITY,  NEVADA   COUNTY,  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

President,  Mrs.  J.  II.  Buffington ;  vice-president,  Mrs.  D.  E.  Getchell : 
secretary,  Mrs.  M.  Lawrence;  treasurer,  Miss  Rachel  Morgan. 

REPORT    OF    SOCIETY    TO    JANUARY    1,     1899. 

Receipts. 

Membership  fees,  $38 ;  donations,  $368.05 ;  total,  $406.05. 

Disbursements. 

Affiliation  fee,  state  association,  $10 ;  Philippine  Emergency  Fund, 
$50;  Manila  Hospital  Fund,  $25;  badges,  $10;  supplies,  $269.07;  dona 
tion  to  state  association,  $30;  total,  $394.07;  balance  on  hand,  $11.98. 

MRS.  M.  LAWRENCE, 

Secretary. 


New   Almaden   and    Newcastle   Reports.  269 

NEW  ALMADEN,  SANTA  CLARA  COUNTY,  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

Our  society  was  organized  July  9,  1898.  The  first  set  of  officers 
served  until  January  5,  1899. 

President,  Mrs.  C.  C.  Derby;  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  T.  S.  Lowell; 
second  vice-president,  .Mrs.  J.  Geach;  third  vice-president,  Mrs.  K.  J. 
Pierce;  secretary,  Miss  Gertrude  Geach;  treasurer,  Miss  Stella  Lanyon. 

The  second  year's  officers  were :  For  president,  Mrs.  T.  S.  Lowell ;  first 
vice-president,  Mrs.  E.  T.  Tregoning;  second  vice-president,  Mrs.  T. 
Wasley;  third  vice-president,  Mrs.  E.  J.  Pierce;  secretary,  Miss  Xellie 
Tregoning;  treasurer,  Mrs.  A.  C.  Tunes. 

The  membership  when  organized  numbered   fifty-two. 

On  July  11,  1899,  our  regular  meetings  were  suspended  indefinitely, 
to  be  called  by  the  president,  who  through  her  held  the  society  in  readiness 
to  aid  in  future  Ked  Cross  work  whenever  needed.  Two  special  meetings 
have  been  called  since  the  suspension  of  constant  activity. 

FIXAXCIAI,     REPOKT. 

Money  collected  through  membership  fees,  $54.70 ;  receipts  from 
entertainments,  $88.60,  amounting  to  $191.30. 

Money  spent  for  material  for  pajamas,  towels,  and  comfort  bags, 
$38.65;  money  for  jelly  sent  to  convalescent  home,  $10;  relief  money  for 
the  Galveston  sufferers,  $40 ;  incidental  expenses  deducted,  leaves  a  total 
in  treasury  of  $35.10. 

The  society  sent  one  box  of  books  and  magazines  for  the  soldiers  at 
Manila. 

The  advisory  board  consisted  of  seven  members:  Mrs.  C.  C.  Derby,  Mrs. 
E.  W.  Carson,  Mr.  C.  T.  O'Brion,  Mr.  T.  Wasley,  Mr.  James  Tonkin,  Dr. 
T.  S.  Lowell,  and  Mr.  .]  ames  Garcia. 

Chairman  of  the  executive,  Mrs.  C.  C.  Derby;  chairman  of  financial 
and  purchasing  committee,  Mrs.  A.  C.  Innes ;  of  the  literary  committee, 
Mrs.  R.  J.  Pierce ;  the  social  committee,  Mrs.  E.  Jacka.  The  president 
leaving  town,  resigned,  and  the  vice-president  fills  the  office. 

MRS.  E.  TREGOXIXG, 
First    Vice-President. 

Miss  XELLIE  J.  TKEGOXIXG, 
Secretary. 


NEWCASTLE,  PLACER   COUNTY,  RED  CROSS    SOCIETY* 

President,  Mrs.  E.  I).  Katzenstein ;  vice-president,  Mrs.  John  Mitchell ; 
secretary,  Miss  Mabel  Eastwood ;  treasurer,  Mrs.  Henry  Mitchell. 

The  officers  and  following-named  ladies  constitute  the  executive  board: 
Mrs.  G.  M.  Richmond,  .Mrs.  D.  Barnicott,  Mrs.  P.  F.  Hoffman,  Mrs.  M.  II. 
Schnabel,  .Mrs.  M.  T.  Staples,  Mrs.  A.  B.  Eastwood,  Mrs.  E.  W.  Culver, 


270  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

Mrs.  W.  J.  Wilson,  Jr.     Later  Mrs.  Katzenstein,  president,  was  succeeded 
by  Mrs.  W.  J.  Wilson. 

The  Newcastle  Red  Cross  was  organized  June  14,  1898.  It  consists 
of  a  small  band  of  earnest,  patriotic  women,  and,  although  the  amount  of 
money  may  seem  small,  yet  the  region  is  limited  where  donations  might 
be  available.  The  emergency  call  came  at  last  as  a  surprise,  and,  illustrating 
the  trite  saying,  uHe  gives  twice  who  gives  quickly,"  our  little  band  set  to 
work  with  good  will.  Bands  and  comfort  bags  were  made  and  sent  to 
the  State  "Red  Cross ;  lunches,  fruit,  and  flowers  were  furnished  to  soldiers 
on  the  trains,  etc.  The  treasurer  reports  the  following:— 

Receipts. 

Money  collected,  fees,  $49.75;  fees,  $3.00;  proceeds  of  entertainment, 
$40;  county  appropriation,  $30;  supplies  sold,  $0.30;  total,  $123.05. 

Disbursements. 

Affiliation  fee,  state  association,  $10;  supplies  for  bags,  $8.21;  Red 
Cross  buttons,  $25;  expense  of  entertainment,  $6.25;  local  sanitary  com 
mission,  $50;  total,  $99.46;  balance,  $23.59. 

MRS.  W.  J.  WILSON,  JR., 

President. 
MRS.  ED.  KATZENSTEIX, 

Secretary. 


NIPOMO,    SAN  LUIS  OBISPO  COUNTY. 

The  society  was  organized  June  22,  1898,  and  the  following  officers 
appointed:  President,  Mrs.  V.  S.  Rurmells;  vice-president,  Mrs.  John  Cook; 
second  vice-president,  Mrs.  Tilford  Dagger ;  third  vice-president,  Mrs.  II. 
Branch ;  fourth  vice-president,  Mrs.  G.  C.  Grand ;  fifth  vice-president,  Mrs. 
0.  G.  McNeil ;  recording  secretary,  Mrs.  II.  C.  Fry ;  corresponding  secre 
tary,  Mrs.  E.  McLennan ;  treasurer,  Mrs.  E.  C.  Dana. 

In  accordance  with  the  constitution,  the  society,  at  the  end  of  six 
months,  December  22,  1898,  elected  new  officers,  as  follows:  President,  Mrs. 
J.  S.  Clarke ;  vice-president,  Mrs.  E.  C.  Dana ;  recording  secretary,  Mrs. 
John  Cook ;  corresponding  secretary,  Mrs.  J.  W.  Sutherland ;  treasurer, 
Mrs.  H.  C.  Fry. 

We  organized  at  first  with  twenty-seven  members,  but,  some  having 
moved  away,  and  others  having  dropped  out  for  various  reasons,  we  have 
at  present  only  sixteen  regular  members. 

FINANCIAL    EEPORT. 

Receipts. 

Ice-cream  social,  $22.75;  donation  from  X.  S.  G.  W.,  $10;  donation 
from  K.  of  P.  Lodge,  $5.00 ;  membership  fees,  $3.40 ;  entertainment  (Peak 


Oroville   Report.  271 

sisters),  $26.30;  badges  sold,  $0.50;  entertainment  (Thanksgiving),  $-1.70; 
1898,  December  28,  cash,  $2.25;  1899,  January  18,  badge,  $0.25;  April  7, 
from  secretary,  $0.87;  total,  $76.02. 

Disbursements. 

Affiliation  fee,  State  Red  Cross  Association,  $10;  money  sent  state 
association,  $15;  ice  ($2.75;  freight  on  ice,  $0.55),  $8.80;  J.  Cook  for 
merchandise,  $0.80;  money-order  fee,  $0.05;  merchandise,  $4.00;  hall  rent, 
E.  Knotts,  $2.00;  state  association  ($5.00;  fees,  $0.09),  $5.09;  Mrs.  Clark, 
$4.50;  Pacheco  &  Flores,  $5.00;  Fry  &  Co.  (55  cents),  J.  Cook  (85  cents), 
$1.40;  state  association  ($5.00:  money  order  fee,  $0.09),  $5.09;  Mrs. 
Delessigues,  $1.25;  Mrs.  Clark,  $0.45;  state  association  ($5.00;  fee  on 
money  order,  $0.09),  $5.09;  total,  $63.02;  balance,  $13. 

MRS.  H.  C.  FRY, 
Treasurer  and  Recording  Secretary. 

April  28,  1899. 


OROVILLE,  BUTTE    COUNTY. 

President,  Miss  Caroline  Sexton ;  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  S.  S. 
Boynton;  second  vice-president,  Mrs.  C.  C.  Belding;  secretary,  Mrs.  W.  E. 
Duncan,  Jr. ;  treasurer,  Mrs.  L.  C.  Jacobs. 

REPORT  FROM  JUNE,  1898,  TO  JANUARY  1,  1S99. 

1898,  receipts  from  various  sources,  $853.26. 

Disbursements. 

June  24,  affiliation  fee,  $10;  badges,  $25;  equipment  of  soldiers, 
$26.65;  material,  etc.,  for  82  comfort  bags,  $16.31;  July  1.9,  hospital  pur 
poses,  $50:  July  20,  badges,  $5.00;  July  26,  hospital  purposes,  $100; 
September  1,  "Koberts'  Kules,"  $0.75;  postage  and  revenue  stamps,  $0.69; 
convalescent  hospital,  $50;  covers  for  hospital  beds,  $5.00;  October  1,, 
monthly  donation,  state  association,  $10;  November  1,  monthly  donation, 
state  association,  $10;  December  1,  monthly  donation,  state  association, 
$10;  January  1,  1899,  monthly  donation,  state  association,  $10;  total, 
$329.60;  balance,  $23.66. 

We  have  sent  82  comfort  bags,  3  boxes  of  literature,  and  2  boxes  of 
oranges  for  the  use  of  the  soldiers.  The  equipment  of  soldiers  mentioned 
in  report  consisted  of  underclothing  furnished  Oroville  boys  at  time  of 
enlistment. 

We  have  pledged  the  state  association  $10  per  month,  beginning  with 
October  1,  1898.  MRS.  W.  E.  DUXCAX,  JR., 

Secretary. 


272  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

PALO    ALTO,  SANTA    CLARA  COUNTY,  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

President,  Mrs.  X.  K.  Malcolm;  vice-president,  Mrs.  S.  A.  Dyer; 

secretary,  Mrs.  M.  13.  Suiter;  treasurer,  Mrs.  M.  C.  Campbell. 

Executive  Committee. — Mesdames  Parkinson,  Wright,  Binghand, 
Bell. 

PALO    ALTO     REPORT. 

The  society  was  organized  by  .Mrs.  Xorman  E.  Malcolm,  May  16, 
1898,  at  the  Presbyterian  Church,  with  the  above-named  officers.  We 
began  work  immediately,  making  bandages,  comfort  bags,  etc.,  and  collect 
ing  reading  matter.  We  held  regular  business  meetings  every  Thursday, 
and  special  meetings  when  the  work  required.  At  our  second  meeting  Mrs. 
J.  Gilbert  was  elected  treasurer  in  the  place  of  Mrs.  Campbell,  the  latter 
being  unable  to  serve.  Later  we  received  a  copy  of  the  constitution,  and 
reorganized  June  16  according  to  the  rules  of  the  constitution,  adopting  for 
our  constitution  that  of  the  San  Francisco  society,  with  one  or  two  changes 
of  minor  importance.  The  former  officers  were  retained.  Mrs.  Parkinson 
was  elected  second  vice-president,  and  the  executive  board  was  completed 
witli  the  following:  Mesdames  Doyan,  Charles,  J  agger,  Zschokke,  Dodge, 
( 'ulver,  and  Major  Xorris. 

We  joined  the  state  association,  and  work  was  most  earnestly  carried 
on  until  November,  in  the  form  of  sending  money,  lunches,  literature,  and 
articles  of  comfort  where  most,  needed. 

On  the  first  Tuesday  in  October  we  met  for  election  of  officers.  Reports 
from  the  president  and  secretary  were  approved.  It  W7as  found  that  the  soci 
ety,  with  the  most  generous  help  of  the  people  of  Palo  Alto,  had  obtained 
the  following  results:  Donations  of  literature,  first  donation,  1,200  books, 
magazines,  and  papers;  second  donation,  11  boxes  and  1  barrel  books,  etc. 
Articles  for  soldiers:  325  bandages,  338  comfort  bags,  150  denim  pillow 
slips,  18  caps,  7  towels,  7  wash  towels,  7  pieces  soap.  Articles  for  Hospi 
tality  Committee  and  Convalescent  Home,  first  donation,  1,200  sand 
wiches,  1,000  eggs,  bread,  butter,  meat,  and  cherries, — in  all  16  boxes; 
second  donation,  40  jars  fruit,  1  keg  cold-slaw;  third  donation,  221-2 
dozen  eggs,  5  boxes  fruit,  4  pieces  of  meat,  6  quarts  fruit,  bread,  3  boxes 
flowers. 

Receipts. 

Seven  entertainments,  and  other  sources,  $230.80. 

Disbursements. 

Affiliation  fee,  state  association,  $10 ;  Emergency  Fund,  $25 ;  con 
valescent  home,  $50;  ice-cream  for  lunch,  $4.00;  badges,  $16.25;  miscel 
laneous  expenses,  $100.80;  total,  $196.05;  balance,  $34.75. 

Membership,  sixty-five. 

After  reports  had  been  read  and  approved,  the  following  officers  were 


Pasadena    Report.  273 

elected:  President,  .Mrs.  X.  K.  Malcolm;  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  Dr. 
Charles;  second  vice-president,  Mrs.  Win.  Dean;  treasurer,  Mrs.  J.  Gilbert; 
secretary,  Mrs.  Culver.  The  remainder  of  the  old  hoard  were  retained,  and 
Mrs.  Sloane  was  elected  to  fill  one  vacancy. 

Regular  meetings  have  not  l>een  held  since  this  date.  In  October  we 
contributed  toward  one  Iniich  and  sent  one  box  of  literature.  In  November 
we  sent  five  large  Christmas  boxes  to  the  Stanford  boys  at  Manila.  No 
further  work  was  done  up  to  January  1,  1801),  but  the  Palo  Alto  Red  Cross 
Society  will  always  stand  ready  to  act  in  any  emergency. 

MRS.  CULVER, 

Secretary. 

PASADENA. 

President,  Mrs.  A.  G.  Croner;  vice-president,  Mrs.  M.  A.  Dreer ; 
second  vice-president,  Mrs.  James  B.  Smith ;  treasurer,  Mrs.  M.  J.  Mc- 
pament;  secretary,  Mrs.  R.  J.  Rasey. 

The  first  movement  toward  the  organization  of  a  lied  Cross  Society 
in  Pasadena  was  made  by  the  Woman's  Kelief  Corps.  The  first  meeting 
held  for  that  purpose  was  on  June  7,  181)8,  when  the  society  was  organized. 
There  were  about  one  hundred  and  fifty  present.  Officers  were  elected, 
a  work  committee  appointed,  and  work  was  soon  well  in  hand.  Three 
half  days  in  each  week  were  set  aside  for  work  meetings  and  one  afternoon 
for  business  meetings.  At  first  there  was  quite  a  large  attendance,  but  as 
warm  weather  approached  the  number  diminished,  until,  when  the  extreme 
heat  came  on,  there  remained  but  a  "faithful  few,"  who,  with  the  ther 
mometer  standing  at  one  hundred  degrees  and  over  in  the  room  where  they 
were  working,  toiled  on  with  a  heroism  worthy  a  soldier. 

On  June  24  the  society  disbanded  and  reorganized  under  the  same 
constitution  as  that  formulated  by  the  San  Francisco  society,  and  on  Juno 
27  was  admitted  to  the  California  State  Red  Cross  Association  as  an  auxil 
iary  society.  Two  delegates  were  sent  to  the  meeting  called  by  the  state 
association,  in  San  Francisco,  on  August  11.  One  of  these  delegates  was 
the  president  of  the  Pasadena  Red  Cross  Society.  While  in  San  Fran 
cisco,  both  visited  Camp  Merritt  and  some  of  the  hospitals,  and  distributed 
necessary  snpplies  to  men  of  the  7th  California  Regiment.  The  president 
of  this  society  placed  a  sick  member  of  Company  1  in  a  most  desirable  home, 
where  he  rapidly  improved.  Both  delegates  were  most  courteously  and 
cordially  received  by  the  ladies  of  the  state  association. 

Considerable  lias  been  accomplished,  considering  the  very  small  num 
ber  of  working  members.  We  have  sent  to  the  state  association  514 
abdominal  bands,  157  field  pillow-cases,  52  sheets,  140  pillow-slips,  2  suits 
pajamas,  and  $42.20  in  money,  and  to  Company  T,  7th  California  Regiment, 
a  large  mess  tent,  100  Manila  caps,  20  housewives,  38  letter  folders, 
126  handkerchiefs,  4  sets  pajamas,  and  $10  in  money.  To  a  member  of 
18 


274  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

our  society  while  in  San  Francisco  we  sent  24  glasses  of  jelly  for  distribu 
tion  in  hospitals. 

There  have  been  16  business  meetings  held  and  G  meetings  of  the 
executive  board,  besides  several  informal  meetings  of  the  same.  There- 
are  248  members  up  to  date.  The  average  attendance  at  meetings  has 
been  25;  largest  number,  44;  smallest  number,  10.  The  president  and 
secretary  have  both  attended  all  business  meetings,  save  3  when  they  were 
absent  from  the  city ;  both,  were  never  absent  at  the  same  time.  About  fifty 
letters  have  been  received  and  answered.  One  reception  has  been  given 
by  the  society,  and  three  entertainments  for  the  benefit  of  the  same,  a 
concert  by  the  Universalist  Church,  which  netted  $8.75;  a  special  sale  of 
soda  water  by  Mr.  L.  J.  Huff  netted  $18.30,  and  an  entertainment  by  the 
Sierra  Madre  Thursday  Evening  Club,  $10.  We  regret  to  say  that  the 
public  interest  and  enthusiasm  in  the  Red  Cross  Society  have  not  been  what 
they  should  have  been  in  a  city  of  the  size  of  Pasadena.  The  public  has 
never  been  importuned  to  give,  the  choice  having  been  left  to  the  generosity 
and  patriotism  of  the  people,  and  the  most  ready  response  has  come  from 
those  of  moderate  means. 

As  we  close  our  report,  active  preparations  are  going  on  under  the 
auspices  of  the  Red  Cross  Society  for  a  public  reception  and  dinner  to 
Company  I,  7th  California  Regiment,  on  its  return  to  Pasadena,  which  is 
expected  at  an  early  date. 

We  send  most  cordial  greetings  to  our  "mother  society,7'  the  California 
State  Red  Cross  Association. 


Financial  Report  in  Full  of  the  Red  Cross  Society  of  Pasadena,  California, 
from  June  7  to  October  4,  1898. 

Receipts. 

Membership  fees,  $248 ;  donations,  $202 ;  entertainments  and  recep 
tions,  $64.94;  total,  $514.92. 

Disbursements. 

Merchandise,  $154.57;  Company  I,  $42.20;  state  association,  $120; 
sundries,  $12.95;  printing  and  advertising,  $7.80;  badges,  $50.50;  dele 
gates'  expenses,  $41.47;  express  and  freightage,  $5.24;  total,  $434.73; 
balance,  $80.19.  MRS.  MAUDE  MCCAMKXT, 

Treasurer. 

PASO  ROBLES* 

The  society  was  organized  June  27,  1898,  with  twenty  members.  The 
number  has  since  increased  to  forty. 


Pescadero    Report.  275 

Owing  to  the  hard  times,  brought  on  by  the  scarcity  of  crops  in  this 
section,  the  society  has  not  been  able  to  contribute  as  liberally  to  the  state 
association  as  it  desired.  In  July  the  society  sent  to  the  State  Red  Cross 
a  donation  of  twenty-five  sheets  and  fifty  pillow-cases.  At  the  last  regular 
meeting  a  sum  of  money  was  sent  to  a  sick  soldier,  formerly  of  this  place, 
now  in  Camp  Alger,  Virginia.  The  money  was  sent  through  the  agency  of 
the  San  Francisco  Red  Cross.  The  society  hopes  to  send  more  liberal 
donations  to  the  Red  Cross  in  future  for  its  Avork,  if  needed. 

XOTE. — It  is  to  be  regretted  that  no  officers'  names  have  been  sent  to 
the  Committee  on  Reports,  even  though  requests  have  been  made  for  the 
names. — Chairman  Editor. 


PESCADERO* 

President,  Mrs.  C.  F.  Wilson;  vice-president,  Mrs.  C.  R.  Aegeltinger; 
secretary,  Mrs.  Pollard;  treasurer,  Mrs.  Carl  Colmrn. 

REPORT. 

The  society  was  organized  in  June,  1898,  and  officers  elected.  Imme 
diately  after  the  preliminary  organization  three  women  were  appointed  a 
committee  to  collect  money.  The  result  of  the  active  movement  put  into 
the  treasury  one  hundred  dollars  ($100).  This  was  promptly  forwarded 
to  the  State  Red  Cross  in  San  Francisco. 

In  due  time  the  small  but  energetic  society  desired  to  thoroughly 
affiliate  with  the  State  Red  Cross.  Ten  dollars  ($10)  were  forwarded  to 
the  state  society,  and  membership  charter  was  secured.  Emergency  need 
was  lessened  soon  after  this  movement,  and  the  enthusiasm  of  the  town 
people  naturally  abated:  the  enrolment  of  members  ceased.  Since  that 
time  of  early  emergency  work  in  the  Red  Cross  the  society  has  rested  from 
its  labors ;  but,  should  future  emergency  work  be  needed,  there  would  doubt 
less  be  a  hearty  response. 

Receipts. 

By  subscription,  $100;  later  donations,  $16.25;  total,  $116.25. 

Disbursements. 

To  the  state  association,  $100;  affiliation  fee,  state  association,  $10; 
badges,  $6.25;  total,  $116.25.  MRS.  CARL  COBURX, 

Treasurer. 
MRS.  BOLLARD, 

Secretary  (  resigned  ) . 
Report  approved  by  "Mrs.  C.  F.  Wilson,  President. 


276  Pacific  Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

PETALUMA. 

President,  ]\Iiss  Xellie  Denman;  vice-president,  Mrs.  Xewburgh ; 
treasurer,  Mr.  F.  II.  Atwater;  secretary,  Mrs.  Blanche  B.  English. 

The  society  was  organized  May  18,  1808.  Regular  meetings  were 
held  on  Saturday  evenings,  and  meetings  for  work  were  held  one  or  two 
afternoons  each  week  for  two  months.  Seventy-five  dollars  were  sent  to 
the  State  Red  Cross  Association.  An  entire  outfit  of  all  necessary  articles 
were  made  and  given  to  Company  C  (from  Petaluma),  8th  Regiment  Cali 
fornia  Volunteers:  334  woolen  abdominal  bandages,  108  esmarch  bandages, 
108  eider-down  nightcaps,  111  pillow-cases,  100  model  comfort  bags  filled 
with  all  necessary  articles,  100  towels,  10  pillows,  20  tea  towels.  These 
articles  were  procured  at  a  cost  of  about  eighty  dollars. 

The  auxiliary  influenced  the  city  trustees  to  donate  between  two  and 
three  hundred  dollars  for  blankets,  articles  of  clothing,  and  food  for  Com 
pany  C.  The  exact  amount  was  not  reported,  for  we  were  not  holding 
regular  meetings  after  that.  The  company  camped  here  a  week,  during 
which  time  food  and  literature  were  supplied  them  iu  quantities.  On  their 
departure  a.  reception  was  given  in  their  honor,  including  a  banquet.  Every 
soldier  was  given  all  the  food  and  delicacies  his  knapsack  would  hold. 
Several  boxes  were  shipped  Avith  their  baggage,  ami,  while  they  were  at 
Camp  Barrett,  barrels  of  vegetables  and  fruit  were  sent  on  two  occasions. 

Three  boxes  of  books  and  magazines  were  sent  to  the  state  association, 
also  packages  of  old  linen  and  filled  comfort  bags.  Two  bolts  of  denim, 
furnished  by  the  state  association,  were  made  up  into  pillow-slips  (110). 

At  this  time  they  wrote  us  they  needed  no  more  work  done.  The 
Petaluma  Red  Cross  auxiliary  retains  its  organization,  and  is  ready  to  work 
whenever  needed.  BLANCHE  B.  ENGLISH, 

Secretary. 

PLEASANTON. 

Organized  June  20,  1898. 

President,  Mrs.  G.  "W.  Dctjens ;  vice-president.  Miss  L.  Harris ;  second 
vice-president,  Mrs.  Robert  Ellis;  secretary,  Miss  Fannie  Hay;  treasurer, 
Mrs.  A.  F.  Schweer. 

Members,  31. 

FINANCIAL     KKL'OKT. 

Receipts. 

1898,  June  20,  initiation  fees,  $31  ;  gift,  Bohemian  Club,  $10;  gradu 
ating  class  entertainment,  $10;  July  7,  gift,  Bohemian  Club,  $50.60; 
contribution  boxes,  $5.43;  July  11,  baseball  game  (Ruby  Hill  vs.  Mont 
Rouge),  $52.02;  August  2,  baseball  game  (Pleasanton  vs.  Oakland),  $39; 
Mr.  "A.  W.  Fiedler,  $2.50;  total,  $206.55. 


I*oint    Arena    mid    llcdlnml*    Report*.  277 

Disbursements. 

.June  2O,  by  order,  affiliation  fee.  State  Red  Cross,  $.10;  by  order  Mrs. 
Detjens  for  Ked  Cross  ])ins,  $(>.25  ;  by  order  Hareddt  for  merchandise,  $10; 
July  S,  by  order  State  Ked  Cross,  $(H) ;  by  order  G.  W.  Detjens,  merchandise, 
$11.(J7;  by  order  Thomas  Silver  for  telephone,  $0.35;  'Inly  13,  by  order, 
livery  hire  for  baseball  team,  etc.,  $10;  to  secretary  for  merchandise  and 
framing  charter,  $S.24;  July  20.  by  order  to  secretary  for  State  Ked  Cross, 
$25;  August  '2.  by  order  for  Ked  Cross  pins,  $2.00;  by  order  to  secretary 
for  writing  materials,  etc.,  $0.75;  by  order  baseball  team  expense,  $0.25; 
August  10,  by  order  to  secretary  for  convalescent  home,  $25;  by  order  to 
delegate  State  Ked  Cross  meeting,  $4.00;  October  3,  by  order  G.  W.  Detjens 
for  merchandise,  $7.4!) ;  October  28,  by  order  to  secretary  for  convalescent 
home,  $6.00;  1800,  January  21,  by  order  to  secretary  for  convalescent  home, 
$3.00;  total,  $100;  balance,  $7.55. 

The  merchandise  marked  July  S  and  13  and  October  3  was  cloth  nsed 
for  nightshirts,  bandages,  and  comfort  bags.  We  made  and  sent  off  124 
comfort  bags,  136  bandages,  and  IS  nightshirts. 

FAX x IE  T.  HAY, 
Recording  Secretary. 


POINT  ARENA. 

President,  Mrs.  W.  C.  Davidson ;  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  A.  Chalfant ; 
second  vice-president,  Mrs.  Emma  Gilmore ;  secretary,  Miss  Lydia  Symonds ; 
treasurer,  Miss  Ada  Cain. 

REPORT  FROM  JULY  10,  1808,  TO  JAXTAKY  0,  1800. 

Kcceipts. 

General  subscriptions,  $51;  donation  from  school,  $10;  proceeds  of 
entertainment.  $72.40;  total,  $133.40. 

Disbursements. 

To  state  association,  $25;  for  soldiers'  relief,  $72  and  $10.25;  total, 
$107.2:.;  Jan.  1,  1SOO,  balance,  $20.15.  LYDIA  SYMOXDS, 

Secretary. 


REDLANDS. 

Organized  June  7,  1808. 

President,  Mrs.  J.  M.  Rlythe;  vice-president.  Mrs.  George  Jordan; 
second  vice-president.  Miss  L.  A.  Putnam;  treasurer,  Mrs.  K.  J.  Philippi ; 
secretary,  Mrs.  L.  G.  TTni^ht. 


278  Pacific   Coast  Red  Cross  Society. 

KEPOHT    OF    SOCIETY    TO    JANTAKY     1,     1SDO. 

We  have  forwarded  to  the  state  association  -176  abdominal  bandages, 
164  pillow-cases,  10G  sheets,  12S  caps,  S  boxes  of  supplies,  5  sacks  dried 
fruit,  1  box  lemons.  Sent  to  Company  G,  7th  Regiment:  1  l)ox  literature, 
50  housewives,  G  dozen  towels,  25  bars  soap,  and  a  mess  tent  (by  Mr.  E.  A. 
Moore)  ;  5  sacks  of  coal  were  donated  by  the  Y.  M.  0.  A.,  and  they  also 
gave  use  of  baths  free  to  the  members  of  Company  G,  7th  Regiment,  during 
their  furlough. 

TREASURER'S  REPORT. 

Amount  collected  from  various  sources,  $655.26;  amount  expended, 
$537.01  ;  balance,  $118.25.  Of  this* balance,  $118.25,  $60  is  pledged  to  the 
Hospital  Fund,  leaving  $58.25  cash.  MRS.  GEORGE  JORDAN, 

Membership,  170.  'Secretary. 

Officers  elected  in  October:  President,  Mrs.  J.  M.  Blythe;  vice- 
president,  .Miss  L.  A.  Putnam;  second  vice-president,  Mrs.  L.  G.  Haight; 
third  vice-president,  Mrs.  S.  C.  Rucker ;  secretary,  Mrs.  George  Jordan; 
treasurer,  Mrs.  W.  Wood. 

REDWOOD  CITY,  SAN  MATEO  COUNTY. 

President,  Mrs.  J.  II.  Mansfield;  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  Murch: 
second  vice-president,  Mrs.  Rockwell;  third  vice-president,  Mrs.  Hanson; 
secretary,  Mrs.  J.  N".  Winter;  treasurer,  Mrs.  M.  K.  Grey. 

REPORT    OF    SOCIETY. 

Articles  shipped  to  the  supply  depot,  16  Post  Street,  San  Francisco, 
108  pillow-cases,  28  sheets,  7  arm  slings,  15  towels,  52  emergency  bandages, 
16  rolled  bandages,  387  abdominal  bandages,  324  caps,  303  comfort  bags, 
also  literature,  package  of  flaxseed,  and  a  quantity  of  gun  linen. 

Receipts. 

From  entertainments  and  donations,  $346.80. 

Disbursements. 

Affiliation  fee,  state  association,  $10;  donation  to  state  association,  $10; 
donation  to  Kmergency  Fund,  $10;  donation  to  Hospital  Fund,  $25;  for 
badges,  $31.25;  for  supplies,  $153.37;  lunch  for  Utah  troops,  $14.15; 
Presidio  Convalescent  Home,  $30;  Christmas  boxes  to  Manila,  $8.00;  total, 
$291.71);  balance,  $66.38. 

Membership,  118.  MKS.  G.  B.  ROCKWELL, 

Second    Vice-President. 
MKS.  J.  !X.  WI.XTEK, 
Secretary. 


Riverxide  Report.  ^79 

RIVERSIDE. 

President,  .Mrs.  M.  E.  Hewitt;  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  F.  G.  X.  Van 
iSlyck ;  second  vice-president,  .Mrs.  II.  B.  Gage ;  third  vice-president,  Mrs. 
Ella  Filkins;  secretary,  Mrs.  Sadie  Keith;  treasurer,  Mrs.  J.  II.  Roe,  suc 
ceeded  by  Miss  Lettie  Brown. 

REPORT. 

The  Riverside  auxiliary  of  the  State  Red  Cross  Society  was  organized 
June  14,  1SJ)S,  and  now  has  a  membership  of  nearly  200.  Owing  to  the 
hegira  to  mountain  and  coast  resorts,  the  list  of  earnest  workers  was  reduced 
to  al>out  30. 

The  gratifying,  "Well  done !"  has  accompanied  in  every  case  the  receipt 
from  headquarters  of  our  offerings,  a  list  of  which  follows  in  the  body  of 
the  report:  55  sheets,  215  pillow-cases,  56  surgical  hospital  shirts,  45  hospital 
nightshirts,  35  comfort  bags,  51)  field  pillow-cases,  37  field  pillows,  33  arm 
slings,  100  esmarch  bandages,  18  eiderdown  caps,  12  Manila  caps,  748 
handkerchiefs,  and  a  car  of  oranges.  Sent  to  headquarters  12  boxes  of 
lemons  and  2  large  boxes  of  books  for  Company  M,  7th  Regiment.  For 
badges,  $15. 

To  our  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  F.  G.  X.  Van  Slyck,  who  represented 
our  society  at  San  Francisco  in  the  Red  Cross  work  and  in  camp,  $40.  The 
Banning  Red  Cross  Society  also  sent  to  Mrs.  Van  Slyck  $50  for  hospital 
work  in  the  7th  Regiment. 

GRATITUDE    OF    THE    SEVENTH    REGIMENT. 

Corporal  W.  L.  Hagenbaugh,  of  Company  E,  7th  Regiment.,  writes 
.from  Santa  Paula,  expressing  gratitude  to  our  society  for  the  benefit  he 
received  from  the  use  of  money  sent  to  our  vice-president.  When  he  was 
sick,  she  had  him  taken  to  the  Mentone  Hotel  for  ten  days,  which  materially 
aided  his  return  to  health.  Another  instance  was  that  of  Private  Herrick, 
of  Los  Angeles,  whom  she  also  sent  to  the  hotel  for  five  days.  These  were 
only  two  of  many  good  results  from  the  small  donation  so  judiciously 
expended  by  our  representative.  The  following  was  received  from  Major 
T.  J.  Choate:  "In  the  name  of  the  7th  California  Infantry,  U.  S.  V.,  I 
write  to  extend  our  most  sincere  thanks  for  your  untiring  work  in  our 
l>ehalf,  and  for  the  liberal  donation  of  money  and  other  supplies  which  you 
sent  us,  and  also  for  the  good  messenger  of  mercy  who  represents  you  here, 
Mrs.  Van  Slyck.  J^one  could  have  more  faithfully  or  competently  filled 
her  place,  and  the  love  we  bear  her  is  extended  to  all  who  helped  in  the 
cause." 

Before  the  organization  of  this  society  the  ladies  whose  names  were 
first  on  the  membership  roll  made  267  insect  caps  and  608  abdominal  band 
ages,  and  sent  them,  and  also  one  car-load  of  oranges,  to  the  7th  Regiment, 
at  San  Francisco.  It  lias  been  our  privilege  to  have  in  our  care  for  a  few 
days  one  sick  soldier,  a  hero  of  the  battle  of  San  Juan  Hill,  Henry  V.  Gar- 


Pacific  Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

land,  Company  A,   l-'Jth  Regiment,  regular  army.      Our  society  made  three 
outing  flannel  nightshirts  for  him  and  paid  $S.OO  to  his  nurse. 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  our  executive  board  it  was  decided  that  our 
society  contribute  the  monthly  sum  of  $10  to  the  Hospital  Fund  of  the  state 
society,  and  we  have  received  grateful  acknowledgments  of  the  remittances. 

Doubtless  our  Red  Cross  Society's  funds  would  have  been  much  greater 
had  it  not  been  for  the  fact  that  immediately  preceding  our  organization 
there  was  subscribed  by  the  citizens  of  Riverside,  and  sent  to  the  7th  Regi 
ment,  for  its  use  as  an  emergency  fund,  the  generous  sum  of  $750. 

Respectfully  submitted,         ELLA  M.  FJL.KIXS, 

Vice-President. 

FINANCIAL     KKI'OKT. 

Receipts. 

June  14,  1898,  membership  fees,  $22;  June  16,  membership  fees,  $12; 
sale  of  bandages,  $1.00;  difference  on  tapes,  $0.20;  contribution,  Miss  Noble, 
$1.00;  July  1,  memberships,  $10:  July  11,  contribution,  Knights  of 
Pythias,  $5.00;  July  15,  memberships,  $:>!  :  July  10,  memberships,  $11; 
July  27,  memberships,  $61;  August  o,  entertainment,  $)>5  ;  August  27, 
memberships,  $26;  September  26,  memberships,  $5.00;  October  5,  Memorial 
Day  Fund,  $15.1)5;  .Mrs.  Darling,  $0.15;  October  17,  balance  on  banque<? 
$10.10;  contribution  for  banquet,  $-1-5.75;  October  26,  .Mrs.  Van  Slyck, 
returned,  $0.50;  juniors'  entertainment,  $:5'>.SO;  subscriptions,  $5.00; 
Xovember  1,  subscriptions,  $0.25;  Banning  auxiliary,  $10;  Xovember  4, 
contribution,  Mr.  Henderson,  $5.00;  contribution,  $0.80;  Xovember  10, 
drill,  Company  M,  $0:> ;  December  15.  Kmenjencv  Fund,  $6.44:  tota], 
$452.04. 

I  )isbnrsements. 

June  16,  ISOcS,  affiliation  fee,  state'  association,  $10;  June  :>(),  G.  Rouse 
&  Co.,  material  for  Manila  caps,  $11.05;  Frankenheim  &  Lightner,  for 
Manila  caps,  $18. X-2 :  AY.  Sandercook,  for  Manila  ca]>s,  $1.20;  July  1, 
George  Reynolds,  $0.7-> ;  July  5,  Rouse  &  Co.,  freight  on  books.  Company  M ., 
$5.:}0;  Mrs.  Griffith's  expenses  from  Los  Angeles  $:)>.75  ;  July  111,  Knights 
of  "Pythias,  $5.00;  July  27,  G.  Rouse  cV  Co.,  material,  hospital  supplies, 
$.-56.7->;  Drange  Growers'  Bank,  revenue  stamps,  $1.00;  Mrs.  Van  Slyck, 
for  hospital  use,  $10;  G.  C.  Poore,  rubber  stamp,  telephone  message, 
$2.00:  Press  Printing  Company,  stationery,  $7. '50 ;  \V.  Sandercook,  tape, 
$0.50;  M.  A.  Snell,  janitor  work,  $1.00;  M.  Persens,  janitor  work,  $2.25; 
August  i:J,  Mrs.  Van  Slyck,  fruit  for  Company  M,  $:J0.10;  September  :J, 
A.  C.  Frederick,  silk  floss  for  pillows,  $2.50;  Shert  Bros.,  transferring 
sewing-machine,  $2.00;  Mr.  Persens,  janitor  work,  $0.50;  Findley  <S: 
Knight,  tin  pail  and  dipper,  $0.40;  C.  II.  Vesbey,  boxes  for  Inioks  and 
shipping  to  Company  M,  $-°>.75;  Frankenheim  cV  Lightner,  material  for 
hospital  supplies,  $8.80  ;  G.  X.  Reynolds,  muslin  hospital  nightshirts,  $6.5S  ; 


Rocklin   Report.  281 

G.  Mouse  A:  Co.,  materials  fur  hospital  supplies,  $48.07  ;  I*.  A.  Gunselus, 
nursing  N.  Garland,  soldier  from  Santiago,  $8.00;  October  5,  Mrs.  M.  K. 
Hewitt,  telephone  message  and  express,  $^.50;  pledge  to  state  association, 
.$10.10;  Mrs.  M.  K.  Hewitt,  Red  Cross  badges,  $H>;  ()ctol>er  :><>,  Mrs.  Keith, 
stamps,  $1.00;  October  81,  II.  L.  Miller,  chairs  and  dishes  for  banquet  to 
Company  M,  $8.05;  A.  1>.  McCormick,  supplies  for  banquet,  $^.40;  Shert 
Bros.,  transferring  chairs,  $1.75;  \V.  \V.  Mohler,  M.  I).,  nurse  for  Hrinne- 
comb,  (1<nn])any  M,  $8.00;  II.  G.  Meachum,  ex])enses  for  reception  to  Com 
pany  M,  $i).00;  (i.  Mouse  cV  ( 'o.,  merchandise,  $2.87 ;  G.  X.  Reynolds, 
merchandise,  $2.00;  November  '2,  pledge  to  state  association,  $10;  Xovoni- 
ber  7,  Banning  Fund,  forwarded  to  San  Francisco,  $10;  Xovemher  19. 
J.  I).  L.  Peach,  advertising  at  Corena,  $0.75;  November  25,  railroad  fan- 
for  Xurse  Sanborn,  $1.75;  ,1.  A.  Simins,  advertising,  $8.50;  board,  etc., 
for  Private  Cameron  during  sickness,  $7.15;  Press  Printing  Company, 
Company  M.  drill,  $5.00;  December  1),  pledge  to  state  association,  $10; 
December  17,  Riverside  Enterprise,  advertising  Company  M  drill,  $4.00; 
G.  D.  Cochran,  nurse  and  board  for  Private  B.,  $18.50;  December  22,  m2 
boxes  supplies  convalescent  home  (22  jars  fruit,  etc.,  14  jelly),  $15  ;  Januarv 
<>,  pledge  to  state  association,  $10.10;  total,  $808. 1)5;  balance,  $88.95. 

Miss  LKTTIE  BROWN, 

Treasurer. 

MKS.  J.   IT.   Ron   ('Predecessor'). 
MTV'S.   J.   J.   MKKTJITT, 

President. 


ROCKLIN,  PLACER  COUNTY, 

President,  Mrs.   B.   Woodbridge;   vice-president,  Mrs.   W.   A.   Landis ; 
secretary,  Mrs.   F.  P.  Martin;  treasurer,  Louise  Phillips. 
Society  organized  June,  1898. 

REPORT. 

Receipts. 

Membership  fees,  $8S  ;  private  donations,  $0.00;  Grand  Army,  $5.00; 
miscellaneous,  $47.10;  total,  $97. 

Disbursements. 

Material,  $^4.95;  initiation  fee,  state  association,  $10;  badges,  $1^.50; 
donation  to  state  association,  $10;  miscellaneous,  $10.55;  total,  $7S  ;  balance, 
$19.  MKS.  C.  T>.  \YoopiiijinoE, 

President. 

In  January  the  secretary,  Louise  Phillips,  reported  that  the  society  had 
been  inactive  for  some  time;  that  there1  was  a  balance1  in  the  treasury  of 
$44;  that  the  society  reserved  that  amount  as  an  emergency  fund,  having 
already  expended  a  portion  of  the  balance  in  behalf  of  a  nurse. 


282  Pacific   Coast  Eed   Cross   >V />///. 

ROHNERVILLE,  HUMBOLDT  COUNTY. 

President,  Airs.  II.  McXeil ;  secretary  and  treasurer,  Mrs.  L. 
Feigenbaum. 

The  society  was  organized  May  15,  1898.  Mrs.  II  11.  McNeil  was 
elected  president  and  Mrs.  L.  Feigenbaum,  secretary  and  treasurer. 

An  entertainment  was  given,  which  netted  the  society  $141.42.  Tlu 
amount  was  forwarded  to  the  State  Red  Cro.ss  Association  at  San  Fran 
cisco;  and  since  that  time  no  Ked  Cross  work  has  been  done  by  the  society. 

Mus.  L.  FEIGENBAUM, 
Secretary  and  Treasurer. 
MRS.  B.  H.  MC-XEIL, 
President. 


SACRAMENTO* 

President,  Mrs.  Albert  Klkus ;  vice-presidents,  Mrs.  G.  H.  Smith,  Mrs. 
T.  W.  Sbeehan,  Mrs.  L).  A.  Lindley;  secretary,  Miss  Emily  Thompson; 
treasurer,  Frank  Miller. 

KEPOKT    OF    SOCIETY    TO    JANUARY    1,    1899. 

On  May  17,  1898,  a  large  and  enthusiastic  crowd  assembled  at  Pvthian 
Castle,  in  response  to  a  call  to  form  a  Red  Cross  Society  in  Sacramento. 
The  movement  met  with  such  success  that  the  "Red  Cross  Society  formed  that 
day  now  has  an  enrolment  of  1,850  names. 

Desiring  to  become  auxiliary  to  the  American  .National  .Red  Cross,  a 
meeting  was  called  for  this  purpose  May  25,  1898.  It  was  then  resolved 
to  affiliate  Avith  the  State  Red  Cross  Association,  which  is  Auxiliary  to  the 
National  Red  Cross. 

Our  work  of  reception  and  entertainment  of  passing  troops  at  the 
depot  was  inaugurated  May  22,  and  since  that  date  5,821  lunches  have  been 
served  to  soldiers  in  transit.  This  work  has  been  greatly  facilitated  by 
liberal  donations.  May  30,  1898,  saw  the  Red  Cross  headquarters  estab 
lished,  and  from  these  rooms  have  been  forwarded  to  the  state  society  and 
Sacramento  companies  the  following  comforts  fashioned  by  willing  hands: 
1,298  comfort  bags,  489  caps,  506  towels,  150  chest  protectors,  1,082  pillow 
slips,  1,640  bandages,  oil  emergency  bandages. 

There  have  also  been  sent  to  headquarters  for  distribution  generous 
supplies  of  reading  matter,  sheets,  handkerchiefs,  soap,  stationery,  and  other 
comforts.  Thanksgiving  and  Christmas  dinners  have  been  sent  to  our  com 
panies,  and  the  letters  of  grateful  thanks  received  have  been  ample  reward 
for  our  labors. 

Our  local  relief  work  has  been  enlarged,  and  we  have  endeavored  TO 
reach  all  of  our  men  who  need  help  and  comfort  through  sickness  or  want. 
The  convalescent  home  established  at  the  Presidio  has  claimed  a  goodly 


Suct'ctntento    llcpovt. 

share  of  our  interest,  and   \vc  have;  cheerfully   ami  gladly  given  toward    its 
support. 

L-'IXA.XCIAL    RKl'ORT. 

Total  receipts  since  organization,  $0,4r>0.:38. 

Disbursements. 

State  association,  $1,782.25;  reception  of  troops  at  depot,  $413.78; 
sewing  and  supply  depot,  $779. OS  ;  comfort  funds,  $600;  stationery,  photo 
graphs,  telegrams,  etc.,  $51.55;  local  relief  fund,  $246.80;  total,  $3,874.42; 
total  balance,  Jan.  1,  is<)9,  $2,5S4.iH;,  which  balance  is  in  two  funds,  as 
follows:  Balance  Red  Cross  Fund,  $45.70;  balance  Comfort  Fund, 
$2,539.26;  total,  $2,584.96.  FRAXK  MILLER, 

Treasurer. 

BRIEF     HISTORY. 

The  history  of  the  Red  Cross  work  in  Sacramento  since  its  beginning, 
on  May  17,  1808,  is  an  unbroken  record  of  the  patriotism  and  liberality  of 
the  people,  encouraged  and  directed  in  useful  channels  by  the  persistent 
and  tireless  energies  of  the  local  society. 

Surveying  the  results  of  the  achievements  of  this  society  leads  to  the 
conclusion  that  he  who  first  called  Sacramento  "the  home  of  Americanism'" 
was  happy  in  the  designation,  for  the  capital  city's  record  was  so  satis 
factory  that  it  is  impossible  to  write  of  lied  Cross  without  constantly  bear 
ing  in  mind  the  fact  that  the  appeals  of  the  organization,  at  every  stage  of 
its  labors,  struck  responsive  chords  in  the  hearts  of  the  people.  A  few  pre 
liminary  observations  showing  the  extent  of  public  interest  in  the  work  of 
the  society  are  properly  placed  at  the  outset  of  this  report. 

As  soon  as  the  Red  Cross  work  organized  in  Sacramento,  the  news 
papers,  weekly  as  well  as  daily,  offered  ample  space  for  reporting  all  mat 
ters  beneficial  to  the  soldiers  and  society.  In  addition  to  this,  they  con 
stantly  urged  the  people  to  give  ns  every  possible  aid.  Their  generous 
accounts  of  our  affairs,  their  helpful  forecasts  of  various  entertainments 
and  events,  and  their  strong  pleas  in  behalf  of  our  mission,  paved  the  way 
for  canvassers,  and  contributed  largely  to  final  success. 

Before  referring  to  the  record  in  detail,  it  is  but  justice  to  state  that  we 
were  ably  assisted,  not  only  by  the  generous  people  of  our  city,  but  by  those 
in  small  towns  adjacent,  whose  frequent  contributions,  some  of  them  raised 
at  public  entertainments,  were  a  cheering  and  welcome  aid.  In  this  con 
nection  it  should  also  be  said  that  the  treasurer's  report  of  receipts  and  dis 
bursements  by  no  means  tells  the  story  of  our  achievements  in  the  humane 
purposes  of  the  organization.  There  was  much  effective  work  done  in  tin1 
way  of  contributions  and  services  that  were  never  measured  by  money 
standards.  There  are  pleasant  memories  of  useful  help  that  were  not 
recorded  in  reports  dealing  with  finances — never  recorded  anywhere,  save 
in  the  grateful  hearts  of  the  weary  soldiers,  whose  burdens  that  help  made 


£#4  Pacific   Coast   Red   Cross   Society. 

lighter.  Our  society,  however,  cheerfully  and  gratefully  acknowledges  tin- 
extent  of  such  voluntary  aid,  for  it  was  rendered  at  every  stage  of  our  work 
by  a  prompt  and  generous  public. 

As  an  example  illustrative  of  the  extent  of  citizens'  aid,  it  may  be 
recalled  that  on  one  occasion  1,300  soldiers  were  served  sandwiches  and 
coffee,  at  an  ex|x?nse  of  about  $15  to  the  Red  Cross.  A  conservative  estimate 
of  the  actual  cost  of  the  food  would  be  $1J50;  hence  the  rations  donated  by 
people  acting  outside  of  the  society  were  worth  $115.  There  were  many 
instances  of  similar  generosity. 

One  of  the  pleasantest  aids  that  came  to  us  was  in  the  form  of  spon 
taneous  and  liberal  gifts  of  money  by  passengers  who  chanced  to  notice  our 
work  at  the  depot.  Many  of  these1  were  commercial  travelers,  whose  atten 
tion  was  attracted  to  our  mission  while  we  were  making  soldiers  comfortable 
at  the  station.  Such  gifts  from  patriotic  strangers  were  touching  evidences 
of  the  widespread  development  of  the  gospel  of  the  brotherhood  of  man. 

A  pathetic  incident  in  the  relief  work  was  seen  in  a  ease  of  a  very  old 
lady,  who  was  eager  to  join  the  society,  but  who  did  not  have  the  dollar 
necessary  for  a  membership  fee.  When  we  offered  to  accept  her  services 
free  of  any  cost  to  her,  she  felt  that  it  would  be  wrong  to  make  such  an 
exception  in  her  favor;  so  she  knit  a  piece  of  lace  and  sold  it  to  one  of  the 
"Red  Cross  ladies  for  one  dollar,  and  with  her  earnings  she  paid  her  dues, 
and  felt  as  proud  and  independent  in  her  relations  as  any  member  of  the 
organization. 

An  incident  showing  that  our  work  appealed  even  to  the  defective 
classes  was  the  generous  offer  of  the  convicts  of  Folsom  penitentiary,  through 
the  late  Warden  Anil,  to  make  200  abdominal  bandages  a  day  for  ten  days. 
Their  offer  Avas  cheerfully  accepted,  and  they  did  the  promised  work  very 
satisfactorily.  They  also  made  a  number  of  comfort  bags  for  the  soldiers. 

With  these  explanations  and  just  credits,  a  brief  history  of  the  society 
and  its  ~\vork  becomes  more  intelligible  than  it  would  otherwise  be. 


The  Sacramento  lied  Cross  auxiliary  was  first  organized  as  the  Sacra 
mento  Sanitary  Commission,  at  Pythian  Hall,  on  the  afternoon  of  May  IT, 
1898,  but  the  name  was  soon  changed  to  the  Sacramento  Red  Cross  Society. 
Fully  five  hundred  women  and  a  few  representative  men  were  present  and 
took  part  in  starting  the  society.  There  had  for  some  days  been  a  general 
desire  to  unite  the  people  of  the  city  and  its  environs  into  an  organization 
for  concerted  work  in  aid  of  the  American  National  Red  Cross,  led  by  Clara 
Barton,  whose  name  was  at  once  an  inspiration  and  a  promise  of  victory. 
The  idea  seemed  to  be  in  the  very  air,  for  about  that  time  several  well- 
known  women's  societies  were  simultaneously  developing  plans  to  organize 
.1  local  branch  of  the  Red  Cross.  The  necessity  of  such  action  was  also 
urged  from  all  pulpits  and  by  the  newspapers,  whereupon  the  initial  meet 
ing  was  soon  convened.  Its  success  from  the  start  showed  that  the  time  was 
ripe  for  the  mission. 


Sacramento   Hepovt.  285 

President  Frank  Miller,  of  the  National  Hank  of  I).  ( ).  Mills  &  Co., 
called  the  meeting  to  order  and  briefly  stated  the  general  purposes  of  the 
Red  Cross  and  its  auxiliaries,  after  which  Rev.  A.  B.  Banks  invoked  God's 
blessings  on  American  soldiers  ami  sailors  and  on  the  noble  purposes  of  the 
order  about  to  be  established. 

After  the  temj>orary  organization  there  was  an  election  of  permanent 
officers  from  the  ranks  of  those  who  had  been  active  in  the  primary  move 
ment.  The  following  were  elected:  President,  Mrs.  All>ert  Elkus ;  first 
vice-president,  .Mrs.  (i.  II.  Smith;  second  vice-president,  .Mrs.  T.  W.  Shee- 
han ;  secretary,  Miss  Kmily  M.  Thompson;  treasurer,  Mr.  Frank  Miller. 
The  following  were  elected  an  executive  board:  Mesdames  A.  Klkns,  G.  IF. 
Smith,  T.  \Y.  Sheehan,  W.  ]).  Lawton,  I).  A.  Lindley,  K.  A.  Hamilton, 
R.  1.  Bentley,  A.  J.  Johnson,  and  Miss  Emily  Thompson,  also  Mayor  Will 
iam  Land  and  MY.  Frank  Miller. 

It  was  decided"  to  place  the  membership  fee  at  $1.00,  and  to  notify  the 
California  Red  Cross  State  Association  that  the  Sacramento  organization 
would  remit  a  sum  equal  to  or  greater  than  that  collected  in  membership 
fees.  Before  the  first  adjournment  $224-. 50  was  collected,  and  the  growth 
<if  the  fund  after  that  was  very  rapid. 

Committees  were  at  once  appointed  on  schools,  entertainments,  mem 
bership,  press,  mercantile,  lodges,  and  societies.  Within  a  week  all  forces 
were  massed  and  working  as  one.  The  committee  began  their  great  work 
without  delay:  they  held  daily  meetings,  and  a  lively  canvass  of  the  city 
for  funds  followed.  Red  Cross  buttons  were  put  on  sale  at  $1.00  each, 
and  a  large  fund  resulted.  Lodges,  societies,  churches,  individuals,  em 
ployees  of  great  concerns  acting  as  bodies,  and  railroad  men  working  in  the 
shops  and  elsewhere,  responded  to  our  appeals.  By  May  10  details  were 
completed  for  meeting  and  entertaining  the  first  instalment  of  soldiers  from 
the  East.  More  than  $1,000  had  now  been  collected,  and  we  went  at  our 
work  with  a  will.  The  Salvation  Army  nobly  performed  for  us  the  task 
of  feeding  .'3,000  soldiers,  to  do  which  they  worked  from  0  A.  M.  on  May 
20  until  4-  A.  M.  on  the  21st.  To  give  an  idea  of  the  magnitude  of  this 
task,  it  need  only  be  said  that  400  gallons  of  coffee  and  1,000  loaves  of 
bread  were  dispensed.  Similar  work  went  forward  for  months,  during  the 
passing-  of  troops,  and  by  May  26  our  fund  had  grown  to  $2,000,  and  people 
of  all  ranks  and  conditions  were  still  subscribing. 

Donations  from  all  sources  continued  to  come  to  us  during  the  incipi- 
ency  of  our  work,  as  well  as  long  after  it  was  under  way.  The  school 
children,  churches,  societies,  and  lodges,  Japanese  and  Chinese,  and  people 
at  Folsom,  Davisville,  Fair  Oaks,  Florin,  Freeport,  Latrobe,  and  elsewhere, 
rallied  to  the  flag:  of  humanity  and  aided  us  in  our  labors.  By  this  tim? 
I  he  public  and  private  schools  were  contributing  to  what  they  called  *]}•>. 
Sacramento  Soldiers'  Comfort  Fund,  and  by  May  21  they  had  turned  over 
$150  to  Treasurer  Miller.  It  was  not  long  after  that  date  that  their  fund 
had  reached  $200,  and  the  society  added  $400  to  this  sum,  and  dispensed 
the  fund,  according  to  the  wishes  of  the  children,  $300  to  Batterv  C,  1st 


286  /V'///f    Coast  Red   Cross   tfocit'ly. 

Battalion  California  Volunteers,  anil   same  to  Company  F,  6th   Regiment, 
both  stationed  at  Presidio. 


An  idea  of  the  rapid  growth  of  the  society  in  membership  and  funds 
is  seen  in  the  fact  that  by  Jnne  29  (less  than  six  weeks  after  it  was  founded) 
the  recorded  membership  was  1,370,  and  fully  250  members'  names  were 
not  entered  on  the  books.  By  July  15  the  membership  was  nearly  1,1)00. 
The  money  receipts,  by  the  treasurer's  report  of  May  17,  1899,  had  reached 
$6,467.88.  When  it  is  remembered  that  food,  bandages,  chest  protectors, 
comfort  bags,  and  the  free  work  of  willing  hands  —  the  hands  of  many  who 
wrought  as  one  —  were  contributed  during  the  year,  without  any  cost  to  the 
society,  it  is  safe  to  say  that  the  value  of  our  material  contributions  in 
creature  comforts  would  be  many  times  the  sum  disbursed  in  dollars. 

From  the  day  that  the  work  at  the  depot  began,  it-  went  forward  with 
unabated  interest,  and  8,821  troops  were  fed  and  looked  after  while  they 
were  in  Sacramento.  The  Foresters'  Band  and  the  Institution  Band  volun 
teered  their  services  for  such  occasions  as  the  meeting  of  the  troops  at  the 
depot,  and  it  was  a  frequent  sight  to  see  thousands  of  citizens  cheering  the 
incoming  soldiers.  The  shouts  of  the  citizens  and  the  lively  airs  of  bands 
mingled  in  a  sound  of  welcome  that  the  soldier  boys  can  never  forget. 
Sometimes  the  volunteers  were  overwhelmed  by  these  demonstrations,  and 
some  of  them,  not  exactly  understanding  the  extent  of  the  movement,  offered 
to  pay  for  coffee  and  sandwiches.  A  wave  of  our  flag  was  answer  that  where 
it  floated  soldiers  could  not  spend  their  money  or  go  unfed.  Every  regi 
ment  was  welcomed  with  earnest  hospitality,  and  thousands  from  Tennessee. 
Towa,  Xew  York,  Utah,  and  Minnesota  will  remember  and  praise  our  work 
as  long  as  they  live.  A  letter  from  William  Cilley  Fitch,  of  the  University 
of  Minnesota,  on  behalf  of  Company  I),  loth  Minnesota,  gives  a  fine  idea 
of  the  way  our  work  was  appreciated.  "The  cordial  reception  tendered  us 
as  we  passed  through  your  city,"  runs  the  letter,  "encourages  us  and  fills 
us  with  new  zeal  in  carrying  on  the  work  to  which  we  have  been  called." 

A  large  part  of  the  most  useful  work  was  conducted  at  the  sewing 
headquarters,  in  charge  of  Mrs.  W.  0.  Lawton.  The  industry  of  mam* 
nimble  fingers  and  the  persistent  energy  of  many  willing1  hands  resulted  in  the 
following  large  donation,  forwarded,  through  the  kindness  of  Wells,  Fargo 
&  Co.,  to  the  state  society:  1,600  comfort  bags,  1,082  pillow-slips,  506  towels, 
500  caps,  1,646  bandages,  311  emergency  bandages,  150  chest  protectors, 
and  a  generous  supply  of  reading  matter,  sheets,  handkerchiefs,  soap,  sta 
tionery,  and  other  comforts.  In  addition  to  these  contributions  to  the  stare 
society,  our  own  home  companies,  stationed  at  Fort  Canby  and  Santa  Cruz, 
received  comfort  bags,  pillow-slips,  soap,  stationery,  etc. 

On  the  evening  of  July  14,  189S,  the  old  ladies  of  the  Marguerite 
Home,  many  of  whom  were  active  workers  for  the  Sanitary  Commission  dur 
ing  the  Civil  War,  planned  to  give  an  evening  lawn  party,  which  was  tlio 
means  of  a  substantial  addition  to  the  comforts  of  soldiers. 


Sacramento  Report.  '2H7 

"OLD    GLOKY    CARNIVAL." 

One  of  the  greatest  aids  that  came  to  us  was  that  afforded  by  Mrs.  K.  !. 
Bentley  an<)  her  patriotic  associates,  to  the  number  of  two  hundred  women. 
They  planned  and  carried  to  a  successful  conclusion  the  never-to-be-forgotten 
Old  Glory  Carnival  of  July  1,  1898.  That  enterprising  carnival  took  plan*; 
at  Oak  Park,  where  thousands  enjoyed  the  baseball  games  and  other  enter 
tainments,  partook  of  refreshments,  and  enriched  the  society  by  their  ex 
penditures.  The  sight  of  many  beautiful  flags  and  artistic  booths  made  tho 
day  memorable,  and  the  pleasing  event  increased  the  Red  Cross  fund  by  the 
addition  of  $2,000. 

Another  important  and  highly-appreciated  service  was  that  rendered 
by  the  ladies  of  the  First  Baptist  Church  on  Decoration  day.  They  opened 
attractive  booths  in  the  lobby  of  the  old  Metropolitan  Theater,  where  they 
sold  ice-cream  and  cakes,  also  other  refreshments.  This  netted  a  substantial 
sum  for  the  society.  Other  like  benefits  were  those  rendered  by  the  King's 
Daughters  of  the  Episcopal  Church  and  the  Xeedlework  Guild.  Home  and 
hospital  work  has  been  another  feature.  Our  relief  committee  has  visited 
and  given  to  the  families  of  our  volunteers  needed  assistance,  in  the  way 
of  food,  fuel,  and  other  necessities,  and  still  continues  to  nurse  those  who 
;ire  ill,  restoring  them  to  health  and  procuring  for  them  employment.  Many 
railroad  fares,  enabling  them  to  accept  work  in  other  counties,  have  been 
furnished. 

THE    GOOD     WOEK     APPKECIATED. 

Thanksgiving  and  Christmas  dinners  were  given  considerable  attention 
by  our  society.  Dinners  were  sent  to  our  home  companies  at  Fort  Canby 
and  Presidio.  An  evidence  of  the  soldiers'  appreciation,  typical  of  the 
gratitude  permeating  the  ranks  of  every  company  met,  was  received  from 
the  men  of  Battery  C,  1st  California  Volunteers.  This  letter  is  so  full  of 
sincere  thanks  that  a  part  of  it  is  quoted.  Among  other  things  they  said : — 

"FOET  CAXBY,  Dec.  27,  1898. 

"Miss  FMIT.Y  THOMPSOX,  Secretary  of  the  Red  Cross — Dear  Miss 
Thompson:  Should  we  allow  the  latest  and  most  substantial  proof  of  the 
kindness  and  thoughtfulness  of  the  society  of  which  you  are  secretary  to 
pass  without  a  letter  of  acknowledgment  and  gratitude,  we  should  show 
ourselves  unworthy  of  your  consideration.  It  is,  of  course,  needless  to  say 
that  the  good  cheer  which  your  care  provided,  and  which  arrived  safely  and 
in  good  condition,  made  a  welcome  addition  to  our  Christinas  celebration. 
We  have  during  our  career  in  the  army  seen  few  more  joyous  sights  than 
that  in  our  dining-room  on  Christmas  day.  The  tables  groaned  beneath 
the  weight  of  good  things  appropriate  to  the  season,  and  few  if  any  of  us 
ate  that  dinner  without  a  tender  thought  of  those  women  whose  energy  and 
love  had  provided  it.  ... 

''From  the  time  that  the  distinguished  mayor  of  Sacramento  presented 
us  that  splendid  flag  in  the  Presidio  up  to  the  present,  your  favors  have 
been  repeatedly  showered  upon  us.  Our  officers  have  doubtless  commuui- 


2tf#  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

cated  with  you  concern  ing-  these  numerous  and  substantial  benefits.  But 
we,  the  enlisted  men,  those1  to  whom  your  favors  are  chiefly  extended,  desire 
to  thank  the  Ked  Cross  of  Sacramento  for  their  kindness,  their  care,  their 
thoughtfulness  of  our  welfare,  and,  above  all,  for  their  appreciative  attitude 
and  many  expressions  of  good  will. 

"(Jive  onr  best  wishes  for  a  'Happy  Xew  Year'  to  all  your  members, 
and  assure  them,  if  there  be  any  satisfaction  in  having  made  others  happv, 
that  satisfaction  is  theirs.  Your  grateful  friends, 

uTirE  MKX  OF  BATTERY  C, 
"First  Battalion  Heavy  Artillery,  California  Volunteers." 

\  useful  and  highly-elevating  part  of  our  work  was  the  collection  and 
shipment  of  large  quantities  of  reading  matter  to  Manila.  Letters  from 
many  officers  and  soldiers  testified  to  the  gratitude  of  those  whose  davs  were 
made1  happier  by  the  gifts. 

-MANILA,    Aug.    24,    1898. 
"To  I  he  President  of  flic  tted  Cross  Society — 

"We  hereby  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  $25,  sent  us  by  your  society.  Ft 
could  not  have  come  at  a  more  opportune  time,  as  the-  boys  have  not  been 
paid  since  leaving  home,  and  money  is  very  scarce.  When  the  captain 
handed  us  $25  in  fifty  Spanish  dollars,  we  thought  we  had  fallen  heirs  to 
a  fortune.  We  spend  it  as  we  think  you  would  like  to  have  us, — helping 
the  boys  in  many  small  ways.  Again  expressing  our  sincere  gratification 
for  your  most  acceptable  gift,  we  remain  very  truly, 

"HAY WARD    IcEEI), 

"SAMTKL  J.    DICKSON." 

Such  thanks  gave  us  a  fair  idea  of  the  good  results  of  our  efforts  on 
behalf  of  the  soldiers,  broadened  our  views  of  duty,  and  quickened  the  com 
munity  to  a  better  appreciation  of  the  need  of  human  sympathy  in  the  work 
of  the  world.  We  had  the  satisfaction,  too,  of  knowing  that  those  who  re 
ceived  the  benefits  were  not  only  grateful  for  the  material  comforts  tendered, 
but  were  also  uplifted  by  the  sentiments  to  which  the  gifts  gave  rise. 

The  following  report  shows  the  receipts  and  disbursements  to  October 
17,  1899:- 

Total  receipts,  $6,472.88. 

Disbursements. 

State  society,  San  Francisco,  $2,582.25  ;  reception  and  entertainment 
of  troops  at  the  depot,  $426.73;  Thanksgiving  and  Christmas  dinners  to 
Sacramento  companies,  $191.88;  sewing  and  supply  headquarters,  $694.32; 
Comfort  Fund,  $600;  stationery,  printing,  telegraphing,  etc.,  $57.09;  local 
relief,  $423.01  ;  total,  $4,975.28;  balance,  $1,497.60. 

Respectfully  submitted,          EMILY   M.   THOMPSON, 

Secretary. 
S.  ALBERT  ELK  us, 

President. 


Salinas   Report,  289 

SALINAS,  MONTEREY  COUNTY. 

President,  Mrs.  Amanda  Parker;  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  A.  Odell; 
second  vice-president,  Airs.  J.  II.  McDougall ;  secretary,  Miss  Winifred 
Odell:  treasurer,  Mrs.  W.  J.  Hill. 

RKl'OKT    01      TIIK    SAL  IX  AS     K'KI)    CROSS    SOCIETY. 

The  society  was  organized  May  It),  181)8,  with  the  following  officers: 
"JM'rs.  F.  B.  Day,  president;  Mrs.  Amanda  Parker,  vice-president;  Miss  J. 
Winifred  Odell,  recording  secretary;  Mrs.  Virginia  Kershaw,  correspond 
ing  secretary;  Mrs.  W.  J.  Hill,  treasurer. 

The  president  appointed  the  following  named  ladies  as  a  committee  to 
perfect  plans  of  work:  Mesdames  A.  F.  Bullen,  J.  If.  McDongall,  A.  Odell, 
P.  T.  Komie,  Amanda  Parker,  II.  J.  Wilke,  J.  M.  Walker.  The  committee 
met  in  the  Abbott  House  parlor  on  the  evening  of  the  li)th,  and  decided  to 
divide  the  city  into  eight  districts,  each  member  of  the  committee1  to  oversee 
the  canvassing  of  one  district  for  the  collection  of  money  and  materials. 

A  room  Avas  obtained  in  tbe  Masonic  Hall  for  headquarters.  A  number 
of  sewing-machines  were  brought  here,  and  the  following  sewing  committee 
was  appointed:  Mesdames  Claude  Lacey,  Duncan  Sterling,  J.  K.  Alexander, 
Ben.  Harvey,  Xathan.  Clark,  J.  II.  Poole,  ('lias.  Dawson,  and  J.  S.  Mabel. 

The  following  is  a  report  of  the  work  done, — money  collected  and  dis 
bursed,  articles  made  and  shipped,  etc., — by  the  Salinas  I\ed  Cross  Society. 

Receipts. 

Cash  received  through  collectors  appointed  by  the  president,  Mrs.  F. 
B.  Day:  Mrs.  Ida  Walker,  $24.05;  Mrs.  P.  T.  Komie,  $1.00;  Mrs. 'A.  Odell, 
$21.05;  Mrs.  F.  B.  Day,  $102.90;  Mrs.  Amanda  Parker,  $1.25;  Mrs.  II.  T. 
Wilke,  $83.00;  casb  receipts  from  Troop  C  ball  and  lunch,  June  10  and  17, 
$8t).t)5;  ten  per  cent  of  sales,  V.  S.  cV  Co.,  June  15,  $103.80;  donation  from 
Alisan  Lodge,  I.  O.  ().  F.,  $10;  donation  from  X.  S.  G.  W.,  $15;  order 
for  material,  J.  II.  McDongall,  $5.00;  order  for  material,  Mrs.  J.  II. 
Armstrong,  $8.00;  one-half  bolt  flannel,  T.  C.  Keavis,  $7.50;  .Mrs.  F.  B. 
Day,  $2.00;  Mrs.  P.  T.  Komie,  $0.50;  total,  $-1-70.80. 

Disbursements. 

Flannel  for  abdominal  bandages,  $184;  tape  for  abdominal  bandages, 
$10.4-0;  material  for  filling  comfort  bags,  $10;  muslin  for  emergency  band 
ages,  etc.,  $5.10;  eiderdown  for  sleeping-caps,  $0.30;  lunch  and  supper 
expenses  Troop  C  ball,  June  10  and  17,  $13.35;  telephoning,  $0.00;  money 
order,  $50.25;  Emergency  Fund,  requested  by  state  association,  $50;  affilia 
tion  fee,  state  association,  $10;  Ked  Cross  badges,  $25;  freight  and  express- 
age,  $t).0();  expenses  of  delegate,  October  18,  $0.00;  donation  to  state 
association,  $100;  contribution  to  state  association,  $10;  postage,  $0.10; 
total,  $440.70;  balance,  $30.10. 

Materials  donated:  1  bolt  muslin  for  pillow-cases,  Porter  cV  Irvine; 
in 


290  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

from  various  sources:  4  feather  pillows,  24  jars  fruits  and  jellies,  3  pieces 
of  soap,  7  towels,  '1  cans  meat,  a  large  collection  of  books  and  magazines. 
old  linen,  surgeons'  bandages,  pillow-eases,  comfort  bags,  and  materials  for 
tilling  comfort  bags,  consisting  of  the  following  articles:  Needles,  pins, 
safety-pins,  buttons,  thread,  and  court-plaster. 

The  following  is  the  total  of  articles  sent  to  state  association  in  four 
shipments,  June  5,  1898,  June  13,  June  23,  and  June  26:  1,047  abdominal 
bandages,  324  pillow-cases,  510  comfort  bags,  287  rolls  surgical  bandages, 
7  towels,  3  pieces  soap,  6  handkerchiefs,  4  feather  pillows,  1,350  books  and 
magazines,  24  cans  fruits  and  jellies,  2  cans  meat,  90  emergency  bandages, 
5G  sleeping  caps,  18  pieces  of  old  linen. 

The  society  met  in  the  Baptist  Church,  October  8,  1898,  and  elected 
the  following  executive  committee  for  the  ensuing  year :  Mesdames  Amanda 
Parker,  J.  H.  McDougall,  J.  K.  Alexander,  Nathan  Clark,  A.  F.  Bullen, 
C.  F.  Lacey,  A.  Odell,  W.  J.  Hill,  R.  L.  Porter,  Arthur  Abbott,  and  Miss 
J.  Winifred  Odell.  The  executive  committee  met  in  the  Baptist  Church, 
October  It),  and  elected  the  following  officers:  President,  Mrs.  Amanda 
Parker;  vice-presidents,  Mrs.  J.  Odell,  Mrs.  McDougall;  treasurer,  Mrs.  W. 
J.  Hill;  secretary,  Miss  Winifred  Odell.  Since  peace  has  been  declared, 
and  there  is  no  further  need  for  activity,  the  society  has  voted  a  contribution  of 
$2.50  per  month  to  the  state  association,  until  the  money  now  in  the  treasury 
has  been  expended.  J.  WIMKKED  ODELL, 

Secretary. 

SAN   DIEGO* 

To  Prof.  F.  X.  Miller,  of  the  Commercial  High  School,  is  due  the 
honor  of  establishing  the  Red  Cross  Society  of  our  city.  At  a  called  meeting 
of  those  interested,  he  was  appointed  chairman,  and  was  assisted  ably  by 
Miss  Cora  Wells  Roberts,  who  was  chosen  secretary.  This  meeting  was 
held  May  26,  1898,  and  on  June  16,  at  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Associa 
tion  parlor,  at  a  called  meeting,  an  organization  was  perfected,  having  a 
constitution,  presented  by  Professor  Miller.  The  constitution  was  signed 
by  the  eighteen  people  present,  thus  forming  the  nucleus  of  a  society  which 
has  upon  its  roll  the  names  of  one  hundred  and  ninety-seven  people. 

The  membership  fee  of  one  dollar  was  required  ;  besides,  each  member 
was  expected  to  contribute  funds  for  purchasing  material  required. 

Our  officers  were  elected,  with  the  enjoined  duties  similar  to  other 
regularly-organized  societies.  The  first  election  of  officers  resulted  in  plac 
ing  in  the  chair  of  president  Mrs.  G.  H.  Ballon ;  vice-presidents,  Prof. 
F.  N.  Miller,  Mrs.  J.  F.  Carey,  J)r.  Bessie  Peery,  .Miss  Lundigreen,  Mrs. 
ITlysses  S.  Grant,  Judge  Luce,  and  George  Marston  ;  secretary,  Mrs.  Estell 
Langworthy;  treasurer,  Miss  Mary  E.  Walker.  Dr.  Mary  Averill,  sue 
ceeding  Mrs.  Grant,  has  been  one  of  its  valued  workers.  Miss  Anna  Rich 
ardson,  Miss  Lockwood,  and  Dr.  Reed  have  filled  vacancievS  on  the  board  as 
they  occurred. 


6Vi/<    Diego    Report,  291 

The  society  became  auxiliary  to  the  state  association,  upon  payment 
of  $10,  June  22,  1S9'S,  and  lias  since  remained  under  direction  of  the  State 
Red  Cross. 

I'.  S.  Grant,  son  of  our  war  President,  gave  us  the  nse  of  a  fine  room 
for  work  and  the  business  meetings,  and  Miss  Xellie  Grant,  the  grand 
daughter  of  Gen.  U.  S.  Grant,  gave  the  society  two  beautiful  Red  Cross  flags 
to  float  before  the  entrance  to  the  room.  Donations  of  money  and  material 
poured  in  upon  us.  The  representative  ladies  came  with  offerings  and  hearts 
full  of  sympathy  for  the  soldiers'  cause. 

To  illustrate:  The  following  articles  were  prepared  and  promptly  sent 
10  the  state  supply  depot  in  San  Francisco:  79  sheets,  98  pillow-cases,  284 
emergency  pillow-cases,  326  abdominal  bandages,  175  Manila  caps,  160 
bandana  handkerchiefs,  10  bath  towels,  80  wash  cloths,  127  comfort  bags 
filled  with  thread,  needles,  pins,  large  and  small  safety-pins,  buttons,  and 
leather  shoestrings,  358  comfort  bags  unfilled,  90  sets  of  pajamas,  3  pairs 
stockings,  164  handkerchiefs,  1  surgical  shirt,  3  jars  of  fruit,  15  boxes  of 
oranges,  3  boxes  dried  fruit,  a  large  sack  dried  apricots,  preserved  and  dried 
fruit  for  Company  B,  7th  Regiment,  a  large  quantity  of  literature  and  old 
linen.  Substantial  aid  was  given  two  sick  soldiers,  and  transportation  fur 
nished  several  others. 

A    CAR-LOAD    OF    LEMONS    FOR    IIELEX    GOULD. 

One  of  the  marked  events  was  sending  a  car-load  of  lemons  to  Montauk 
Point.  Helen  Gould,  when  learning  that  the  fever-stricken  soldiers  there 
were  longing  for  lemons,  said,  "They  shall  have  them."  We  immediately 
wired  Miss  Gould  that  we  would  send  lemons,  if  she  would  pay  the  cost  of 
transportation.  The  offer  was  promptly  accepted,  and  the  gaily-decorated 
car  bore  the  legend,  "'For  our  boys  in  blue."  The  press  and  personal  mes 
sages  were  sent  ahead,  and  towns  and  villages  along  the  route  beheld  the 
fruit-laden  car  pass  on  its  errand  of  mercy,  an  object-lesson  of  real  patriot 
ism.  Some  of  the  railroad  lines  passed  the  car  along  free,  in  compliment 
to  Miss  Gould  and  the  donors.  The  appeal  for  this  quantity  of  lemons  and 
other  fruit,  as  well  as  for  money,  was  speedily  met  by  our  generous-spirited 
ranchers  and  citizens  in  all  walks  of  life.  Ira  Bennett,  a  bright  newspaper 
man,  was  the  promoter  of  the  gift  of  lemons. 

We  ministered  to  the  sick  soldiers  who  were  sent  to  our  sunny  clime  to 
recuperate,  and  to  those  who  passed  beyond  the  power  of  aid,  we  placed  the 
Red  Cross  of  flowers  above  the  silent  form,  as  our  last  token  of  appreciation 
of  the  sacrifice  for  our  country. 

When  Company  B,  7th  Regiment,  received  marching  orders,  the  whole 
city  and  surrounding  region  turned  out  to  bid  them  "Godspeed."  and  later, 
when  they  returned,  the  city  and  its  officers  united  with  the  Red  Cross 
Society  to  welcome  them  back.  Other  societies  joined  with  us  and  gave 
them  a  lug  banquet.  It  was  a  general  gala  day,  and  many  were  made  happy 
bv  the  return  of  loved  ones. 


292  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

In  October,  18J>S,  the  last  meeting  was  held  in  the  rooms.  The  society 
voted  to  remain  an  organization  for  future  emergencies. 

The  treasurer  submitted  a  summary  statement,  as  follows:— 

Receipts. 

Through  membership  fees,  $17(->;  donations,  $20(1.45 ;  from  entertain 
ments,  $:51(>.25:  from  other  sources,  $18. ;51  ;  a  total  of  $7-20.01. 

Disbursements. 

For  affiliation  fee  to  state  association,  $10;  expended  for  material, 
'$208.10;  badges,  $52.55;  contributions  to  state  association,  $250;  expenses 
direct  for  sick  soldiers,  $28;  delegates'  expenses  to  annual  state  meeting  and 
supplies  for  Company  B,  $55.85;  contribution  tor  state  association,  $!•'>;  a 
total  of  $618,  leaving  a  balance  in  the  treasury  of  $102.01. 

(Signed)  .Miss  MARY   K.  WALKKK, 

Treasure  i'. 

Although  the  society  held  no  regular  called  meetings,  yet  the  president, 
assisted  by  Dr.  Marie  Averill,  in  the  name  of  the  society,  collected  and  sent 
hundreds  of  books  to  the  Philippines,  to  help  relieve  the  tedium  of  the  con 
valescing  soldiers. 

The  treasurer's  final  report  shows  that  the  society  has  only  a  small  avail 
able  fund,  bnt  we  know  that,  if  we  are  called  upon  to  resume  active  work, 
willing  hands  Avill  bring  ample  means. 

FIXAL    SUMMAKY. 

Collected  from  the  beginning  to  January,  11)02,  $72-1.22;  expended  in 
the  time,  $70<>.:>>2  :  leaving  cash  on  hand  of  $17.!>0. 

Miss  MAUV  K.  WALKER, 

Treasurer. 
MIJS.  G.  IT.  BALLON, 

President. 


SAN  LEANDRCX 

San  Leandro  "Red  Cross  Society  was  organized  June  o,  l^OS,  with  the 
following  officers:  President,  Mrs.  II.  B.  Page:  vice-president,  Mrs.  Mary 
Ivnox;  treasurer.  Mrs.  J.  IT.  "Miller;  secretary.  Miss  Clara  Vivian. 

SoUcitiiir/  (loinmiltec.—  Mr*.  O.  (i.  Lynch,  Mrs.  II.  F.  Kber,  Mrs.  M. 
H.  Hackett,  and  Mrs.  E.  L.  Herger. 

Corninitfrc  on   \Vork.— -Mrs.  J.   II.   Miller  and   Mrs.  "Mary  Knox. 

Receipts. 

The  memberslii])  fees  amounted  to  $5(.» ;  proceeds  from  a  concert,  $12.75  ; 
donation  from  Mrs.  Thrasher,  $5.00;  cash  by  friend.  $1.75;  total,  $78.50. 


3/>-.s.  R.  B.   P«ye, 
President   San    Leandro   Red    Cross   Society. 


294  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

Disbursements. 

Two  pieces  flannel,  $28  ;  Red  Cross  pins,  $15 ;  state  affiliation  fee,  $10; 
frame  for  charter,  $1.15  ;  Emergency  Fund,  $9.00;  supplies  for  sick  soldiers 
direct,  $7.85;  total  expenditure,  $71;  balance  on  hand,  $7.50. 

STMMAKY    OF    WORK    DOXE. 

The  society  made  217  bandages,  119  pillow-ticks,  60  comfort  bags. 
Sent  to  headquarters  65  full  lunches,  for  soldiers  going  to  Vancouver,  and 
1  box  of  books  was  sent  to  Manila.  The  balance  in  the  treasury  was  sent  in 
behalf  of  the  library  at  Manila.  MRS.  J.  H.  MILLER, 

Treasurer. 

In  the  early  formation  of  our  little  society  we  were  greatly  favored  by 
Prof.  Charles  Dawbarn  giving  a  clear,  concise,  and  interesting  lecture  upon 
the  origin  and  work  of  the  Red  Cross.  It  was  a  most  timely  address,  and 
the  means  of  stimulating  great  interest  in  the  work.  Through  its  influence 
many  members  joined  the  society,  and  were  enthusiastic  workers,  giving  time 
and  money  gladly  to  help  in  the  noble  cause. 

Among  our  most  active  helpers  was  Mrs.  J.  II.  Bailey,  who  was  instru 
mental  in  organizing  the  society,  rallying  numbers  to  assist  in  the  emergency 
work,  sparing  not  her  own  time,  and  withholding  not  her  hand.  Mrs.  Bailey 
for  some  time  ably  filled  the  position,  acting  for  the  society's  first  president. 

Report  submitted  by  Miss  CLARA  VIVIAN, 

Secretary. 

MRS.  R.  B.  PAGE, 

President. 

SANTA   ANA. 

President,  Mrs.  M.  J.  Heffelfinger;  first  vice-president,  Miss  Helen 
M.  Buel;  second  vice-president,  Mrs.  M.  P.  Light;  secretary,  Miss  Edith 
Barrett ;  treasurer,  Miss  Lulu  Finley. 

WORK   OF   THE   SOCIETY   FROM    JUNE  4   TO   DECEMBER    1,    1898. 

The  results  will  perhaps  seem  small,  but  our  society  has  been  few  in 
numbers  from  the  first.  We  have  sent  to  the  7th  Regiment,  via  Los  Angeles 
Red  Cross,  396  bandages,  202  caps;  for  Company  L,  97  flannel  caps;  also 
109  havelocks,  hospital  linen  cloths,  and  old  cloths  for  cleaning  guns,  2  cases 
of  eggs,  1  barrel  canned  fruits  and  jelly,  2  boxes  of  lemons,  1  box  dried  fruit, 
1  sack  walnuts. 

Raised  for  banquet  and  reception  for  Company  L,  from  Santa  Ana, 
Anaheim,  and  Orange,  $105.50;  disbursements  for  same,  $101.50;  balance 
on  hand,  $4.00,  which  amount  was  turned  over  to  the  society. 

Receipts. 

Received  from  Company  L  drill  and  entertainment,  $147.25;  received 
from  donations,  $35.22;  received  from  Fourth  of  July  committee,  $6.00; 


Santa   Barbara  Report.  295 

received  from  Reception  Fund,  $4.00 ;  received  from  Tustin  Red  Cross, 
$5.00;  received  from  dues,  $18.70;  received  from  Thanksgiving  dinner, 
$1.00;  received  from  broom  donated  and  sold,  $0.25;  total,  $217.42. 

1  Kslmrsements. 

Company  L  drill  and  entertainment,  $31.96;  Reinhaus  Bros,  for  linen 
and  flannel,  $55.36;  Huff  Bros.  &  Rankin  for  linen  and  flannel,  $17.52; 
Crookshank  &  Son  for  linen  and  flannel,  $10.48 ;  paid  on  McGougan's  nurse 
bill,  $47.10;  freight  on  goods  sent  to  Company  L,  $3.55;  J.  Jones  for 
oysters  for  Johnson,  Company  L,  $0.75;  incidentals,  $0.70;  total,  $167.41; 
December  1,  1898,  balance,  $50.01. 

In  addition  to  the  items  given  in  the  above  report,  we  furnished  a 
Thanksgiving  dinner  to  Company  L  while  in  camp  at  Los  Angeles,  and 
donated  $10  for  general  work  to  the  state  association. 

EDITH    BARRETT, 
Correspo-ndiny  Secretary. 


SANTA   BARBARA. 

This  society  was  permanently  organized  on  May  22,  1899,  with  forty 
meml>ers,  from  which  were  elected  the  following  officers ;  Mrs.  Emily  J. 
Thompson,  president;  Mrs.  Mary  J.  Bond,  first  vice-president;  Mrs.  Frank 
Whitney,  second  vice-president;  Miss  Mary  Woods,  secretary;  Mrs.  Jane 
Spaulding,  M.  D.,  treasurer.  All  of  the  above  officers  have  continued  in 
office,  with  the  exception  of  the  second  vice-president.  At  the  annual  meet 
ing,  on  October  2,  1899,  Mrs.  Emma  Hardacre  was  elected  to  that  office. 

The  receipts  of  the  society  from  its  organization  to  the  present  time, 
January,  1902,  are  summed  up  in  the  following  report  :— 


Membership  fees,  $58;  donations  in  money,  $111.  Other  donations, 
consisting-  of  339  yards  of  gingham,  $20.34;  stationery,  20  housewives, 
games,  and  tobacco,  $21,  sent  to  Manila,  amounted  to  $41.34.  This  sum 
added  to  the  money  aggregated  a  value  of  $210.34. 

The  money  disbursed  by  the  society  from  its  organization  is  summed 
up  through  the  following  items ;  Auxiliary  fee  to  the  State  Red  Cross  Society, 
$10;  40  badges  and  express,  $10.25;  money  sent  to  San  Francisco  Red 
Cross  Society,  $20;  boxing,  drayage,  and  freight  upon  1,160  pounds  of 
literature,  $8.15;  1  case  of  canned  blackberries  for  Manila,  $6.50;  571/> 
yards  of  gingham  for  pajamas  sent  to  Manila,  and  expressage,  $4.70 ;  40  Red 
Cross  badges  and  express,  $10.25;  Mr.  F.  Krellenan,  an  invalid  soldier  of 
the  Spanish  War,  was  given  $97.15  ;  making  the  sum  expended  $167  ;  added  to 
the  value  of  articles  sent  to  Manila,  $41,  a  total  aggregating  $208,  leaving 


296  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

a  balance  in  the  treasury  of  $2.00,   as  a  nucleus  for  assistance  in  future 
Red  Cross  work,  whenever  the  official  call  conies  from  our  parent  state  society. 

MAKY   WOODS, 

Secretary. 
EMILY  J.  THOMPSON, 

President. 
Santa  Barbara,  Cal,  Jan.  3, 


SANTA   CRUZ* 

President,  Mrs.  H.  0.  llenney ;  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  I.  L.  Evarts; 
second  vice-president,  Mrs.  T.  II.  (VXeil;  secretary,  Mrs.  Louisa  Drennan ; 
treasurer,  Mrs.  Kate  C.  Cope. 

REPORT    OI-     THE    SOCIETY. 

The  Santa  Cruz  Red  Cross  Society  was  organized  May  21,  1898,  and 
became  an  auxiliary  to  the  state  association  June  25,  1898.  The  first  work 
of  the  society  was  for  the  soldiers  composing  Company  F,  6th  Regiment, 
who  were  ordered  to  Santa  Cruz  for  the  protection  of  the  powder  works. 
Medicines,  fruit  and  vegetables,  towels,  and  a  handsome  company  flag  were 
given  to  them,  and  10G  gun  covers  also. 

For  the  Manila  expeditions  53(3  abdominal  bandages  and  TO  hospital 
shirts  were  made,  and  sheets,  pillow-slips,  handkerchiefs,  socks,  and  G  boxes 
of  books  were  sent  to  the  state  supply  rooms. 

FIX  AX C  I AL,    STAT  EME  X  T. 

Receipts. 

Membership  dues,  $99.75;  donations,  concerts,  etc.,  $461.91 ;  total, 
$501.06. 

Disbursements. 

Affiliation  fee,  state  association,  $10;  donation  to  state  association, 
$100;  badges,  $32;  supplies  for  Company  F,  6th  Regiment,  $08.50;  flannel 
and  materials  for  work,  $50.0-1;  hospital  fund  at  Manila,  $50;  local  ex 
penses,  $70.00;  total,  $398.20;  balance,  $108.46. 

MRS.  LOUISA  DREXNAX, 

Secretary. 


ST.  HELENA. 

The  society  was  organized  on  May  80,  1898,  by  Mrs.  J.  AV.  Ilolihan, 
who  was  its  first  chosen  president,  succeeded  by  Mrs.  W.  A.  Makinder. 
The  third  and  last  president  is  Mrs.  J.  C.  Mixon.  The  vice-presidents  are 
Mesdames  A.  X.  Bell,  R.  II.  Pichie,  and  F.  T.  Mooney;  the  secretary,  Mrs. 


Mrs.   J.    W.  Holihan, 
First  President  St.  Helena  Ked  Cross  Society. 


Mr*.   W.  A.  Ma  kinder, 

President  St.  Helena  Red  Cross  Society 


298  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

E.  V.  Himtington ;  and  treasurer,  Miss  Marie  E.  Alstrom.      Its  membership 
numbered  115  earnest,  enthusiastic   workers. 

The  citizens  generally  were  imbued  with  the  spirit  of  the  times,  and 
contributed  as  generously  as  their  means  would  allow,  many  making  per 
sonal  sacrifices,  and  in  all  ways  manifesting  good  will  for  the  cause.  Iff 
making  the  report,  the  desire  comes  to  mention  the  name  of  each  who  ren 
dered  such  noble  service,  but,  as  this  can  not  be,  some  satisfaction  will  come 
to  each  one  in  reading  the  record  of  work  accomplished  and  means  con 
tributed  during  the  period  of  great  need  of  assistance,  when  the  government 
was  at  first  so  unprepared  for  properly  equipping  the  large  army. 

The  contributions  from  various  sources,  directly  and  indirectly  from 
the  citizens,  amounted  to  the  generous  sum  of  $341.  From  this  the  sum 
of  $41.25  was  sent  to  the  state  association,  $50  for  the  Emergency  Fund, 
$25  for  field  hospital  use,  $10  for  the  convalescent  hospital  and  for  material, 
which  wras  made  into  garments,  and  necessary  supplies,  $129.95,  leaving 
a  balance  of  $84.85. 

There  were  made  and  sent  to  the  supply  depot  in  San  Francisco  34 
comfort,  bags,  furnished  with  all  needed  articles,  164  abdominal  bandages, 
32  emergency  bandages,  56  rolled  surgeons'  bandages,  24  pillowT-bags,  30 
sheets,  6  dozen  towels,  25  bandanna  sleeping-caps,  25  eiderdowrn  caps,  3 
dozen  bars  of  ivory  soap,  60  denim  arm  slings,  16  hospital  nightgowns,  10 
pajamas,  and  15  dozen  magazines.  E.  V.  HUXTIXGTON, 

Secretary. 

ST.  HELENA,  May  23. — A  branch  of  the  Red  Cross  Society  has  been 
organized  here,  with  sixty  members.  Mrs.  J.  II.  ITolihan  was  chosen  presi 
dent;  Mrs.  R.  H.  Pichie,  vice-president;  Miss  Theresa  Kennelly,  secretary; 
Mrs.  Lizzie  Martin,  treasurer.  A  large  sum  was  subscribed. 


SAN  JOAQUIN   COUNTY. 

Humanity,    Neutrality. 

President,  Miss  Hannah  Gray;  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  J.  I).  Peters; 
second  vice-president,  Mrs.  F.  M.  West ;  recording  secretary,  Mrs.  W.  W. 
Stockwell ;  corresponding  secretary,  Mrs.  H.  ( '.  Keves ;  treasurer,  F.  M. 
West. 

Date  of  organization,  June  9,  1898.  Members  enrolled,  206,  3 
transfers. 

Committee. — Miss  Julia  II.  Weber,  Mrs.  E.  L.  Dodge,  Mrs.  John  E. 
Budd,  Mrs.  A.  B.  Sperry,  Mrs.  J.  F.  "Rooney,  Mrs.  C.  S.  Sargent.  Mrs. 
S.  D.  Dasher,  Mrs.  S.  L.  Confer,  Mrs.  A.  T.  Sohloss,  Mrs.  George  P.  Simp 
son,  Miss  M.  S.  Cutting,  Mrs.  J.  G.  Swinnerton. 

Finance. — Mrs.  J.  M.  Welsh,  Mrs.  A.  W.  Simpson,  Mrs.  IT.  IT.  Hewlett. 

A  constitution  was  adopted  at  the  adjourned  meeting,  June  10.      Head- 


tian   Jowjtiiu    Report.  299 

quarters  wore  opened,  and  regular  weekly  meetings  of  the  executive  com 
mittee  were  held  from  June  10  to  October  12,  1898,  at  a  room  donated  to 
the  use  of  the  society,  through  the  courtesy  of  Mrs.  A.  W.  Simpson.  There 
after  meetings  were  held  at  the  call  of  the  president.  The  date  fixed  for 
the  annual  meetings  was  the  last  Wednesday  in  September. 


A/V.s.s    Hannah     Grmj, 
Preside!) t  San  Joaquin  and  Stockton  Red  Cross. 

The  certificate  of  membership  in  the  California  Red  Cross  State  Asso 
ciation  was  issued  to  the  society  June  10,  1898. 

Much  work  was  accomplished  in  furnishing  and  preparing  material 
comforts  at  the  headquarters,  which  were  open  for  business  from  nine  o'clock 
in  the  morning  until  five  in  the  afternoon.  From  here  were  forwarded  all 
sorts  of  needed  supplies  brought  in  as  contributions  by  the  citizens.  It 
would  hardly  be  possible  to  enumerate  all  the  generous  donations  that  were 
hastily  brought  in  and  as  quickly  forwarded  in  the  early,  pressing  need  of 
the  soldiers. 

As  soon  as  the  work  became  more  systematized,  supplies  were  forwarded 
as  recorded:  307  abdominal  bandages,  19f>  esmarch  bandages,  301  surgical 
bandages,  82  throat  bandages,  31  suits  pajamas,  2  extra  jackets,  61  denim 
arm  slings,  106  square  arm  slings,  240  comfort  bags,  11-4  caps,  113  sheets, 
213  pillow-slips,  78  handkerchiefs,  lil  field  ticks,  37  hospital  towels,  3  pack 
ing  bags,  2  pillows,  2  pairs  socks,  13  surgical  nightshirts,  72  hospital  fans, 
40  chest  protectors,  2  bottles  vaseline,  1  can  malted  milk,  1  case  and  7 


300  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

packages  literature,  85 1/,  dozen  eggs  (sent  by  auxiliary  of  Linden),  jelly 
(15  pint  jars,  2  quart  jars,  3  tins,  171)  glasses).  To  Company  A,  (Jth  Cali 
fornia  Volunteer  Infantry,  Alcatraz,  4  bags  green  corn;  Company  B,  6th 
California  Volunteer  Infantry,  Fort  Point:  4  bags  green  corn,  1  box  or 
anges,  30  do/en  eggs,  12  dozen  handkerchiefs,  20  suits  outing  pajamas,  83 
caps,  J)  field  caps,  75  comfort  bags,  1  can  malted  milk. 

Received  from  Linden  auxiliary:  210  yards  surgical  bandages,  38 
esmarch  bandages,  33  caps,  15  ticks,  15  sheets,  3!)  pillow-slips,  10  glasses 
jelly,  furnishings  for  24  comfort  bags. 

Assistance  was  rendered  the  following  soldiers,  in  form  of  meals,  lodg 
ing,  transportation,  medicine,  care  in  sickness:  181)8,  October  5,  E.  J. 
Hitchcock,  Company  B,  (Jth  Regiment  California  Volunteer  Infantry;  De 
cember  12,  James  Morrisey,  enlisted  at  Taconia,  Wash.;  1S1W,  February, 
Arthur  Xoyes.  1st  Battalion,  Carson,  Xev. ;  February  14,  Joseph  G.  Gillin, 
Company  A,  1st  Battalion  Xew  York  Infantry,  aged  25  years;  John  Frost- 
man,  Company  B,  (>th  Regiment  California  Volunteer  Infantry,  aged  42 
years;  February  21,  James  Sexton,  Company  A,  1st  Battalion,  Xevada ; 
March.  3,  Thomas  Lynch,  8th  California  Regiment;  March  10,  Dennis 
Roach,  Battalion  B,  1st  Battalion,  1st  Artillery;  March  17,  Samuel  P.  Green, 
7th  Regiment,  Til.;  Fred  Green  (brother),  7th  Regiment,  111.;  J.  Flbert, 
leader  of  band,  Tennessee  Regiment;  March  18,  Alfred  Heilman,  Companv 
IT,  12th  Regiment,  Xew  York;  May  30,  Stephen  MacDonough,  Company  A, 
6th  Regiment,  California  Volunteer  Infantry;  August  22,  Clarence  Rogers, 
Kansas  volunteer;  1900,  April  21,  William  Sewall,  Washington,  I).  C. 

FRANK  w JUTE'S  FIRST  VICTORY. 

In  connection  with  the  soldiers,  it  may  be  of  interest  to  relate  an  inci 
dent  associated  with  the  Stockton  boys,  as  illustrating  the  spirit  and  enthusi 
astic  purpose  of  the  enlisted  men,  whom  we  regard  as  worthy  of  any  effort 
the  Red  Cross  workers  may  put  forth  in  their  behalf.  It  is  related  that 
Frank  White,  private  of  Company  B,  made  a  gritty  walk  of  thirty-three 
miles  to  join  his  company  before  its  ranks  would  be  filled  without  him.  He 
was  at  work  in  a  sawmill  thirty-three  miles  from  Stockton,  and  had  no 
word  that  his  company  had  been  called  out.  Mails  were  slow.  Mill  teams 
brought  the  mail  from  Stockton  about  noon.  Looking  over  the  Stockton 
paper,  he  saw  that  his  company  would  start  for  San  Francisco  on  Sunday. 
He  was  twenty-four  hours  late  and  thirty-three  miles  away,  and  no  team 
going  out.  Hurriedly  he  changed  his  clothes,  made  his  journey  the  entire 
distance  on  foot  to  Stockton,  took  the  first  train  for  San  Francisco,  and 
joined  his  company  in  time,  enthusiastically  welcomed  by  his  comrades. 
He  counted  this  his  first  bloodless  battle  won  by  the  sweat  of  his  brow. 

Receipts     Itemized. 

Joaquin  Parlor  Xo.  5,  Xative  Daughters  of  the  Golden  West,  $50 ; 
Oliisi  Giller,  $5.00;  II.  Xeler,  $5.00;  Mrs.  H.  C.  Hyatt,  $5.00;  Dr.  Sander- 


San   Joaquin   Report.  301 

son,  $2.50;  "Red  Cross  Aids/''  $07.50;  Stockton  Grange,  $5.00;  Willie 
Friebberger,  children's  benefit,  $0.50;  S.  S.  Littlehale,  $1.00;  \e\\-  Hope 
girls'  benefit,  $27.75;  Stockton  Orphan  Club,  $4.2.");  Mr.  Lyman  Beldiii"1, 
$5.00;  Masters  Finkhohner  and  Colin  benelit,  $S.OO  ;  Mrs.  F.  T.  Baldwin, 
$5.00;  Rebekah  Young  Ladies'  Drill  Corps  Xo.  1  benelit,  $50;  a  friend  iu 
Calaveras  County,  $25;  River  Express  Co.,  $1.00;  Mrs.  F.  II.  Smith,  $1.00; 
.Mrs.  Lizzie  Condy,  $1.00;  friend,  $1.70;  Miss  Margaret  Mehan,  $3.00; 
Sunshine  Circle,  First  Presbyterian  Church,  $5.00;  '"Linden  Aids,"  $27.30; 
box  collection,  $14. OS;  balance  in  purchasing  fund,  $2.10;  total  cash  dona 
tions,  $2(51. IS.  Handkerchiefs  donated  by  Mrs.  C.  ().  Bennett,  $5.00;  sale 
<>f  Hags,  etc.,  $({.85. 

In  1HOO  dues  were  assessed  25  cents  per  member,  and  in  1JM)1  thev 
were  increased  to  50  cents  per  annum.  They  amounted  to  $s  1  ;  membership 
fees  amounted  to  $203;  interest  of  $8.13  upon  a  deposit  in  Stockton  Savings 
and  Loan  Society  Bank  of  $125;  balance  from  Emergency  Fund  in  presi 
dent's  care,  $4.80;  total  amount,  $004.00. 

I  Hsbursements  Itemized. 

June  11,  1808,  state  membership  fee,  $10;  rent  of  hall,  $3.00;  record 
book,  $3.00;  chairman  of  purchasing  committee,  $10;  Red  Cross  pins  and 
express,  $25.25;  to  California  Red  Cross  Emergency  Fund,  $10;  printed 
stationery,  $4.50;  book  h'le,  $0.75;  for  purchasing  committee,  $10;  material 
purchased,  $25;  Red  Cross  pins  and  express,  $25.25;  for  California  Red 
Cross  State  Association  for  Field  Hospital  Fund,  $50;  expressage  on  corn 
and  oranges,  $2.25;  sundry  expenses  for  secretary.  $10;  expressage,  $2.50; 
for  purchasing  committee,  $30;  for  California  State  Association  Hospital 
Fund,  $50;  to  Captain  Win.  Bruce,  for  fruit  for  Company  B,  Oth  Cavalrv, 
$5.00;  for  California  Red  Cross  Hospital,  $25;  for  care  of  sick  soldier, 
$14.S5;  badges,  $1.00;  January,  1809,  to  Miss  Gray,  for  two  sick  soldiers' 
meals  and  lodgings,  $2.35 ;  to  the  president  for  use  as  emergency  fund. 
$17.25. 

September  11,  1000,  roused  to  activity  by  the  awful  disaster  at  Gal- 
veston,  Texas,  we  were  the  first  to  respond  to  the  Louisiana  Red  Cross  So 
ciety,  Xew  Orleans,  and  sent  $100,  and,  for  telegraphing  the  same,  $1.21  ; 
September,  1001,  to  the  secretary  for  money  expended,  $(5.25.  The  total 
disbursements  amount  to  $500.41.  The  balance  in  the  treasury  Xovember 
8.  1001,  is  $125.55.  F.  M.  WKST, 

Treasurer. 

The  work  at  headquarters  was  conducted  systematically,  under  the  able 
direction  of  Mrs.  George  P.  Simpson,  who  volunteered  to  open  the  doors 
every  morning  at  nine  o'clock,  for  the  first  week,  others  to  take  charge  in 
the  afternoons.  Some  one  or  more  of  the  committee  superintended  the  work 
in  turn.  Mrs.  .1.  F.  Rooney  proved  her  fitness  for  the  oth'ee  of  chairman 
of  the  purchasing  committee,  and  Miss  Maria  S.  Cutting  kept  many  hands 
provided  with  cut-out  articles  for  sewing. 


302  Pacific    Const   lied   Cross   Society. 

From  different  pans  of  the  county  donations  were  sent  independent  of 
<>iir  organization.  A  number  of  ladies,  "Linden  Aids,"  lent  their  assistance 
in  work,  and  helped  increase  onr  funds,  although  not  members  of  the  Reel 
Cross  Society. 

\Vhile  the  emergency  period  is  passed,  and  a  failing  in  interest  is 
apparent,  our  past  experience  proves  that  the  people  of  the  Pacific  slope 
are  generous  and  (jiiick  to  respond,  and  in  time  of  need  Avill  again  he  "up  and 
doing,  with  a  heart  for  any  fate."  It  is  the  purpose  of  the  society  to  keep 
our  interest  alive  as  a  society  by  sending  a  delegate  to  each  annual  meeting 
of  the  California  Red  Cross  State  Association,  and  hold  ourselves  in  readi 
ness  for  any  future  emergency  that  calls  for  Red  Cross  response. 

Since  September  25,  11)01,  2  of  our  members  have  passed  to  other 
scenes,  and  '2'2  have  withdrawn  from  the  ranks,  but  we  have  a  present  mem 
bership  of  1S2. 

Our  present  officers  and  executive  committee  are:  President,  Miss 
Hannah  Gray;  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  ,1.  1).  Peters;  second  vice-president, 
Mrs.  F.  M.  West :  recording  and  corresponding  secretary,  Mrs.  W.  W.  Stock- 
well;  treasurer,  Mr.  F.  M.  West,  president  of  the  Stockton  Savings  and  Loan 
Society  Bank;  Mrs.  Jennie  South  worth,  Mrs.  Austin  B.  Sperry,  Mrs.  Eliza 
L.  Dodge,  Miss  Julia  II.  Weber,  Mrs.  ,1.  F.  Rooney,  Mrs.  George  P.  Sher 
man,  Mrs.  Abbie  A.  Klsom,  Miss  Louise  Creaner,  Mrs.  Amalia  Snyder, 
Mrs.  Mary  IT.  Phillips.  Respectfully  submitted, 

M  us.   W.  W.   STOCKWELL, 

Miss  HANNAH  (.JIJAY,  Secretary. 

President. 


.!//•*.    II*.    W.  Stockwed, 
Secretary  San  Jonquil)  and  Stockton   Red  Cross  Society. 


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3//-.V.    ('.   J.  Mni'lin, 
President  San  Jose  Red  Cross  Society. 

SAN    JOSE, 

It  is  not  at  all  remarkable  that  the  American  woman  should  share  the 
spirit  of  intense  patriotism  which  animates  the  men,  but  it  is  remarkable  how 
cheerfully  she  has  acted  as  an  auxiliary,  doing  the  most  laborious  work, 
without  any  expectation  of  laurels. 

She  has  met  the  incoming  and  outgoing  soldier  with  smiles  of  encour 
agement  and  hands  laden  with  good  things.  She  has  been  beside  him  in 
field  and  hospital,  bending  every  energy,  self-forgetting,  her  intuition  and 
her  sympathy  breaking  through  barriers  that  seemed  insurmountable. 

As  the  occasion  calls  for  details,  I  take  great  pleasure  in  telling  the 
story  of  the  tireless  workers  of  the  San  Jose  Red  Cross  Society.  Its  most 
humble  workers,  by  their  earnestness  and  constant  labors,  have  ably  seconded 
The  work  and  aims  of  the  board  of  directors,  but  a  great  measure  of  the 
success  of  this  society  is  due  to  the  executive  ability  of  its  president,  Mrs. 
(.'.  J.  Martin. 

On  May  23,  1808,  at  a  called  public  meeting,  the  following  permanent 
officers  were  elected,  to  hold  office  for  six  months:  Mrs.  Chas.  J.  Martin, 
president ;  Mrs.  Louis  Callisch,  first  vice-president ;  Mrs.  II.  T.  Welch,  sec 
ond  vice-president;  Mrs.  W.  P.  Squires,  corresponding  secretary;  Mrs.  Louis 
Bruch,  recording  secretary :  Mr.  W.  K.  Beans,  treasurer;  Mr.  II.  B.  Alvord, 
auditor. 

Board  of  Director.*. — Mrs.  C.  J.  Martin,  Mrs.  Louis  Callisch,  Mrs. 
AV.  P.  Squires,  .Mrs.  E.  ().  Smith,  Mr.  H.  B.  Alvord,  Mr.  S.  H.  Wagener, 


304  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

MY.  T.  C.  AlcChesney;  clerk  of  board,  Mr.  II.  (i.  Squier.  Mrs.  S.  F.  Lieb 
representative  on  San  Francisco  board. 

Immediately  upon  our  organization  Ivev.  J.  B.  Wakefield,  rector  of 
Trinity  Church,  tendered  us  the  use  of  the  parish  house,  and  for  three  and 
one-half  months  its  doors  were  never  closed.  Sewing-machine  companies, 
the  local  telephones,  express  companies,  the  daily  press,  came  to  our  aid, 
and  never  faltered,  no  matter  how  frequent  the  calls. 

At  the  last  meeting  of  the  board  of  directors  it  was  decided,  as  the 
emergency  seemed  to  be  over,  that  we  would  discontinue  the  sewing,  but 
contribute  $r>0  per  month  for  three  months  to  the  convalescent  home  recently 
established  in  San  Francisco. 

We  will  continue  to  hold  an  open  meeting  on  the  first  Tuesday  of  every 
mouth,  when  financial  statement  will  he  read,  and  will  transact  any  business 
that  might  properly  come  up. 

We  have  been  materially  assisted  by  our  auxiliary  at  Xew  Almaclen, 
Mrs.  It.  R.  Bulmore,  president,  and  at  Saratoga,  Mrs.  S.  F.  Cloud,  president. 

Naturally  we  were  most  interested  in  the  two  companies  of  our  OWTII 
boys,  B  and  M,  Sth  California,  and  furnished  them  with  floor  coverings, 
through  the  kindness  of  our  board  of  trade  and  the  Dewey  Club,  with  quan 
tities  of  dried  and  canned  fruit  donated  by  our  local  packing  companies  and 
other  friends.  They  received  an  emergency  fund  of  $510.83.  We  con 
tributed  $100  to  the  Manila  Hospital  and  $100  towards  the  band  instru 
ments  of  the  Sth  California  Regiment. 

FINANCIAL    STATEMENT. 

Total  cash  receipts  to  Oct.  15,  1808,  $2,34-0.  <)<"?  ;  expenditures  to  Oct. 
15,  1808,  $iM(>7.i)3;  cash  on  hand,  $181.83. 

Membership,  388. 

ft  would  be  impossible  to  enumerate  the  acts  of  willing  service  of  the 
citizens  of  San  Jose  and  its  vicinity  in  behalf  of  the  volunteers.  Like  those 
of  many  real  heroes  of  the  war,  their  names  must  remain  unknown  and  their 
deeds  written  only  in  the  book  of  the  great  recording  angel. 

MRS.  Lours  CALLISCII, 
V  ice-President  San  Jose  Red  Cross. 

Orfoficr   IS, 


REPORT   OF   THE   WORK   OF   THE  SAX    JOSE   RED  CROSS   SOCIETY,   BY  MRS.    MARTIN, 

PRESIDENT. 

M  KM  HERS  OK  THE  REI>  CROSS  SOCIETY:  Xo  doubt  you  are  all  aware  that 
our  officers  were  reclected  at  our  last  monthly  meeting.  AYe  now  greet  our 
friends  again,  and  stand  at  our  posts  ready  to  do  our  duty  in  Ixed  Cross  work 
when  called  upon  to  do  so.  We  ask  our  citizens  to  be  as  kind  to  the  cause 
in  this  our  new  term  of  office  as  they  were  in  our  former  term.  AVe  feel 
sure  they  will,  for  the  kindness  has  already  commenced.  The  People's  and 
the  Sunset  Telephone  Companies  have  generously  given  us  the  free  use  of 


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305 


their  respective  "phones"  in  the  lied  Cross  rooms,  as  heretofore,  and  the 
People's  Company  have  also  replaced  the  "phone"  in  our  corresponding 
secretary's  honse  free  of  charge,  for  the  use  of  the  Red  Cross  Society.  Dr. 
Wakefield  has  again  given  us  the  privilege  of  meeting  at  Trinity  Parish 
House  as  our  headquarters;  Mr.  Crowfoot  has  willingly  loaned  the  Home 
sewing-machine;  Wells,  Fargo  has  carried  our  packages;  and  the  Western 
Union  Telegraph  Company  sent  our  messages  to  Red  Cross  headquarters, 
San  Francisco,  free  of  charge.  The  press  also  continues  its  kindness.  No 
item  is  too  long  for  the  Mercury  to  insert,  if  it  aids  the  cause  of  the  Red 
Cross.  Other  papers  also  gave  us  kindly  notices ;  all  this  augurs  well  for  the 
future,  and  brings  forth  our  grateful  thanks. 


Mrs.   J.    W.  Dinsmore, 
Executive  Board,  San  Jose. 


Mrs.  A<!</ie  Frink, 
Efficient  Promoter,  San  Jose. 


We  have  held  our  regular  monthly  meetings  and  kept  up  interest  in  the 
society  by  the  members  spending  a  social  day  together  at  the  parlors  of 
Trinity  Parish  House,  and  finishing  work  on  the  garments  for  the  con 
valescent  home,  also  making  chest  protectors,  for  which  there  came  an  urgent 
call.  At  our  meetings  we  read  reports  and  transact  any  new  business  which 
needs  attention. 

BRIEF    HISTORY. 

Perhaps  it  will  be  well  to  tell  you  at  this  time  what  our  society  has 
accomplished  since  its  organization,  about  seven  months  ago.  I  shall  omit 
detail,  as  you  have  heard  it  so  often  it  would  be  tiresome  for  you  to  hear  it 
again.  I  will  merely  give  the  total  number  of  articles  and  garments,  large 

20 


306  Pacific   Coast  Bed   Cross   >V />///. 

and  small,  which  have  been  made  and  sent  from  our  headquarters  to  the 
state  headquarters  in  San  Francisco;  from  thence  they  were  forwarded  to 
Manila,  or  wherever  our  troops  were  in  need  of  Red  Cross  supplies.  The 
grand  total  of  garments  and  articles  of  use  which  went  forth  from  the  San 
Jose  Red  Cross  Society  headquarters  is  7,677,  all  packed  and  shipped  by 
willing  woman's  hands ;  our  lady  members  even  did  the  nailing,  and  often 
sawed  the  covers  to  the  boxes.  Nothing  came  amiss  to  them  when  they 
knew  it  was  being  done  for  the  sick  and  suffering  soldiers.  Our  Almaden 
branch,  Airs.  R.  R.  Bulmore,  president,  and  our  Saratoga  branch,  Mrs.  S.  H. 
Cloud,  president,  also  ''We  and  Our  Neighbors''  from  Union  District,  helped 
us  very  materially  in  sending  well-packed  boxes  of  garments,  sheets,  etc.,  for 
soldier  boys.  They  are  included  in  the  number  mentioned. 

Over  1,000  cans  of  fresh  fruit  were  donated  by  our  canneries,  the 
Golden  Gate,  San  Jose  Fruit  Packing  Company,  and  the  J.  II.  Flickenger 
Company  cannery,  also  by  private  citizens.  About  1,250  pounds  of  dried 
fruit  were  donated  by  canneries  and  private  citizens.  Eight  cases  of  fine 
wines  were  donated  by  Captain  Merrithew.  Thirty  dozen  eggs  were  donated 
by  "We  and  Our  Neighbors."  I  will  add  that,  although  they  keep  their 
names  from  being  known,  they  have  proved  to  be  very  good  neighbors. 
Several  donations  for  the  soldiers  have  been  received  from  them.  They  do 
not  let  their  "'left  hand  know  what  their  right  hand  doeth." 

The  board  of  trade  also  sent  through  our  society  $510  as  an  emergency- 
fund  for  our  boys,  Companies  B  and  M.  A  mess  tent  and 'floorings  were 
furnished  also  by  the  board  of  trade  and  by  the  Dewey  Club. 

One  hundred  dollars  was  collected  from  our  citizens  toward  procuring 
musical  instruments  for  a  band,  which  was  being  organized  from  members 
of  Companies  B  and  M.  Our  society  also  donated  $100  toward  the  Hospital 
Fund  at  Manila.  We  did  not  forget  our  own  boys.  When  Companies  B 
and  M  loft  San  Jose  for  camp 'life,  our  society  furnished  them  with  many 
needed  articles,  too  numerous  to  mention  here.  We  also  helped  with  lunches 
for  troops  arriving  in  San  Francisco.  Many  boxes  of  literature  have  also 
been  shipped  for  the  soldiers  at  Manila.  There  were  many  other  articles 
given  away  not  mentioned  here. 

The  number  of  members  enrolled  is  G74.  Only  a  portion  of  that  num 
ber,  I  believe  about  388,  have  joined  the  state  society,  although  we  acknowl 
edge  all  as  our  local  members.  Most  of  them  have  helped  to  sew,  or  in 
other  ways  assisted  from  time  to  time,  and  we  feel  we  can  depend  upon  every 
one  of  them  to  come  forward  in  case  of  necessity. 

The  amount  of  funds  received  and  distributed  you  have  heard  from 
the  treasurer's  report.  You  see  by  it  that  our  balance  is  not  large,  and, 
when  you  consider  the  number  of  garments  made  and  the  amount  of  ma 
terial  used,  you  must  admit  that  our  purchasing  committee, — Mrs.  Chambers, 
Mrs.  Plate,  and  Mrs.  Eaton, — have  used  good  judgment  and  economy  in 
making  their  purchases  to  make  the  money  go  as  far  as  it  did. 

To  the  merchants,  who  have  allowed  liberal  discount  on  our  bills,  the 


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thanks  of  the  society  are  due.  I  will  again  state  that  our  money  has  been 
expended  among  the  merchants  of  San  Jose. 

Most  of  our  donations  were  unsolicited,  a  large  amount  coming  from 
our  public  schools,  a  few  societies,  donations  of  private  citizens,  and  the  pro 
ceeds  of  sale  of  a  bicycle  donated  by  Miss  "Xellie  Arques,  all  of  which  helped 
to  make  the  grand  total,  which  has  been  the  means,  through  the  San  Jose 
lied  Cross,  of  doing  so  much  good  to  our  soldiers  both  at  the  seat  of  war  and 
at  home. 

During  the  months  of  June,  July,  and  August,  and  part  of  September, 
the  doors  of  Trinity  Parish  House  were  open  daily  for  Red  Cross  work, 
and  the  number  of  pieces  mentioned  in  this  report  will  show  what  our  busy, 
tireless  workers  accomplished.  Too  much  can  not  be  said  in  their  praise, 
and  our  brave  soldiers  gained  courage  and  strength  from  the  knowledge  that 
the  women  of  America  were  untiring  in  this  noble  work,  which  meant  for 
them  care  and  succor  in  sickness,  also  while  they  were  defending  the 
oppressed. 

The  work  done  by  our  society  for  the  month  of  December  was  getting 
up  Christmas  boxes  for  the  convalescent  hospital,  San  Francisco,  also  for 
Companies  B  and  M,  our  home  boys.  Seven  fine  Astrakhan  and  Angora  skin 
rugs  were  donated  by  Jacob  Eberhard,  of  Santa  Clara,  and  one  fine  deerskin 
rug  by  Mrs.  kelson. 

To  Company  B,  stationed  at  the  Presidio,  were  sent  13  cases  containing 
cakes,  pies,  fruit,  both  fresh  and  canned;  8  dressed  turkeys,  12  dressed 
chickens,  nuts,  etc.  To  Company  M,  12  cases  cakes,  pies,  fruit,  both  fresh 
and  canned ;  7  dressed  turkeys,  1  cooked  turkey,  14  dressed  chickens,  nuts, 
etc.  These  gifts  were  not  included  in  the  total  of  7,677  pieces. 

Our  San  Jose  Red  Cross  Society  desires  to  pay  a  heartfelt  tribute  of 
gratitude  to  our  citizens  for  their  ready  and  liberal  response  to  our  call  for 
Christmas  gifts  for  the  convalescent  home,  also  for  Companies  B  and  M. 
Truly  our  San  Jose  people  have  the  largest  hearts  in  the  world  Avhen  called 
upon  to  help  in  a  worthy  cause. 

I  will  take  occasion  here  to  say  that,  when  our  citizens  did  me  the  great 
honor  to  elect  me  president  of  the  Red  Cross  Society  of  San  Jose,  I  felt 
there  were  others  more  fitted  to  fill  the  responsible  position,  and  intended 
declining  the  proffered  honor,  but  friends  persuaded  me  to  undertake  the 
task.  I  accepted,  saying  I  would  do  what  I  could.  I  am  glad  now  that  I 
undertook  the  work.  I  feel  that  a  loving  Father  has  given  me  strength.  1 
have  worked  with  willing  heart  and  hands  for  the  suffering  soldiers,  and  I 
am  sure  that  all  who  have  helped  in  this  noble  work  have  done  the  same. 
We  have  often  been  very  weary,  but  not  one  has  fallen  by  the  wayside.  We 
knew  how  much  more  weary  the  poor  soldiers  were,  and  that  knowledge  gave 
us  fresh  courage,  and  willing  hands  and  loyal  hearts  worked  on,  until  we 
were  told  that  peace  was  declared ;  at  first  we  spoke  of  peace  with  bated 
breath ;  perhaps  it  might  only  mean  a  truce ;  but  now,  thank  God,  we  can 
speak  with  confidence,  for  the  treaty  has  been  signed. 


308  Pacific  Coast  lied   Cross  Society. 

And  what  could  lie  a  more  Htting  time  than  the  present  to  proclaim 
peace,  when  all  Christendom  is  rejoicing-  that  the  Prince  of  peace  was  sent 
on  earth  nearly  L'.OOO  years  ago  to  bring  "peace  and  good  will  to  all  man 
kind"  ?  AVe  can  now  proclaim  in  clarion  tones  that  the  United  States  is  ar 
peace  with  all  the  world.  This  is  the  change  of  work  which  the  sweet  word 
*cpeace"  has  wrought  for  the  patient  Red  Cross  workers.  Needless  to  sav, 
their  names  are  enrolled  in  God's  l>ook,  and  on  that  day  great  will  be  their 
reward. 

HELP     FOR    THK     Xl'RSES. 

Our  San  Jose  Ked  Cross  will  now  work  at  home.  We  shall  endeavor 
to  send  a  monthly  donation  to  help  pay  the  expenses  of  nurses.  We  have 
already  sent,  with  the  aid  of  our  auxiliary  branches  (the  Xew  Almaden,  Mrs. 
II.  R.  Bulmore,  president,  which  donated  $10  per  month,  and  the  Saratoga 
branch,  Mrs.  S.  II.  Cloud,  president,  which  donated  $5.00  per  month,  and 
our  San  Jose  Society,  $50),  in  all  $(55  per  mouth  for  three  months.  The  time 
lias  now  expired,  and  we  hope  to  be  able  to  raise  money  in  some  way  to  help 
so  worthy  a  cause.  We  must  not  he  drones  in  the  lied  Cross  hive,  and,  if 
each  member  would  donate  a  Hi  tie,  it  will  be  sufficient  for  our  society's  needs 
for  some  time.  1  believe  the  Entertainment  Committee  has  a  concert  under 
the  management  of  Miss  Volt/;  they  will  no  doubt  report  at  an  early  date. 

Probablv  many  will  ask  how  long  the  Red  Cross  will  continue  its  work? 
I  will  answer,  Tutil  our  state  president,  Mrs.  \V.  B.  Harrington,  sends  us 
word  that  "there  are  no  more  convalescents  for  the  Ked  Cross  to  care  for." 
Gladly  will  all  the  army  of  noble  workers  resume  their  home  duties,  but  all 
will  stand  in  readiness  to  come  forth  should  our  country  again  need  their 
services  in  the  cause  of  humanity  and  neutrality,  or  in  case  of  calamity  in 
any  place1.  God  grant  that  the  time  may  not  be  far  distant  when  "nation 
shall  not  rise  up  against  nation,  neither  shall  they  learn  war  any  more." 

To  all  members  and  fellow-workers  of  the  San  Jose  Ked  Cross  Society 
I  wish  a  Happy  Xew  Year.  May  a  hidden  blessing  surprise  you  every  day, 
the  blessing  which  the  knowledge  of  having  helped  to  relieve  the  sick  and 
suffering  brings  with  it. 

[  am  thinking  now  of  the  last  line  of  a  verse  which  has  always  been  a 
favorite  of  mine,  "For  if  thy  work  on  earth  be  sweet,  what  will  thy  glory  be  ?" 

Dear  friends,  1  think  we  have  all  had  a  foretaste  of  that  joy  when 
engaged  in  our  Ked  Cross  work.  Cordially  yours, 

MRS.  C.  ,T.  MARTIX, 
President  e/  flic  tfan  Jose  Red  Cross  Society. 

STATEMENT  OE     RECEIPTS    AM)     EXPENDITURES  OF     THE     SAX     JOSE     RED  CROSS 
SOCIETY     FOR     THE     YEAR'     E.NDI.XO     DECEMBER     31,     1898. 

Receipts. 

Donations,  membership  fees,  etc.,  $'2,4-15.81. 

Disbursements. 

Affiliation  fee,  state  association,  $10;  badges,  $100;  Manila  Hospital 
Fund,  $100;  Emergency  Fund,  Companies  B  and  M,  $510.83;  Hospital 


Luis    Obispo    Report.  30J) 

.Fund  for  convalescents,  San  Francisco,  $150;  printing,  stamps,  etc.,  $7.20; 
blankets,  Company  B,  $189;  shoes,  Company  AI,  $40;  mess  tent,  Company 
_M,  $40;  band  instruments,  8th  California  Regiment,  $100;  supplies,  ma 
terial,  etc.,  $1,050.20;  total,  $2,297.28;  January  1,  IS!)!),  balance  on  hand, 
$118.58. 

Other  donations  to  Red  Cross  Society  headquarters,  San  Francisco, 
and  to  Companies  B  and  M,  8th  California  Regiment,  V.  S.  V. :  7,677  gar 
ments  and  articles  (abdominal  bandages,  suits  of  pajamas,  pillow-cases, 
sheets,  etc.),  1,120  cans  canned  fruit,  1,250  boxes  dried  fruit,  600  boxes 
green  fruit  fresh  from  the  orchard,  8  cases  tine  wine,  10  sacks  fresh  vegetables, 
285  comfort  bags  (furnished),  -500  towels,  820  handkerchiefs. 

Besides  the  above,  many  lunches  have  lx?en  furnished  to  the  members 
of  the  Nth  California  Regiment,  and  also  to  the  State  Red  Cross  Society. 
A  beautiful  silk  flag  was  presented  to  ( 'ompany  B  on  its  departure.  An 
innumerable  number  of  periodicals  and  books  have  been  sent  to  the  soldiers 
and  sailor  boys.  Several  times  flowers  and  necessities  for  the  convalescent 
home  have  been  freely  given,  as  well  as  funds.  The  work  has  been  a  work 
of  love  and  patriotism  on  the  part  of  each  and  every  member.  The  donations 
have  all  been  made  voluntarily  on  the  part  of  the  donor.  The  only  desire 
has  been  to  best  serve  our  country  and  its  defenders. 

MRS.  W.   P.  SQI:IIIK, 
Corresponding  Secretary. 

By  H.  G.  SQU IKE,  Clerk. 


SAN  LUIS  OBISPO. 

President,  Mrs.  A.  /.  Sinsheimer;  vice-president,  Mrs.  Alary  Ortega; 
secretary,  Miss  Alary  L.  McKennon;  tirst  treasurer,  Airs.  R.  AL  Sanford; 
treasurer,  Mrs.  Hazzard  Gregg. 

FINANCIAL    STATEMENT    OK    THE    SOCIETY     FOR    TIIK     MONTHS    OF    JUNE,     JULY, 
AUGUST,    SEPTEMBER,    OCTOBER,    AND    NOVEMBER,    OF    1898. 

Receipts. 

Dues,  $49.05;  entertainments,  $289.85 ;  cash  donations,  $85.80;  sale, 
of  badges,  $18.45  ;  total,  $488.55. 

Disbursements. 

To  state  association,  $855;  for  flannel,  $57.85;  expenses,  $25;  total, 
$487.85;  balance,  $0.70.  MARY  L.  MC!VKNNON, 

Secret&ry. 

In  connection  with  the  report  of  the  secretary,  I  would  add  that  our 
auxiliary  received  the  enthusiastic  support  of  the  entire  community.  Almost 
every  fraternity  gave  us  a  liberal  donation.  The  daily  pa]X>rs  were  at  our 
service 'at  all  times,  and  we  had  but  to  ask,  and  our  people  were  ever  ready 
to  respond.  Mi?s.  A.  J.  SIXSIIKIMKR, 

President. 


310  Pacific  Coast  Red  Cross  Society. 

SAN  MATEO. 

President,  Mrs.  AY.  F.  Nichols;  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  D.  McLeod; 
second  vice-president,  Mrs.  C.  J.  Robinson ;  secretary,  Mrs.  Paul  Bettilheim ; 
treasurer,  Mrs.  Uriel  Sabre. 

REPORT  OF  SAX    MATEO  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

Through  the  able  efforts  of  "Mrs.  Daniel  McLeod  and  her  sister,  Miss 
Lamb,  of  San  Francisco,  the  San  Mateo  Red  Cross  Society  was  organized 
in  the  morning  of  June  2,  1898,  and  officers  elected,  as  named  above. 
Mesdames  Brewer,  Morse,  Walker,  Rodolph,  Schuyler,  Ross,  Kennedy,  and 
Cowie  were  appointed  on  the  executive  committee. 

Rev.  Mr.  Kennedy  secured  a  room  in  the  Odd  Fellows'  Building,  free 
of  charge,  for  the  use  of  the  society.  Several  of  the  members  loaned  sewing- 
machines,  and  on  the  morning  of  June  o  work  began  in  earnest.  Miss  Lamb 
was  directress.  Well  and  faithfully  did  she  perform  her  task,  cutting  out 
almost  every  article  made  by  the  society.  Very  little  soliciting  was  done 
in  San  Mateo,  as  most  of  the  men  who  do  business  in  the  city  had  already 
given  to  the  state  association.  One  concert  was  given,  August  28,  by  the 
Press  Club  Quartet,  which  proved  a  great  success.  Up  to  October  1  the 
members  paid  twenty  cents  per  month  dues;  some,  however,  gave  $2.50,  and 
others  $5.00  per  month.  All  dues  were  discontinued  after  October  1. 

Articles  made  and  sent  to  the  supply  depot,  Post  Street,  San  Francisco : 

735  abdominal  bandages,  150  emergency  bandages,  20  suits  tennis 
flannel  pajamas,  11  large  packing  bags,  116  field  pillow-slips,  108  filled 
comfort  bags,  a  total  of  1,140  articles.  There  were  also  sent  to  the  supply 
depot  3  large  boxes  of  books  and  1  package  of  old  linen.  To  the  Hospitality 
Committee  at  the  ferry  were  sent  1,000  nam  sandwiches,  300  individual 
lunches,  and  1  large  box  of  lemons  for  the  soldiers  leaving  on  the  transports. 
To  the  division  hospital :  1  dozen  bottles  listerine,  4  packages  absorbent  cot 
ton,  1  dozen  pound  jars  Armour  beef  extract.  The  society  furnished  the 
kitchen  of  the  convalescent  home,  later  paying  for  a  much  needed  sink  and 
putting  in  the  china  closet. 

At  the  request  of  the  state  association,  the  society  promised  to  pay  $5.00 
per  month  for  six  months,  beginning  November  1,  to  help  maintain  the  Red 
Cross  work  at  the  home  and  in  Manila.  December  13  sent  to  404  Slitter 
Street,  for  convalescent  home,  TO  jars  and  glasses  of  jams  and  jellies. 

The  present  officers  of  the  society,  chosen  October  1,  1898,  are:  Mrs. 
Win.  F.  Nichols,  president;  Mrs.  (\  M.  Morse,  first  vice-president;  Mrs. 
W.  1*.  A.  Brewer,  second  vice-president ;  Mr.  W.  P.  A.  Brewer,  treasurer ; 
Mrs.  F.  R.  King,  secretary.  Mesdames  Whitney,  Rodel,  Walker,  Vanslyke, 
Dovis,  Bettilheim,  Robinson,  and  Ross,  with  the  officers,  form  the  executive 
committee.  There  are  125  members,  all  of  whom  are  ready  to  resume  work, 
should  the  occasion  demand  it.  DEI/LA  ROGERS  MORSE, 

Vice-President. 
By  request  of    Mrs.  Nichols,  President. 


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Receipts. 

June  2,  1898,  membership  fees,  $125;  donations,  $116.70;  monthly 
dues,  $172.50;  proceeds  of  concert,  $230.10;  total,  $64-4.30. 

Disbursements. 

Affiliation  fee,  state  association,  $10;  Red  Cross  pins,  $37.90;  beef 
extract,  $26.85  ;  flannel,  etc.,  $137.82  ;  care  of  room,  expressage,  $2.85  ;  post 
age,  printing,  etc.,  $9.85  ;  ham  and  bread  for  sandwiches,  $4.00 ;  convalescent 
home,  $220.76;  total,  $450.03;  balance,  $194.27. 

Receipts. 

October  15,  cash  balance,  $194.27;  rebate  on  use  of  hall  for  concert, 
$4.50;  donation,  $10;  total,  $208.77. 

Disbursements. 

November  pledge  to  state  association,  $10;  Christmas  lx>x  to  soldiers  at 
Manila,  $4.50;  lemons  for  transport,  $3.50;  sink  for  convalescent  home, 
$37;  December  pledge  to  state  association,  $10;  total,  $65;  December  31, 
1898,  balance,  $143.77.  WM.  P.  A.  BREWER, 

Treasurer. 

SAN  RAFAEL,   MARIN  COUNTY. 

San  Rafael,  May  23,  1898. — The  San  Rafael  Red  Cross  Society  was 
formally  organized  in  this  city  to-day,  though  many  of  the  representative 
ladies  have  for  several  days  been  engaged  in  assisting  the  Red  Cross  League 
of  Sausalito.  The  following  officers  were  elected  at  the  morning  meeting: 
Honorary  president,  Mrs.  Lewis  Sloss ;  president,  Mrs.  John  F.  Boyd ;  vice- 
presidents,  Mrs.  W.  B.  Bradford,  Mrs.  Louis  Gerstle,  Mrs.  Hepburn  Wilkins, 
Mrs.  W.  W.  Morrow,  Mrs.  Frank  S.  Johnson,  Mrs.  Wickman ;  treasurer, 
Mrs.  S.  F.  Barstow;  secretary,  Mrs.  F.  M.  Angellotti. 

Present  Officers. — President,  Mrs.  George  T.  Page;  vice-president, 
Mrs.  George  F.  Foster ;  treasurer,  Mrs.  S.  F.  Barstow ;  secretary,  Mrs.  F.  M. 
Angelotti. 

The  executive  committee,  beside  those  already  named,  will  include  the 
following:  Mrs.  E.  W.  ]STewhall,  Mrs.  A.  W.  Foster,  Mrs.  W.  Sale,  Mrs. 
A.  F.  Feckteler,  Mrs.  M.  C.  Dufficy,  Mrs.  W.  Elliott,  Mrs.  L.  A.  Lancel, 
Mrs.  Charles  Christieson,  Mrs.  T.  Winteringham,  Mrs.  John  Alexander,  Mrs. 
Sidney  M.  Smith,  Mrs.  B.  Cushing,  Mrs.  P.  ]\T.  Lilienthal,  Mrs.  Hecht. 

REPORT  OF  SAX  RAFAEL  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY  FROM  MAY  23,  1898,  TO  JANUARY 

1,  1899. 

Receipts  (General  Fund). 

Membership  fees  and  donations,  $615.05 ;  from  Finance  Committee, 
$733.25:  entertainment,  $100.25;  check  returned  from  California  State 
Red  Cross  Association,  $10;  from  Foresters,  $25;  total,  $1,483.55. 


312  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

Disbursements  (General  Fund). 

Material,  chickens,  eggs,  etc.,  for  hospital  use,  $017;  affiliation  fee, 
Male  association,  $10;  Keel  Cross  pins  (200),  $05;  cost  of  entertainment, 
$15.25;  janitors,  etc.,  $19.50;  for  nurses,  retained  by  state  association,  $10; 
equipment  for  nurse  for  Manila,  $70.20;  expense  of  maintaining  nurse  in 
Manila  from  August  1  to  December  131,  5  months,  $153;  emergency  fund 
for  7th  Regiment,  California  U.  S.  V.  I.,  $50;  equipment  fund  for  Company 
I),  Sth  California  T.  S.  V.  I.,  $25;  Alameda  Red  Cross  Society,  8th  Cali 
fornia  17.  S.  V.  bath-house,  $5.00 ;  funeral  expenses  of  soldier  from  Company 
I),  Sth  California  Regiment,  T.  S.  V.,  $17;  total,  $1,121.95;  balance, 
$301.60. 

Receipts  (Special  Fund). 

A  special  fund  was  collected  to  equip  Company  1),  of  San  Rafael,  8th 
Regiment,  California  U.  S.  V.  I. 

Received  from  contributions,  $866. 

Kxpended  in  blankets,  hats,  leggins,  underwear,  camp  equipments, 
pro  rat  a  for  regimental  band  instruments,  instruments,  stationery,  etc., 
etc.,  $807.51);  balance,  $58.41. 

General  Red  Cross  Fund,  $1,483.55;  special  fund  for  Company  D,  8th 
California  Regiment  U.  S.  V.,  $800;  total,  $2,349.55. 

Expended  from  general  fund,  $1,121.05;  expended  from  special  fund, 
$807.59;  total,  $1,929.54;  balance  in  both  funds,  $420.01. 

Supplies  distributed  to  state  supply  depot,  10  Post  Street,  San  Fran 
cisco,  and  to  Company  I),  8th  California  Regiment,  IT.  S.  V. :  2,331.  ab 
dominal  bandages,  205  sore  throat  bandages,  400  esmarch  bandages,  203 
hospital  bandages,  $87  filled  comfort  bags,  37  unfilled  comfort  bags,  31  pairs 
socks,  351  towels,  208  handkerchiefs,  409  pillow-cases,  144  sheets,  45  cotton 
nightshirts,  281  caps,  1  bo>x  soap,  108  teaspoons,  1  bo'X  shoestrings,  18  tent 
wall  pockets,  160  campaign  pillow-bags,  24  arm  slings,  60  pairs  pajamas,  188 
hospital  handkerchiefs.  6  surgical  sheets 

MKS.    F.    M.    A.XGKLLOTTT, 

Secretary. 

SANTA   ROSA,   SONOMA  COUNTY. 

The  Santa  Rosa  Red  Cross  was  organized  on  June  11,  1S98,  becoming 
auxiliary  to  the  state  association  on  July  28,  1898.  The  following  officers 
were  elected:  President,  Mrs.  C.  II.  Thompson:  vice-presidents,  R.  C.  Craw 
ford,  Mrs.  John  W.  Keegan,  Mrs.  C.  A.  Wright,  and  Mrs.  W.  J.  p]ardley ; 
secretary,  Miss  Ella  Grace;  assistant  secretaries,  Mrs.  R.  Lowery  and  Miss 
M.  J.  Hahmann;  treasurer,  Mrs.  M.  L.  McDonald,  Jr. 

For  several  months  the  members  worked  industriously  at  sewing,  col 
lecting  supplies,  getting  up  benefit  entertainments,  etc.,  raising  over  $300. 
Besides  tendering  generous  sums  to  the  state  society,  as  calls  for  immediate 


Sausalito   Report.  313 

aid  for  those  in  distress  came,  assistance  in  money  and  supplies  was  given 
to  their  local  company,  E. 

When  the  Galvestoii  disaster  was  announced,  the  society  sent  at  once 
$36.30. 

Although  the  little  band  of  workers  was  in  active  existence  but  a  fe\v 
months,  none  made  a  fairer  record  in  the  time,  as  has  been  learned  from 
authentic  sources.  It  is  to  be  regretted  that  a  full  report  can  not  be  had 
of  this  society,  owing  to  its  disbandment  (a  proof,  if  needed,  of  the  value  of 
a  permanent  record,  as  evidence  of  the  immense  work  done  during  the  war 
episode).  XOTES  BY  THE  COMMITTEE. 


SAUSALITO,  MARIN  COUNTY. 

President,  Mrs.  Wakefield  Baker :  vice-president,  Mrs.  J.  W.  Harrison ; 
secretary,  Mrs.  Louis  Harrison ;  treasurer,  Miss  J.  L.  Tillinghast. 

REPORT     OF     THE     SAUSALI  TO     RED     CROSS     SOCIETY     FROM     MAY     16,     1898,     TO 

JANUARY    1,    1899. 

When  it  was  found,  at  the  beginning  of  the  war  with  Spain,  that  San 
Francisco  was  to  be  the  mobilizing  point  for  the  troops  to  be  sent  to  Manila, 
and  it  was  found  that,  through  ignorance,  neglect,  procrastination,  and  other 
causes,  our  "boys  in  blue"  were  suffering,  the  Tved  Cross  Society,  which  has 
done  such  noble  work  since,  was  organized  in  San  Francisco,  to  see  what 
could  be  done  by  the  combined  efforts  of  the  women  of  ( 'alifornia  in  the 
great  emergency. 

There  was  then  a  call  for  help  from  the  different  towns,  and  Sausalito 
was  one  of  the  first  of  the  suburban  towns  to  respond.  On  May  16,  1898, 
one  of  the  women  of  that  small  town  started  a  subscription  list  on  the  ferry 
boat  ;  the  same  day  a  bolt  of  flannel  was  bought,  and  that  night,  at  the  house 
of  Mrs.  Tillinghast,  a  few  women  met,  whose  hearts  thrilled  at  the  thought 
of  helping  their  country  in  the  only  way  they  could, — in  working  for  those 
who  wrere  going  out  to  tight.  Work  was  commenced  on  the  bandages,  which 
were  then  being  called  for  by  the  thousands.  A  number  of  throat  bandages, 
were  also  made,  neatly  rolled,  fastened  with  safety-pins,  ready  for  use,  which 
brilliant  idea  came  from  Mrs.  Tillinghast,  thus  using  pieces  which  would 
otherwise  have  been  wasted. 

The  next  day,  May  17,  a  meeting  was  called  at  Mrs.  Wakefield  Baker's 
House.  Officers  were  elected,  and  a  branch  society  was  regularly  organized, 
which  shortly  afterwards,  through  the  state  association,  became  part  of  the 
National  Ived  Cross.  From  that  time  to  the  present  Sausalito  has  done  her 
share,  as  far  as  her  size  and  means  permit,  in  helping  to  cheer,  comfort,  and 
relieve  our  soldier  boys,  in  ministering  to  their  various  wants  in  any  way  sin- 
could.  A  room  in  the  town  was  kindly  offered,  free  of  charge,  and  was  used 
as  headquarters  for  meetings,  sewing,  etc.  There  supplies  were  sent,  and 


314  Pacific  Coast  Red  Cross  Society. 

one  of  the  members  of  the  society  was  on  duty  there  for  several  hours  every 
day  to  receive  contributions,  answer  questions,  and  give  information.  From 
this  room  delicacies  for  hospital  use,  clothing,  books,  etc.,  were  forwarded  to 
the  Ked  Cross  Supply  Depot,  16  Post  Street,  San  Francisco,  and  to  the  hos 
pitals  and  camps. 

Two  or  three  of  the  members  took  up  the  hospital  work,  going  first  to 
Camp  Merritt  and  afterwards  to  the  Presidio,  hunting  up  the  sick  boys,  find 
ing  out  what  they  needed,  carrying  jelly,  eggs,  etc.,  etc.,  and  distributing 
dozens  of  comfortable  sleeping-caps,  and  helping  them  in  many  ways.  When 
the  great  and  good  work  of  the  Hospitality  Committee  at  the  ferry  was 
started  to  receive  the  troops  as  they  came  in,  and  to  revive  their  often  drooping 
spirits  with  a  cup  of  hot  coffee,  a  sandwich,  and  last,  but  not  least,  a  word 
of  cordial  welcome ;  and  afterwards,  when  open  house  was  kept  every  day, 
including  Sunday,  and  reading  and  writing  material  were  supplied  to  the 
boys  so  far  from  home,  Sausalito  has  always  been  represented  by  one  or 
more  of  her  women,  when  needed,  as  long  as  that  work  lasted. 

When  the  much-needed  and  longed-for  convalescent  home  was  built  at 
the  Presidio,  hoping  that  by  good  care  and  home  comforts  some  of  the  boys 
might  be  restored  to  health,  Sausalito  gave  her  aid  then.  One  of  our  mem 
bers  was  appointed  by  our  honored  president  of  the  state  association,  Mrs. 
Harrington,  to  be  on  duty  each  week.  When  the  transports  went  out  with 
their  loads  of  human  freight,  Sausalito  helped  to  receive  and  cheer  the  boys 
when  they  arrived  at  the  wharf,  weary  with  the  long  tramp  over  the  cobble 
stones,  burdened  as  they  were  with  the  blanket  roll,  haversack,  etc.  A  wel 
come  cup  of  coffee  and  a  lunch  were  always  provided  for  them. 

And,  now  that  peace  has  been  declared,  though  there  are  still  many  sick 
to  be  looked  after  and  our  hospital  work  is  not  over  by  any  means,  it  is 
probable  that,  before  many  months  have  gone  by,  the  Red  Cross  Society  will 
be  a  thing  of  the  past.  We  can  then  all  look  back  on  these  long  months  of 
hard  work,  and  be  thankful  if  we  have,  even  in  a  small  way,  helped  to  make 
smooth  the  road  of  our  ''boys  in  blue,"  who  left  home  and  comforts  to  fight 
for  us  and  for  our  beloved  flag. 

The  following  is  the  list  of  articles  contributed  and  distributed  by  the 
Sausalito  Eed  Cross  Society  from  May  17,  1808,  to  January  1,  1899:  682 
abdominal  bandages,  140  throat  bandages,  10  sling  bandages,  23  woolen 
undershirts,  24  pairs  woolen  drawers,  55  pairs  socks,  38  handkerchiefs,  20 
bars  soap,  2  comforters,  16  pairs  blankets,  46  towels,  6  negligee  shirts,  11  knit 
wash  rags,  201  sleeping-caps,  2  sweaters,  7  bundles  of  old  linen,  8  chest  pro 
tectors,  71  jars  of  jelly,  10  cans  condensed  milk,  1  sack  corn  meal,  1  sack 
split  peas,  30  pounds  dried  fruit,  5  pounds  sugar,  25  pounds  desiccated 
potatoes,  4  cans  salmon,  1  can  malted  milk,  1  bottle  antiseptic  solution,  3 
bottles  whisky,  1  bottle  sherry,  1  jar  Liebig's  extract,  2  cans  evaporated 
cream,  800  tablets  Brown's  Cough  Mixture,  100  quinine  pills,  16  packages 
germea,  21  dozen  eggs,  3  cans  cocoa,  4  bottles  raspberry  syrup,  1,590  books 
and  magazines. 


Sonoma   Report.  315 

List  of  articles  made  from  material  furnished  by  the  supply  depot,  Post 
Street,  San  Francisco:  102  emergency  pillow-cases,  32  sleeping-caps,  11 
negligee  shirts,  8  flannel  nightshirts  and  pajamas,  11  surgical  nightshirts. 

J.  L.  TILLING H AST, 

Secretary  pro  tern. 
Sausalito,  January  1,  1899. 

TREASURER'S  REPORT. 
Receipts. 

General  donations,  $216.40;  proceeds  of  concert,  June  18,  $272.05; 
membership  dues,  $88  ;  monthly  subscriptions,  $45  ;  donated  by  public  school 
children,  $14.50;  total,  $635.95. 

Disbursements. 

Materials  for  work,  etc.,  $115.35;  donation  to  State  Emergency  Fund, 
$50;  badges,  $43.50;  bath  tickets  for  men  of  14th  Infantry,  II.  S.  A.,  $20; 
blankets  for  men  of  National  Guard  (Lime  Point),  $21.15;  vegetables  for 
men  of  National  Guard,  3  months,  $14;  monthly  donation,  state  association, 
October,  November,  and  December,  $15 ;  monthly  donation,  convalescent 
home,  $40;  affiliation  fee,  state  association,  $10;  rubber  stamps,  $3.50; 
eggs  for  hospital  use  at  Presidio,  $2.10;  Thanksgiving  turkey,  convalescent 
home,  $3.85;  sundries,  stationery,  stamps,  etc.,  $6.15;  total,  $394.60;  bal 
ance  January  1,  1899,  $241.35.  J.  L.  TILLIXGHAST, 

Treasurer. 


CHILDREN'S  RED  CROSS   SOCIETY  AT  SHASTA. 

Reported  by  Amelia  C.  Blumb. 

"'The  Children's  Auxiliary  Red  Cross  Society  at  Shasta  kept  no  record 
of  their  work.  They  consulted  no  one,  but  in  their  enthusiasm  to  be  of 
assistance  they  collected  about  $13,  which  they  forwarded  to  the  main  soci 
ety,  the  State  Red  Cross  Society  at  San  Francisco,  and  then,  like  children, 
thought  no  more  of  the  matter." 

The  above  is  an  extract  from  a  letter  dated  January  4,  1899,  written 
by  Amelia  C.  Blumb,  and  addressed  to  the  president  of  the  California  Red 
Cross  Society,  Mrs.  W.  B.  Harrington. 


SONOMA. 

President,  Mrs.  J.  P.  Weems ;  vice-president,  Dr.  Davis ;  treasurer, 
Fred  T.  Duhring;  secretary,  M.  F.  Cook. 

The  Sonoma  Red  Cross  Society  was  formed  in  May,  1898,  with  twenty 
members,  and  officers  elected  as  named  above.  One  hundred  dollars  was 


316  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

contributed  in  all,  $.">()  coining  as  a  gift  from  Glen  Ellen.  This  was  raised 
by  means  of  an  entertainment  and  a  dance,  Money  was  spent  for  comfort 
bags,  bandages,  emergency  bandages,  etc.  These  articles  were  all  sent  to 
Mrs.  Stevenot,  San  Francisco. 

Balance  in  treasury  at  this  date,  April  _>0,  1899,  is  $40. 

M.  F.  COOK, 
Secretary. 


SUISUN,  SOLANO  COUNTY. 

The  ladies  of  Suisun  and  vicinity  met  on  May  i^,  189S,  and  organized, 
with  a  membership  of  forty,  afterwards  increasing  to  over  seventy  members. 

The  following  officers  were  elected:  President,  Mrs.  J.  A.  Buckles;  vice- 
president,  Mrs.  Lena  Dinkelspiel ;  honorary  president,  Mrs.  Mary  Ililborn ; 
secretary,  Mrs.  \V.  II.  Bryan;  financial  secretary,  Mrs.  Belle  Abernethy; 
treasurer,  Mrs.  B.  I).  XayloT. 

Directors. — Mrs.  Grant  Chadbourne,  chairman;  Mesdames  Belle  Aber 
nethy,  S.  H.  Hyatt,  W.  C.  Sheldon,  W.  I..  Griffiths,  R.  1).  Robbins,  Jas. 
Keys,  Frank  Devlin. 

The  following  committees  were  appointed  by  the  president  :— 

Finance. — Mesdames  Mary  Ililborn,  ('.  E.  Barnes,  J.  M.  Gregory, 
Misses  Emma  Wood,  Belle  Morris,  and  Mary  R  Coghlan. 

Relief.— -Mesdames  O.  E.  Toghlan,  Mary  Hoxie.  Geo.  McCleod.  B.  F. 
Rush,  E.  E.  Long,  and  Mrs.  Baldwin. 

Food. — Mesdames  B.  F.  Woolner,  A.  S.  Morton,  O.  R.  Shoppie,  and  B. 
IX  Xaylor.  This  committee  did  good  work  in  soliciting  fruit,  jellies, 
eggs,  etc. 

The  society,  being  fully  organized,  at  once  took  steps  to  aid  the  San 
Francisco  and  state  societies  in  caring  for  the  incoming  troops. 

Suitable  rooms  were  secured,  and  the  work  of  sewing  and  of  collecting 
fruit,  books,  and  clothing  was  kept  up,  day  in  and  day  out,  for  over  six  weeks. 
Much  credit  is  due  our  generous  citizens,  who  responded  to  every  call  most 
liberally.  Material  Avas  purchased,  comfort  bags,  flannel  bandages,  sheets, 
pillow-cases,  and  nightcaps  were  made  as  rapidly  as  possible,  and  sent  to  the 
Red  Cross  depot  in  San  Francisco. 

Owing  to  the  loss  of  papers,  the  following  meager  list  will  not  do  justice 
to  the  quantities  of  articles  contributed:  107  comfort  bags,  %  boxes  of  litera 
ture,  147  emergency  bandages,  '27  pillow-cases,  105  abdominal  bandages,  14 
rolled  bandages,  121  handkerchief  caps,  :>()  under  vests,  (5  pairs  drawers,  :> 
shirts,  14  pairs  socks,  old  linen,  and  30  jars  jelly. 

After  the  rush  of  sewing  was  over,  the  matter  of  becoming  auxiliary  to 
the  state  association  was  considered  favorably,  thereby  putting  ourselves  in 
touch  with  the  national  organization.  We  sent  the  required  affiliation  fee 
of  $10,  and  received  our  certificate. 


Suite*-    Creek-   Report.  317 

FINANCIAL    KKPOKT. 

At  different  times  during  the  years  1S9,S,  ISIM),  and  1900  the  society 
donated  sums  of  money,  from  $5.00  to  $7<>,  for  the  convalescent  home; 
after  a  time  regular  monthly  contributions  of  $5.00  were  sent  as  long 
as  required.  The  money  collected  from  various  sources  amounted  to 
$414.80.  Amount  expended,  $220.90,  leaving  a  balance  of  $193.90  on 
October,  1898.  Since  that  time  calls  have  been  made  from  1899  to  1900, 
leaving  a  balance  of  $01,  which  was  forwarded  to  the  state  society,  to  be  used 
as  needed. 

From  1899  to  October,  1900,  quarterly  meetings  were  held,  when  for 
merly,  during  emergency  needs,  daily  meetings  took  place,  and  monthly 
meetings  were  held,  for  reports  to  be  made,  the  first  Friday  of  each  month. 

.No  further  emergency  calls  for  money  or  other  assistance  being  made, 
the  society  has  disbanded,  but  ready,  if  need  be,  to  rise  as  a  unit,  and  lend 
a  hand  for  "Red  Cross  work.  CAHKIE  M.  DIXKELSPIEL. 

December  12,  1001. 

XOTE. — 111  correspondence  with  the  Committee  on  Publication,  Mrs. 
Dinkelspiel  paid  special  tribute  to  the  great  work  and  efficiency  of  Mrs. 
Belle  Abernethy  during  the  emergency  period,  or  as  long  as  she  remained  in 
Suisun. 


SUTTER  CREEK,  AMADOR   COUNTY. 

On  June  18,  1898,  the  ladies  of  Sutter  Creek  met  in  a  body  for  the 
purpose  of  organizing  a  Red  Cross  Society.  At  this  meeting  we  organized 
our  society,  and  elected  the  following  officers  to  serve  for  one  year:  Presi 
dent,  Mrs.  F.  C.  Voorheis ;  vice-president,  Mrs.  II.  C.  Crowder ;  correspond 
ing  secretary,  Mrs.  T.  1).  Calkins;  recording  secretary,  Miss  Evelyn  Payne; 
treasurer,  Miss  Rae  Briim. 

The  president  appointed  an  executive  board,  consisting  of  the  following 
ladies:  "Airs.  F.  A.  Voorheis,  Miss  Mary  Brignoli,  Miss  Briim,  Miss  Ger 
trude  Yoorheis,  Miss  Gross,  Miss  Xichols,  and  Miss  Clifford. 

The  society  consisted  of  seventy  active  members  and  thirty-four  honorary 
members,  the  gentlemen  being  admitted  as  such  on  paying  the  required  enrol 
ment  fee  of  one  dollar. 

'We  decided  to  aid  our  soldiers  by  sending  money  to  the  state  associa 
tion,  to  be  used  by  them  in  the  manner  designated  by  us,  or  in  any  manner 
they  saw  fit.  Money  was  raised  by  different  means,  and  $251  sent  to  the 
state  association  to  aid  our  sick  and  wounded  soldiers,  also  $22.50  for  state 
membership  and  badges.  This  work  was  done  in  less  than  two  months'  time. 

Our  society  has  done  no  active  work  since  the  close  of  the  war  with 
Spain,  but  we  are  ready  at  any  moment  to  resume  our  duties  if  necessary. 


318  Pacific  Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

FINANCIAL    REPORT. 

Receipts   and    Disbursements. 

"Membership  fees,  $90;  donation,  Amapolo  Parlor,  X.  I).  G.  W.,  $10; 
various  donations,  $28.25 ;  entertainments,  etc.,  $149.05 ;  total,  $283.30. 

Affiliation  fee,  state  association,  $10  ;  badges,  $12.50  ;  remittance  to  state 
association,  $175;  remittance  to  state  association,  $75;  total,  $272.50; 
balance,  $10.80.  EVELYX  PAYNE, 

Recording  Secretary. 


TRUCKEE,  NEVADA    COUNTY. 

President,  Mrs.  Laura  Buckmau ;  vice-president,  Mrs.  Fanny  Burk- 
halter ;  secretary,  Mrs.  S.  M.  Richardson ;  treasurer,  Mrs.  Caroline  II. 
Spaulding. 

The  Truckee  Red  Cross  Society  was  organized  June  3,  1898,  with  a 
membership  of  21. 

FINANCIAL    REPORT. 

Receipts. 

Membership  fees,  $20;  cash  donations,  $125.40;  cash  from  raffle, 
$11.50;  total,  $156.90. 

Disbursements. 

Affiliation  fee,  state  association,  $10;  badges,  $5.50;  comforts  for  sol 
diers,  $86.70  ;  materials  for  hospitals,  $29.70  ;  donation  to  convalescent  homo, 
$25;  total,  $156.90.  MRS.  W.  R.  SPAULDING, 

Treasurer. 
MRS.  SADIE  RICHARDSON, 

Secretary. 


TULARE, 

Organized  in  July,  1898. 

President,  -      — ;   secretary,   Mrs.   C.    S.   Xicewonger ;   treasurer,   Mrs. 
Alice  Ratcliife. 

FINANCIAL  REPORT  TO  FEBRUARY  10,  1899. 

Receipts. 

Memberships,  $45;    Congregational    Aid    Society,  $10.70;   donations, 
$4.85-  total,  $60.55. 

Disbursements. 

Sundry  expenses,  $1.15;  material  for  supplies,  $44.05;  affiliation  fee, 
state  association,  $10;  expressage,  $2.35;  total,  $57.55;  balance,  $3.00. 


Ukiah  and    Vacaville   Reports.  319 

We  have  had  no  meeting  for  several  months.  Death  removed  our  sec 
retary,  Mrs.  Xettie  Erwin,  and  I  have  been  elected  to  fill  the  vacancy. 

MRS.  0.  S.  XICEWOXGEB, 

Secretary. 

UKIAH. 

President,    Mrs.    L.    M.    Barrett ;   vice-president,    Mrs.    Elizabeth    Mc- 
Cowen ;  secretary,  Mrs.  Crane ;  treasurer,  Miss  Xora  Ellis. 
Executive  Committee. — Mrs.  Jennie  McMillen. 

REPORT   OF   DEWEY   CHAPTER,    UKIAH,   AS   PER   ORDER  OF   THE   PRESIDENT,    MRS. 

L.    M.    BARRETT. 

Receipts. 

Memberships,  $58;  grammar  and  high  schools,  $24;  auctions,  raffles  of 
cakes,  contributions,  Mrs.  Wadsworth's  musicales,  $38 ;  raffle  of  Red  Cross 
sofa  pillow,  $18;  other  sources,  $27;  total,  $165. 

Disbursements. 

To  State  Red  Cross,  $126.50;  to  Colonel  Smith  at  Manila,  for  1st  Regi 
ment  California  Volunteers,  $25;  Red  Cross  Convalescent  Home,  $13.50; 
total,  $165.50. 

The  Dewey  Chapter  has  forwarded  to  the  State  Red  Cross,  San  Fran 
cisco,  supplies  of  books,  underwear,  old  flannel  and  linen,  lint,  boxes  of  dried 
fruit,  jellies,  preserves,  condensed  and  malted  milk,  cordial,  and  wines, 
amounting  in  all  to  nearly  1,000  pounds. 

The  chapter  takes  special  pride  in  these  facts:  Every  dime  that  has 
entered  the  treasury  of  the  auxiliary  has  gone  to  the  State  Red  Cross,  save 
what  was  sent  to  Manila  for  the  "soldiers  in  the  ranks"  of  the  1st  California 
Volunteers,  and  this  was  sent  before  the  State  Red  Cross  was  organized; 
the  papers  all  over  the  county  have  done  all  printing  free  of  charge;  all 
drayage  and  cartage  have  been  donated ;  all  transportation  by  the  San  Fran 
cisco  and  Xorthern  Pacific  Railroad  has  been  gratis ;  all  stationery  and 
stamps  needed  by  the  society  have  been  donated  by  the  workers ;  and  the 
financial  contributions  came  from  the  poor,  and  from  children  mainly,  from 
the  wee  four-year-old  girl  that  trudged  through  the  summer  heat  with  our 
first  gold  dollar,  to  the  Indians,  who  gave  their  dimes  and  nickels. 

JEXXIE  MACMILEAX, 
Special  Delegate  of  Dewey  Chapter. 

MRS.  L.  M.  BARRETT, 
President. 


VACAVILLE,  SOLANO  COUNTY. 

The  Vacaville  Red  Cross  was  organized  May  31,  1898,  with  a  member 
ship  of  fifty-eight.  The  following  officers  were  elected:  President,  Mrs. 
J.  W.  Parker ;  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  E.  L.  Heriot ;  second  vice-president, 


320  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

Mrs.  E.  F.  Pinkham ;  third  vice-president,  Mrs.  C.  F.  Coy;  financial  secre 
tary,  Mrs.  II.  C.  Blake ;  recording  secretary,  Mrs.  J.  M.  Arnold ;  treasurer, 
Rev.  G.  G.  Eldridge. 

In  1890  Mrs.  E.  L.  Ileriot  was  chosen  president;  Mrs.  Charles  H. 
Ball,  first  vice-president;  Mrs.  F.  B.  McKevitt,  second  vice-president;  Mrs. 
J.  M.  Arnold,  recording  and  financial  secretary;  Mrs.  W.  B.  Parker, 
treasurer. 

In  1900:  .Mrs.  W.  11.  Buck,  president;  .Mrs.  II.  1).  Chandler,  first  vice- 
president;  Mrs.  F.  M.  Buck,  second  vice-president;  Mrs.  J.  M.  Arnold,  re 
cording  and  financial  secretary;  Mrs.  R.  I-  Reid,  treasurer. 

In  1901:  Mrs.  F.  M'.  Buck,  president;  Mrs.  II.  I).  Chandler,  first  vice- 
president;  Mrs.  It.  M.  Watson,  second  vice-president;  Mrs.  J.  M.  Arnold, 
recording  and  financial  secretary;  Mrs.  R.  L.  Reid-,  treasurer. 

The  society  began  work  as  soon  as  organized.  On  June  14,  1898,  the 
constitution  and  by-laws  issued  in  San.  Francisco  by  the  state  association 
\vere  adopted,  and  the  society  became  auxiliary  to  the  State  Red  Cross  on 
June  21,  by  the  payment  of  $10. 

The  first  work  of  the  society  was  the  making  of  over  800  bandages, 
which  were  sent  to  headquarters  in  San  Francisco.  This  work  was  supple 
mented  by  making  100  comfort  bags  for  the  training-ship  at  Mare  Island, 
189  comfort  bags  made  and  filled  for  troops,  50  disinfectant  bags,  9  large 
boxes  of  literature,  '2  sacks  of  dried  fruit,  and  2S  boxes  of  fresh  fruit  were 
forwarded  to  the  convalescent  hospital,  also  1  case  of  fruit  and  jellies. 

The  following  is  a  summary  of  the  work  of  the  society  to  Xovember, 
1901 ;  Money  expended  for  bandages  and  nightshirts,  $70.19  ;  for  member 
ship  fees  of  state  association  and  badge  pins,  $22.50;  for  Manila  Hospital 
Fund,  $25;  Emergency  Fund,  $20;  three  monthly  contributions  to  Xurses' 
Fund.  $15;  convalescent  hospital,  $25;  denim  covers  for  hospital,  $7.50; 
Galveston  sufferers,  $-1-0;  watch,  night  services,  $5.00;  total  expended, 
$230.1!).  Total  amount  received,  $255.74;  amount  in  treasury,  $19.55. 

The  society  holds  itself  in  readiness  to  assist  in  future  emergencies. 

MRS.  J.   M.   ARXOLD, 

Secretary. 

MRS.  F.  M.  BrrK, 

President. 


VALLEYFORD,  SONOMA   COUNTY* 

President,  Isabell  Moore ;  vice-president,  Ivy  Robertson ;  secretary, 
Ada  Cook;  treasurer,  Lillian  Lobenstein. 

The  Red  Cross  of  Valleyford  consists  of  eleven  members.  Their  names 
are  as  follows ;  Isabell  Moore,  president ;  Ada  Cook,  secretary ;  Lillian  Loben 
stein,  treasurer;  Emma  Lobenstein,  Gertie  Cook,  Dollie  Moore,  Xettie 
Thomas,  Grace  Klein,  John  Klein,  and  Fred  Kepple. 


Vallejo   and    Ventura   Reports.  321 

We  sent  all  the  money  we  collected  and  all  that  we  made  at  our  enter 
tainment  to  the  State  Red  Cross  Society  at  San  Francisco.  The  total 
amount  was  $39.  We  sent  one  box  of  eggs  to  the  Red  Cross  at  San  Fran 
cisco,  and,  as  we  thought  the  Iowa  regiment  was  in  need,  we  sent  eggs,  fruit, 
and  vegetables  to  the  nurse,  Miss  Delia  Weeks. 

As  some  of  the  members  are  not  here  now,  we  have  not  been  having 
meetings.  The  president  is  in  San  Francisco.  When  our  society  first 
started,  we  had  twenty  members,  but  they  all  left  but  the  faithful  eleven. 

LlLLIAX     LOBENSTEIN, 

Corresponding  Secretary. 


VALLEJO,  SOLANO  COUNTY. 

President,  Mrs.  Mary  Xewcomb ;  vice-president,  Mrs.  Flla  Thomas; 
secretary,  Miss  Blanche  Rowland;  treasurer.  Miss  Lillie  Pogue. 

The  Vallejo  society  was  organized  in  May,  1808.  It  has  a  membership 
of  sixty-eight. 

AMOUNT    OF    MONEY    EXPENDED. 

For  supplies,  materials,  etc.,  $272.83  ;  for  literature  for  sailors  on  the 
Pcnsacola  and  Independence,  $32.80;  donated  to  convalescent  hospitals  at 
Manila  and  San  Francisco,  $15;  total,  $320.63. 

The  society  has  in  the  treasury  $97.07. 

Articles  made:  213  abdominal  bandages,  50  emergency  bandages,  52 
caps,  72  pillow-cases,  21  sheets,  2  dozen  roll  bandages,  1,100  housewives,  21 
boxes  of  books.  Three  well-filled  boxes  were  sent  to  volunteers  in  Manila 
for  Christmas,  containing  the  following  articles:  14  glasses  jelly,  2  cans 
cocoa,  2  jars  beef  extract,  2  cans  chocolate,  G  cans  tamales,  6  cans  condensed 
milk,  16  cans  clam  juice,  4  cans  tomatoes,  15  pounds  dried  apples,  5  pounds 
apricots,  4  pounds  fancy  cake,  3  pounds  crackers,  10  cakes  toilet  soap,  25 
magazines.  Total  valued  at  $13.45.  MRS.  J.  W.  THOMAS, 

President. 

VENTURA. 

President,  Mrs.  G.  H.  Spear;  vice-president,  Mrs.  J.  A.  Don  Ian ;  cor 
responding  secretary,  Mrs.  F.  G.  Gifford;  recording  secretary,  Mrs.  L.  D. 
Fowler;  treasurer,  Mrs.  S.  H.  Wineman. 

REPORT    OF    VENTTRA    KED    CROSS    SOCIETY. 

Since  the  organization  of  the  auxiliary  Red  Cross  Society  in  Ventura, 
Cal.,  the  society  has  received  $395.76,  this  being  the  sum  total  of  membership 
fees,  receipts  from  entertainments,  and  cash  donations.  The  expenditures 
have  been  $270.  October  1,  1898,  we  pledged  $5.00  per  month  to  the  State 
Red  Cross  Association,  and  have  paid  now  $30  on  that  pledge ;  it  is  to  help 
in  their  noble  hospital  work. 
21 


322  Pacific  Coast  Red  Cross  Society. 

The  company  of  soldiers  from  Ventura  were  mustered  out,  but  they 
had  thirty  days  furlough  prior  to  the  actual  date  of  mustering  out.  During 
that  time  our  auxiliary  provided  homes  for  those  not  residing  here,  and  also 
cared  for  the  sick  soldiers  at  that  time. 

At  present  our  efforts  are  to  assist  families  who  are  destitute,  owing  to 
the  terrible  drought  in  this  section. 

MRS.  FRANK  G.  GIFFORD, 

Corresponding  Secretary. 
MRS.  G.  H.  SPEAR, 
President. 


VISALIA. 

VISALIA,  CaL,  Oct.  29,  1898. 

As  president  of  the  Visalia  Red  Cross  Society,  I  herewith  submit  in 
brief  my  three  annual  reports,  from  October  1,  1898,  to  October  13,  1900. 

The  Visalia  Red  Cross  Society  was  formed  as  the  result  of  necessity, — • 
that  of  supplying  the  soldiers  of  our  own  Company  E,  6th  California  U.  S. 
Volunteers,  with  much-needed  articles,  at  a  time  when  the  government  had 
not  succeeded  in  fully  equipping  its  large  army  of  volunteers,  so  sudden  and 
pressing  was  the  emergency. 

To  Miss  Frances  Butz  is  clue  the  credit  of  inaugurating  the  movement 
in  Visalia,  which  developed  into  an  auxiliary  of  the  State  Red  Cross  Society. 
At  her  suggestion  a  few  people  were  interviewed  on  the  14th  of  May,  1898, 
and  on  the  1 6th  a  committee,  consisting  of  Mrs.  C.  T.  Lindsey,  Mrs.  H.  G. 
Stuart,  Mrs.  G.  W.  Stewart,  Miss  Frances  Butz,  Miss  Ida  Noeb,  and  Miss 
Laura  Cross,  canvassed  the  town  for  cash  subscriptions.  Nearly  $100  was 
collected  by  the  soliciting  committee,  who  found  the  people  of  our  young 
city  in  hearty  sympathy  with  their  efforts.  At  the  same  time  notices  were 
published  in  the  local  newspapers  calling  for  contributions  of  wearing  apparel 
and  other  needed  articles  from  the  relatives  and  friends  of  the  soldiers. 

In  the  meantime  a  temporary  organization  was  effected  at  a  meeting 
held  at  the  residence  of  Mrs.  George  Stewart,  on  the  evening  of  May  17. 
The  following  officers  were  elected :  President,  Mrs.  George  Stewart ;  vice- 
president,  Mrs.  H.  G.  Stuart ;  secretary,  Miss  Frances  Butz ;  assistant  secre 
tary,  Miss  Ida  Xoeb;  treasurer,  Mrs.  C.  T.  Lindsey. 

In  the  absence  of  authority  to  affiliate  directly  with  the  State  Red  Cross 
Society,  the  members  decided  to  call  themselves  "The  Ladies  of  Company  E/' 

On  the  following  day,  May  18,  three  large  boxes  of  articles  were  sent  to 
the  Company  E  boys,  at  the  Presidio,  San  Francisco,  where  their  regiment, 
the  6th,  was  encamped.  Among  the  articles  sent  were  twenty-five  packages 
addressed  to  individual  members  of  the  company  by  relatives  and  friends, 
and  for  general  distribution  a  large  quantity  of  underwear,  including  eight 
full  suits,  contributed  by  residents  of  Visalia  and  vicinity  and  the  merchants 


Visalia  Report.  323 

of  the  place ;  one  dozen  suits  purchased  with  the  funds  of  the  society,  about 
five  dozen  towels,  seven  dozen  pairs  of  socks,  three  dozen  bottles  of  vaseline, 
two  dozen  combs,  a  quantity  of  soap,  old  linen,  etc.  Many  of  these  articles 
were  bought  with  funds  of  the  society.  These  supplies  arrived  at  a  time 
when  they  were  greatly  needed,  when  the  weather  was  mid  and  wet,  thus 
adding  much  to  the  comfort  of  the  soldiers. 

Frequent  calls  for  funds  reduced  our  treasury,  and  a  proposition  of 
S.  Sweet  Co.  to  set  aside  a  day  for  a  special  sale,  and  to  give  the  society  ten 
per  cent  of  the  cash  sales  made  on  that  day,  was  accepted  by  the  society.  At 
a  meeting,  held  May  21,  this  was  arranged  for,  and  many  ladies  assisted. 
The  result  of  S.  Sweet  Co.'s  liberal  offer  added  $100  to  our  much-depleted 
treasury. 

At  a  meeting  held  June  15,  a  constitution  for  auxiliaries  of  the  Red 
Cross  Society,  sent  us  from  headquarters  of  the  state  society,  was  read,  and 
a  committee,  consisting  of  Mrs.  F.  T.  Kimball,  Mrs.  .V.  P.  Hall,  and  Mrs. 
G.  AY.  Stewart,  was  selected  to  review  the  same,  make  necessary  changes, 
and  report  results  at  the  next  meeting,  which  was  held  June  '20.  On  this 
date  the  by-laws  prepared  by  the  committee  were  adopted,  and  the  organiza 
tion  became  a  regularly-accredited  branch  of  the  California  Red  Cross  State 
Association. 

The  officers  of  the  Ladies  of  Company  E  were  elected  to  corresponding 
positions  in  the  Red  Cross  Society,  with  the  exception  of  the  assistant  sec 
retary,  which  office  was  deemed  unnecessary.  The  president  appointed  Mrs. 
F.  T.  Kimball,  Mrs.  A.  P.  Hall,  and  Mrs.  S.  Mitchell  members  of  the  exec 
utive  committee  provided  for  by  the  by-laws. 

The  society  labored  diligently  as  long  as  there  was  special  need  of  their 
services,  and  all  their  efforts  were  heartily  seconded  by  many  of  the  ladies 
of  A^isalia,  to  whom  the  thanks  of  the  society  are  due.  So  many,  in  fact, 
both  ladies  and  gentlemen,  have  assisted  us  in  various  ways  that  it  would  be 
impossible  to  name  all,  though  each  one  is  deserving  of  mention. 

Messrs.  Overall  and  Schulhoffer  gave  an  entertainment  at  the  Palace 
Hotel,  which  netted  the  society  about  $25,  and  several  persons  gave  sums  of 
money  at  different  times. 

The  shipment  of  supplies  and  sums  of  money  sent  by  our  society  at  differ 
ent  times,  may  be  briefly  summarized  as  follows :  To  Company  E  was  sent  $20 
in  cash,  109  leather  comfort  bags,  and  109  denim  pillow-slips,  and  the  freight 
was  paid  on  2  boxes  of  eatables,  2  sacks  of  prunes,  and  1  box  of  canned  and 
dried  fruits,  that  had  been  donated  by  friends  of  the  company. 

To  Company  G,  of  Bakersfield,  belonging  to  the  6th  Regiment,  were  sent 
85  leather  comfort  bags. 

To  the  State  Red  Cross  headquarters  in  San  Francisco  were  sent  $10 
membership  fee,  $6.25  for  badges  for  members,  $15  contribution  to  general 
Red  Cross  Fund,  $10  to  the  Emergency  Fund,  $10  for  the  convalescent  hos 
pital,  105  leather  comfort  bags,  250  flannel  abdominal  bandages,  300  emer 
gency  bandages,  and  1  box  of  books. 


324  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

The  total  amount  of  cash  sent  to  Company  E  and  the  State  Red  Cross 
Society  was  $71. 25  ;  added  to  this,  the  value  of  all  articles  sent  by  or  through 
the  society,  including;  the  cost  of  material  and  labor,  was  several  hundred 
dollars ;  cash  alone  amounted  to  $34-7.90. 

.During  my  term  of  office  I  have  visited  Red  Cross  headquarters  in  San 
Francisco,  of  both  the  state  and  San  Francisco  societies,  and  paid  two  visits 
to  Company  F  at  the  Presidio.  The  suggest  ions  received  there  enabled  us 
to  direct  our  energies  in  what  appeared  to  be  the  right  direction,  and  I  am 
pleased  to  say  that  the  work  of  the  society  was  timely  and  beneficial,  and 
fully  appreciated. 

While  the  period  embraced  in  this  report  should  properly  end  with 
October  1,  the  late  date  of  our  annual  meeting  permits  me  to  call  attention 
to  the  fact  that  the  members  of  the  society  inaugurated  and  assisted  in  the 
preparation  of  a  dinner  for  Company  K,  most  of  the  members  of  which  were 
at  the  time  being  at  home  on  furlough.  Those  remaining  in  camp  at  the 
Presidio  were  not  forgotten,  for  two  boxes  of  eatables  were  sent  to  them. 

In  conclusion,  I  thank  you  for  the  readiness  with  which  you  have  re 
sponded  to  every  call  made  upon  you,  and  again  call  attention  to  the  many 
who  have  so  kindly  and  willingly  assisted  us  in  all  our  efforts. 

MRS.  G.  W.  STKWART, 

President. 

YISALIA,  October  1,  1891). 
To  ihe  Officers  and  Members  of  tJie  VisaJin  Red  Cross  Society — 

Owing  to  the  speedy  termination  of  the  war  with  Spain,  to  the  muster 
ing  out  of  the  greater  portion  of  the  volunteer  forces  called  into  the  service 
of  the  United  States  because  of  that  war,  and  to  the  more  complete  provision 
made  for  the  regular  and  volunteer  soldiers  still  in  the  service  of  the  country, 
there  have  been  fewer  demands  made  upon  our  society  than  during  the  first 
year  of  its  existence. 

Our  revenue  during  the  twelve  months  just  completed  has  been  derived 
from  the  following  sources :  From  doll  fete  given  under  the  auspices  of  our 
society,  and  managed  by  its  members,  held  December  3,  1898,  which  netted 
the  sum  of  $95,  and  from  membership  fees  and  a  small  donation,  $2.10,  the 
whole  amounting  to  $97.10. 

Our  expenditures  during  the  same  period  have  been:  $30  donated  to  the 
Convalescent  Home  Fund  in  six  monthly  payments,  and  $10  donated  to  the 
San  Francisco  Red  Cross  Society  for  the  purchase  of  supplies. 

The  reports  of  the  secretary  and  treasurer  will  give  items  in  detail,  and 
show  the  balance  of  funds  on  hand  at  the  beginning  and  close  of  the  Red 
Cross  year. 

Jt  is  again  my  pleasant  duty  to  refer  to  the  willingness  of  members  and 
others  to  assist  in  our  work  whenever  called  upon. 

Respectfully  submitted,          MKS.  G.  \V.  STEWART, 

President. 


yisalia    Report.  325 

VISALIA,  October  13,  1000. 
To  the  Officers  and  Members  of  I  lie  Vistilin  Red  Cms.s  Society— 

There  having  been  no  special  demand  for  assistance  from  any  quarter 
during  the  Red  Cross  year  just  closed,  the  Visalia  society  has  been  called 
upon  onlv  once.  January  5,  1900,  a  warrant  for  the  sum  of  $15  was  drawn 
in  favor  of  a  disabled  soldier  from  Tennessee,  who  was  assisted  to  his  home. 
His  safe  return  there  was  reported. 

Our  only  other  expense  during  the  year  was  that  of  sending  a  delegate 
to  the  annual  meeting  in  San  Francisco,  for  which  a  warrant  was  drawn  to 
the  amount  of  $5.00.  Fruit  was  sent  to  the  Utah  Cavalry  at  this  place  when 
en  route  to  Sequoia  Xational  Park.  A  bountiful  repast  was  served  at  the 
armory  in  Visalia  when  Company  E  of  the  6th  California  Volunteers  were 
mustered  out  and  returned  home. 

The  value  of  articles  and  cash  sent  out  by  the  Visalia  Red  Cross,  with 
the  cash  on.  hand,  exceeds  $500.  This  society  was  represented  at  the  state 
convention,  held  in  San  Francisco,  August  11,  1898,  by  its  delegate,  Mrs. 
Frances  L.  Butz.  The  society  has  an  active  membership  of  eighteen  ;  its 
officers  are  the  same  as  originally  elected. 

Xo  additions  have  been  made  to  our  funds  from  any  source  during  the 
year.  The  sum  of  money  in  the  treasury  is  now  $43. 

Respectfully  submitted,          MRS.  G.  W.  STEWART, 

President. 

FINANCIAL    STATEMENT    TO    OCTOIJER     1,     1000. 

Receipts. 

May,  1898,  cash  donations,  $1)5.10;  June,  donation,  S.  Sweet  Co.,  $100; 
donation,  SchulhofYer  &  Overall,  $25;  other  donations,  $14.80;  membership 
fees  to  December  31,  1898,  $18  ;  net  receipts  doll  fete  December  3,  $95  ;  total, 
$347.90. 

Disbursements. 

May,  underclothing,  $10;  material  for  comfort  bags,  $37.14;  affiliation 
fee,  state  association,  $10;  cash  to  Company  E,  Oth  California,  $20;  cash  to 
State  Red  Cross,  $15;  sundries,  $12.35;  printing,  $9.00;  material  for  band 
ages,  $74.60;  cash  to  state  society,  $10;  badges,  $6.25;  materials  and  inci 
dentals,  $31.80;  cash  to  state  society,  $10;  December  monthly  contribution 
to  state  society,  $5.00;  January,  1899,  monthly  contribution  to  state  society, 
$5.00  ;  February  monthly  contribution  to  state  society,  $5.00  ;  March  monthly 
contribution  to  state  society,  $5.00 ;  April  monthly  contribution  to  state 
society,  $5.00 ;  May  monthly  contribution  to  state  society,  $5.00 ;  May  20, 
to  state  society,  $10;  total,  $28(3.14;  cash  on  hand,  $01.76.  Cash  on  hand 
at  end  of  year  1900,  $43.  At  the  time  of  the  Galveston  disaster  $43  was 
sent  to  the  sufferers.  FRANCES  L.  BUTZ, 

Secretary  Visalia  Red  Cross  Society. 


326  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

IN    CONCLUSION. 

October  13,  1900,  the  date  on  which  the  last  annual  meeting  of  the 
Visalia  Red  Cross  Society  was  held,  and  to  which  the  report  last  appearing 
above  was  presented,  proved  to  be  the  last  meeting  of  our  society. 

There  being  the  sum  of  $43  in  the  treasury  at  that  date,  and  a  call  hav 
ing  been  made  for  assistance  in  behalf  of  the  sufferers  of  the  Galveston  dis 
aster,  it  was  unanimously  voted  by  the  members  of  the  Visalia  Red  Cross 
Society  that  a  warrant  for  the  full  amount  of  funds  in  hand  be  drawn  and 
the  money  forwarded  to  the  governor  of  the  state  of  Texas,  to  be  expended 
for  the  benefit  of  the  unfortunate  people  of  Galveston.  This  was  done.  Ir 
was  further  decided  at  such  meeting,  because  of  the  infrequent  demands 
made  for  assistance,  to  discontinue  further  efforts,  and  an  adjournment  was 
had  without  date. 

The  names  of  the  members  of  the  Visalia  Red  Cross  Society  were  as 
follows:  Mrs.  Bessie  F.  Lindsey,  Mrs.  Bina  P.  Stuart,  Miss  Frances  L. 
Butz,  Mrs.  G.  W.  Stewart,  Mrs.  Fva  Mitchell,  Mrs.  Mary  Wallace,  Mrs.  L. 
Butz,  Mrs.  Ella  T.  Hall,  Mrs.  Frank  T.  Kimball,  Miss  Evelyn  Hunt,  Miss 
Sadie  G.  Brittain,  Miss  Lillie  B.  Hunt,  Mrs.  Cassie  Deming,  Mrs.  Lelah  A. 
Spaulding,  Mrs.  A.  Lens,  Emily  Forbes  Stewart,  Mrs.  Mattie  Hunt,  Mrs. 
E.  O.  Miller,  Mrs.  H.  Askin. 


WALNUT  CREEK,  CONTRA  COSTA  COUNTY. 

President,  Mrs.  C.  R.  Leach;  corresponding  secretary,  Miss  Cora 
Berry;  treasurer,  George  D.  Childs. 

The  Red  Cross  Society  of  Walnut  Creek  wras  organized  May  21,  1898, 
with  a  membership  of  eighty-two.  Many  of  the  ladies  lived  out  so  far  in 
the  country  that  regular  attendance  at  the  meeting  was  impossible;  so,  while 
they  were  much  interested  and  gave  us  moral  support  and  sympathy,  the 
work  of  the  society  devolved  upon  about  thirty  ladies. 

During  the  rush  of  work  we  met  weekly,  and  contributed  the  following 
articles  to  the  state  organization:  303  abdominal  bandages,  350  comfort  bags, 
84  esmarch  bandages,  124  nightcaps,  97  pillow-ticks,  2  cases  wine,  2  sacks 
prunes,  8  dozen  eggs,  3  boxes  canned  fruits  and  jellies,  also  books,  magazines, 
and  other  reading  matter,  also  $20.50  for  badges  and  $75  in  cash.  Total 
receipts,  $171.75;  total  disbursement,  $171.50;  balance  on  hand,  $0.25. 

MRS.  C.  R.  LEACH, 
President  and  Delegate. 


WEAVERVILLE,   TRINITY  COUNTY. 

President,  Mrs.  Ella  W.  McMurray;  treasurer,  -     — ;  secretary,  Mrs. 
May  Frost  Cole. 
Members,  30. 


West   Side  Report.  327 

The  Weaverville  Red  Cross  Society  was  organized  July  18,  1898. 
Adopting  the  constitution  of  the  lied  Cross  of  San  Francisco,  with  the  neces 
sary  modifications  incident  to  a  small  place  far  removed  from  the  center  of 
activity,  we  commenced  work  immediately.  Eighteen  members  were  en 
rolled  at  our  organization,  which  number  was  increased,  until  the  full  roll 
of  membership  is  at  present  thirty. 

At  the  meeting  on  the  following  day,  July  19,  it  was  voted  to  become 
auxiliary  to  the  state  association,  and  the  $10  necessary  to  make  us  such 
was  sent.  We  were  enrolled  July  20,  1898. 

Distance  limited  the  forms  of  work,  but,  following  instructions  from 
headquarters  as  fully  and  quickly  as  possible,  we  were  enabled  to  make  and 
send  during  the  summer  the  following  articles :  60  sleeping-caps,  23  band 
ages,  30  field  bags,  28  chest  protectors,  24  field  cases.  We  spent  $35  in 
materials.  Our  dues,  some  small  donations,  and  a  gift  of  $14  from  the 
Lappin  mine  furnished  our  funds  for  materials.  A  gift  from  the  Old  Set 
tlers'  Association  of  Weaverville  of  $50  we  remitted  to  the  State  Red  Cross, 
for  their  use  as  seemed  needed.  We  still  hold  our  organization  subject  to 
call,  profoundly  hoping  the  need  will  not  arise. 

MRS.  MAY  FROST   COLE, 
Secretary   Weaverville  Red  Cross  Society. 

MRS.  ELLA  W.  McMuRRAY, 
President. 


WEST  SIDE. 

President,  Mrs.  E.  A.  Wheeler ;  vice-president,  Mrs.  A.  H.  Wood ;  sec 
retary,  Miss  Edna  Wheeler;  treasurer,  Mrs.  George  T.  Grimes. 

REPORT    OF     THE    SOCIETY. 

A  gathering  of  the  neighborhood  of  West  Side,'  called  by  some  of  the 
leading  citizens  on  June  7,  resulted  in  the  organization  the  same  evening 
of  the  Red  Cross  Society  of  West  Side.  Officers  were  elected,  and  these 
first-elected  officers  have  continued  to  serve  in  their  respective  positions. 
The  membership  reached  fifty  the  first  evening,  and  was  afterwards  in 
creased  to  seventy.  The  initiation  fee  was  fixed  at  twenty-five  cents,  monthly 
dues  at  twenty-five  cents. 

With  donations  from  the  local  church  society,  social  clubs,  and  from 
individuals  not  members,  our  treasurer  reported  at  the  second  meeting  re 
ceipts  amounting  to  $52.70.  The  work  committee  expended  most  of  this 
for  material.  The  ladies  met  at  the  hall  with  their  sewing-machines,  and 
during  the  months  of  June  and  July  accomplished  a  great  deal  of  work. 
The  result  showed  ten  consignments  to  the  state  headquarters.  Our  work 
was  highly  complimented.  The  articles  sent  were:  165  bandages,  46  com 
fort  bags,  11  caps,  10  cases  books  and  magazines,  39  sheets,  136  pillow-cases, 


328  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

9  suits  pajamas,  7<>  handkerchiefs,  6  dozen  pairs  socks,  5  boxes  books,  and 
3  boxes  dried  fruit. 

The  society  became  an  auxiliary  to  the  state  association  in  August,  and 
the  ladies,  being  unable  to  keep  up  the  work  at  the  hall,  decided  to  make  a 
donation  of  $10  per  month  to  the  state  association  until  December,  and  then 
to  disband.  At  the  November  meeting  there  was  a  strong  opposition  to  this 
movement,  but,  as  many  were  delinquent  in  their  payments,  it  was  decided 
to  reduce  the  monthly  dues  to  ten  cents,  and  to  send  to  the  state  association 
not  more  than  $5,00  monthly.  Many  members  have  lost  interest,  and  our 
treasury  surfers  in  consequence. 

The  report  of  the  treasurer  at  the  present  time  shows  the  following  re 
sult  of  our  six  months'  work:  Total  amount  of  receipts,  $158.00;  expendi 
tures,  $150;  balance  on  hand,  $7.^2.  MRS.  E.  A.  WHEELER, 

President. 

MRS.  GEORGE  T.  GRIMES, 

Treasurer. 


WHITTIER,  LOS  ANGELES  COUNTY. 

President,  .Mrs.   Adina  Mitchell;   secretary,   T.   W.    Kirby. 

FINANCIAL    STATEMKX T. 

Balance  on  hand,  as  per  financial  statement,  August  31,  1898,  $24.45; 
receipts  of  entertainment  (Cinderella)  given  by  Girls'  Department  of  Whit- 
tier  State  School,  October  14,  for  the  benefit  of  the  State  lied  Cross  Society 
(127  tickets,  $0.25  each,  $31.75;  28  tickets,  $0.10  each,  $2.80),  $34.55; 
total,  $59. 

Disbursements. 

Paid  harp  performer,  $6.50;  two  lied  Cross  flags,  $0.00;  fifty  cases  to 
pack  plums,  donated  by  the  state  school,  $8.25  ;  total,  $20.75  ;  balance,  $38.25. 

At  our  next  meeting  the  executive  committee  will  decide  what  shall  be 
done  with  the  balance.  T.  W.  KIRBY, 

Secretary. 

XOTE. — Xo  answer  has  been  received  from  Whittier  as  to  proceedings. 
—  [Committee  on  Publication.] 


WILLOW  GLEN. 

President,  Mrs.  J.  F.  McGee;  vice-president,  Mrs.   Briggs ;  secretary, 
Mrs.  George  Gilman;  treasurer,  Miss  Lottie  Waldo. 


WUlwv    Glen   Report.  329 

REPORT    FROM    THE    WIT. LOW    (JLEX     UKD   CROSS    SOCIETY    TO    JAXt'ARY    1,    1899. 

.hint1  3,  189S,  first  organization;  June  15,  mass-meeting;  June  22,  first 
meeting  for  work.  Full  membership,  twenty-four;  constant  workers,  thir 
teen  ;  monthly  fee,  twenty-five  cents. 

On  June  3,  when  the  Heading  Club  adjourned  for  the  summer  vaca 
tion,  a  few  members  decided  to  form  a  Red  .Cross  League  to  fill  in  the  time. 
Abour  a  dozen  put  down  their  names,  and  a  meeting  was  called  for  the  8th. 
At  that  meeting  thirteen  paid  twenty-five  cents  dues  and  organized  tin- 
Willow  Glen  Red  Cross  League.  In  order  to  raise  funds,  a  mass-meeting 
was  called  for  the  15th,  but,  owing  to  shortness  of  time  and  lack  of  adver 
tising,  it  was  not  very  largely  attended,  and  but  little  money  was  raised. 
The  work  and  aim  of  the  Red  ( 'ross  was  explained,  however,  and  many 
became  interested.  On  the  22d  of  June  the  ladies  met  for  active  work,  and 
after  that  held  meetings  every  Wednesday  for  the  purpose  of  work.  The 
attendance  varied  from  eight  to  forty.  Many  Avho  could  not  work  sent  do 
nations  of  fruit  and  money. 

Since  the  cessation  of  hostilities  we  have  held  only  one  meeting,  the 
annual,  for  the  election  of  officers.  We  are  prepared,  however,  to  applv 
ourselves  again  if  it  is  found  necessary.  But  as  nearly  all  of  our  numlx'i 
are  members  of  the  Reading  Club,  which  meets  weekly  and  does  a  great  deal 
of  work,  we  have  found  it  difficult,  with  the  prospect  of  peace,  to  keep  up 
the  interest. 

I  append  a  report  of  the  work  done  by  our  society  up  to  January,  1899. 
We  feel  that,  taking  into  account  the  short  time  we  were  at  work,  and  the 
nature  of  the  occupation  of  our  people  (fruit  ranchers),  we  have  no  cause 
to  be  ashamed  of  our  showing. 

REPORT. 

We  have  sent  to  headquarters,  San  Francisco,  7  boxes  books,  8  boxes 
dried  fruit,  2  boxes  canned  fruit,  4  boxes  provisions,  4  boxes  fruit  and  other 
supplies,  14  pillow-ticks,  15  nightshirts,  1  jacket,  17  pajamas,  41  comfort 
bags,  filled,  50  nightcaps,  70  sheets,  93  pillow-slips. 

FINANCIAL    REPORT. 

Receipts. 

By  dues,  $27.75;  by  donations,  $29.70;  by  entertainments,  $63.52; 
total,  $120.97. 

Disbursements. 

For  materials  and  incidentals,  $00.40  ;  for  San  Francisco  Hospital,  $15  ; 
for  Manila  Hospital,  $10;  to  state  association,  $10;  total,  $95;  balance  on 
hand,  $25.57.  Miss  WALDO, 

Treasurer. 
MRS.  MAY  BELL  OILMAN, 

Secretary. 

MRS.  J.  F.  McGEE, 
President. 


330  Pacific  Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

WOODLAND,  YOLO  COUNTY. 

The  Woodland  auxiliary  of  the  California  Red  Cross  Association  was 
organized  June  6,  1898,  with  the  following  officers:  President,  Miss  Gertrude 
McConnell;  vice-president,  Mrs.  William  Lawson;  second  vice-president, 
Mrs.  E.  E.  Leake;  third  vice-president,  Mrs.  J.  H.  Dungan;  recording  sec 
retary,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Peart ;  corresponding  secretary,  Miss  Harriet  Lee ; 
treasurer,  Miss  Cora  B.  Porter. 

Executive  Board. — Mrs.  W.  "\Y.  Brownell,  Mrs.  F.  S.  Freeman,  Mrs. 
T.  S.  Spaulding,  Mrs.  H.  E.  Coil,  Mrs.  Fred  Miller,  Miss  Annie  Blowers, 
Mrs.  E.  D.  Haven,  Mrs.  Newton,  Mrs.  Craft,  Dr.  Elizabeth  Yates. 

FINANCIAL    REPORT. 

Receipts. 

Donations  and  badges,  $23.05;  donations,  $-'300;  promenade  concert, 
$64.55;  Soldiers'  Fund,  donated  by  citizens,  $41.80;  badges  and  buttons, 
$63.15;  total,  $493.45. 

Disbursements. 

Materials,  $121.10;  service  of  janitor,  $5.75;  state  association,  $50; 
affiliation  fee,  state  association,  $10;  Minnesota  Volunteers,  food,  $66.75; 
state  association,  $140;  Red  Cross  buttons,  $5.35;  November  7,  1898,  state 
association,  $75;  total,  $473.95;  balance  on  hand,  $119.50. 

We  also  donated  to  the  state  association  325  emergency  bandages,  200 
abdominal  bandages,  and  125  comfort  bags  and  pillow-cases. 

CORA  B.  PORTER, 
Treasurer   Woodland  Red  Cross. 


Mr.«.    Mfini  E.  Jnm*, 

President  of  Oregon  Emergency  Corps,  President  of  State  Red  Cross  Society. 
Portland,  Oregon. 


OREGON  STATE  RED  CROSS. 

HISTORY   AND   REPORT   OF   OREGON   EMERGENCY   CORPS   AND   RED   CROSS 

SOCIETY. 

THE  call  to  arms  was  still  ringing  through  the  land,  when  a  band  of 
patriotic  women,  responding  to  an  appeal  for  assistance,  assembled  at 
the  Armory  in  Portland,  Oregon,  on  the  morning  of  April  2(>,  to  offer 
their  services  to  the  military  board  of  the  state  in  providing  material  aid 
and  comfort  for  the  2d  Regiment,  Oregon  Volunteers. 

Col.  O.  Summers  was  present,  and  briefly  explained  the  object  of  the 
appeal.  He  suggested  that,  as  speedily  as  possible,  a  society  be  formed  to 
take  up  that  branch  of  work  which  belongs  alone  to  women  in  time  of  war, 
and  consists  in  providing  the  requisites  for  a  soldier's  welfare  not  laid  down 
in  army  regulations. 

Temporary  officers  were  chosen, —  Mrs.  S.  P.  Sladen,  chairman,  and 
Mrs.  F.  E.  Lounsbury,  secretary.  After  some  discussion  the  following 
ladies  were  appointed  chairmen  of  twelve  committees:  Mrs.  H.  E.  Jones, 
Mrs.  O.  Summers,  Mrs.  TV.  A.  Buchanan.  Mrs.  G.  T.  Telfer,  Mrs.  R  S. 
Greenleaf,  Mrs.  TV.  F.  Gardner,  Mrs.  Levi  White,  Airs.  B.  E.  Miller,  Mrs. 
J.  E.  Wright,  Mrs.  E.  C.  Protzman,  Mrs.  A.  Meier,  and  Mrs.  J.  M.  Ordway. 
Each  committee  consisted  of  six  members,  the  chairman  selecting  those  she 
desired  as  helpers.  The  duty  of  each  committee  was  the  personal  supervision 
of  one  company,  alphabetically  assigned  to  it. 

Final  organization  was  perfected  April  27,  when  the  following  per 
manent  officers  were  elected:  Mrs.  Henry  E.  Jones,  president;  Mrs.  TV.  A. 
Buchanan,  vice-president ;  Mrs.  F.  E.  Lounsbury,  recording  secretary ;  Mrs. 
Martin  Winch,  treasurer.  Executive  committee:  Mrs.  O.  Summers,  Mrs. 
A.  Meier,  Mrs.  Levi  White,  Mrs.  TV.  T.  Gardner,  Mrs.  B.  E.  Miller,  Mrs. 
J.  E.  Wright,  Mrs.  E.  C.  Protzman,  Mrs.  R.  S.  Greenleaf,  Mrs.  G.  T.  Telfer, 
;jnd  Mrs.  J.  M.  Ordway. 

The  name  "Oregon  Emergency  Corps"  was  adopted,  and  Mrs.  TV.   A. 
Buchanan  and   Mrs.    Levi  White  appointed  to  draft   a  constitution.     This 
was  presented  at  the  next  regular  meeting,  and,  after  a  slight  revision,  unani 
jnously  adopted. 

A  suitable  badge  was  adopted  and  a  membership  list  opened,  the  fee 
being  placed  at  ton  cents,  affording  all  patriotic  women  an  opportunity  to 
enroll  their  names  and  become  active  workers  of  the  corps.  Regular  meet 
ings  were  held  at  the  Armory  once  a  week,  the  executive  committee  meeting 
at  the  call  of  the  president  as  often  as  the  business  of  the  society  required. 
Being  now  in  readiness  for  work,  the  question  arose  as  to  what  should  be 
done,  and  the  most  practical  way  of  doing  it.  To  this  end  the  military 

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334  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

board  was  consulted,  and  valuable  suggestions  were  received  from.  General 
Chas.  F.  Beebe,  Colonel  Jas.  Jackson,  Colonel  B.  B.  Tuttle,  and  Major  Dan 
J.  Moore,  Brigade  Commissary,  O.  N.  G.,  each  advising  that  a  regimental 
fund  for  the  2d  Regiment,  Oregon  Volunteers,  be  raised,  also  the  making  and 
purchasing  of  such  articles  for  a  soldier's  knapsack  as  army  quartermasters 
do  not  keep  in  stock. 

A  room  on  First  Street  was  placed  at  the  disposal  of  the  society  by  Mr. 
Adolph  Dekum,  and  here  the  Oregon  Emergency  Corps  headquarters  opened 
May  5,  1898.  Captain  R.  S.  Greenleaf,  of  Battery  A,  kindly  detailed  mem 
bers  of  the  company  to  decorate  and  make  attractive  the  room.,  loaning  for 
this  purpose  the  historic  Centennial  flag,  which,  for  the  first  time  in  over 
twenty  years,  passed  from  the  custody  of  the  company.  Members  of  the 
battery  reported  for  duty  each  morning,  thus  assisting  the  committee  of 
ladies  in  charge  in  many  ways. 

A  telephone  was  put  in  by  the  Oregon  Telephone  Company,  electric 
lights  supplied  by  the  General  Electric  Company,  and  chairs,  tables,  and 
other  furnishings  provided  by  the  business  houses  of  the  city.  The  Singer 
Machine  Company  sent  sewing-machines  for  the  use  of  the  supply  committee, 
and  work  began  in  earnest.  Women  from  every  part  of  the  community, 
representing  church,  club,  and  society  organizations,  enrolled  their  names 
and  offered  their  services  in  the  emergency  call,  showing  more  plainly  than 
words  can  describe  the  broadening  influence  of  these  organizations  upon  the 
mother-heart  of  the  land.  Laying  aside  prejudices,  creeds,  and  personal 
affiliations,  they  became  a  unit  in  this  patriotic  work.  Day  after  day,  with 
aching  hearts,  but  smiling  faces,  they  toiled ;  the  membership  grew  into  the 
hundreds ;  subscriptions  came  pouring  in,  the  sums  ranging  from  $100  to 
the  dimes,  nickels,  and  pennies  of  the  children. 

Word  was  received  that  the  volunteers  of  Oregon  were  to  be  mobilized 
at  Portland,  and  on  April  27  Brigadier-General  Chas.  F.  Beebe,  O.  ~N.  G.r 
issued  special  orders  for  the  preparation  of  a  suitable  camp  within  the 
city  limits.  The  site  selected  was  the  Irvington  race-track,  and  on  April 
20  one  hundred  and  sixty-one  tents  were  pitched,  the  name  "Camp  Me- 
Kinley"  adopted,  and  on  the  morning  of  April  30,  1808,  the  first  company 
arrived,  and  active  camp-life  began. 

Members  of  the  different  committees  of  the  Emergency  Corps  visited 
the  camp  daily,  consulting  with  the  commanding  officers  as  to  the  health, 
comfort,  and  needs  of  the  soldiers  in  their  charge.  Open  house  was  kept 
at  headquarters  for  the  volunteers  when  in  the  city,  and  everything  human 
ingenuity  could  suggest  and  loving  hearts  contribute  to  smooth  the  pathway 
from  comfortable  civil  life  to  the  hardship  and  discipline  of  camp  life  was 
done.  This  was  not  planned  nor  worked  out  by  one  person,  but  by  united 
effort  on  the  part  of  all,  whose  kindly  ministrations  grew  out  of  a  desire  to 
cheer  and  encourage  these  brave  Oregon  volunteers — the  flower  of  the  state 
— who  had  given  up  home  and  position,  offering  their  lives  to  their  country 
in  the  noble  work  of  liberating  an  oppressed  and  outraged  people. 


Oregon   Report.  335 

Meantime  circular  letters  had  been  sent  to  the  cities  and  towns  through 
out  the  state,  urging  the  patriotic  women  to  form  auxiliaries  for  the  purpose 
of  raising  money  to  swell  the  regimental  fund,  and  also  help  in  the  pur 
chasing  of  a  flag,  to  be  presented  to  the  volunteers  by  the  women  of  the  state. 

Hood  River  was  the  first  to  respond,  with  Roseburg,  Pendleton,  Cor- 
vallis,  Hillsboro,  Lafayette,  Lagrande,  Hubbard,  Weston,  Woodburn, 
Astoria,  and  The  Dalles  quickly  falling  into  line.  Faithfully  have  these 
auxiliaries  assisted  in  every  line  of  work  that  it  has  been  found  necessary 
to  take  up :  contributions  of  money  and  supplies  have  been  given,  while  in 
their  respective  localities  a  fund  has  been  raised  to  assist  the  families  of  the 
volunteers.  Hospital  supplies  of  caps,  fever  belts,  and  cordials  are  con 
stantly  forwarded,  and  daily  letters  are  received  asking  for  instructions. 

On  Sunday,  May  8,  a  patriotic  and  sacred  concert  was  given  at  Camp 
McKinley,  to  increase  the  regimental  fund  that  the  Emergency  Corps  was 
raising,  and  the  proceeds  netted  the  creditable  sum  of  $1,309.35.  The  at 
tendance  of  over  ten  thousand  people  was  an  evidence  of  their  zeal  and  desire 
to  contribute  their  mite  toward  the  object.  The  program  was  furnished 
by  the  1st  Regiment  Band,  Miss  Rose  Bloeh,  and  Madame  Xorelli.  It  was 
a  scene  never  to  be  forgotten  by  that  vast  audience,  when,  at  the  close  of 
the  evening  drill,  the  Stars  and  Stripes  were  slowly  lowered  at.  the  booming 
of  the  sunset  gun,  and  the  long  lines  of  volunteers,  motionless  as  statues, 
listened  as  the  inspiring  strains  of  the  "Star-Spangled  Banner77  floated  out 
upon  the  summer  air,  while  the  setting  sun,  kissing  the  peak  of  the  distant 
snow-crowned  mountain,  shed  its  departing  rays  like  a  heavenly  benediction 
upon  these  sons  of  valor. 

May  11.  1898,  the  First  Battalion,  consisting  of  Companies  A,  B,  C, 
1),  2d  Regiment,  Oregon  Volunteers,  under  command  of  Major  C.  H. 
Gantenbein,  by  order  of  the  War  Department,  left  for  San  Francisco,  and 
one  week  later  (May  1(3)  Companies  E,  F,  G,  H,  I.  K,  L,  and  M,  under 
command  of  Colonel  O.  Summers,  broke  camp  and  proceeded  to  join  the  others 
at  the  Presidio,  to  await  transportation  to  Manila. 

To  the  captain  of  each  of  these  companies  the  Oregon  Emergency  Corps 
gave  $100  in  gold  coin  as  an  emergency  fund.  To  Major  M.  H.  Ellis, 
commanding  regimental  surgeon,  in  charge  of  the  Hospital  Corps,  was  given 
$100,  also  800  yards  of  flannel  for  bandages.  In  addition  to  this,  contri 
butions  from  other  sources  made  the  available  amount  fully  $2,000. 

To  each  volunteer  was  given  a  pocket  comb,  cake  of  toilet  soap,  one  huck 
towel,  one  package  of  envelopes,  one  writing  pad  and  pencil,  a  housewife 
containing  needles,  thread,  pins,  safety-pins,  trouser  buttons,  court-plaster, 
waxed  ends,  etc.,  while  members  of  committees  visited  the  different  com 
panies,  mending  their  clothes  and  providing  many  things  necessary  to  their 
well-being. 

After  the  departure  of  the  volunteers  for  San  Francisco,  the  head 
quarters  were  transferred  from  First  Street  to  the  Armory,  which  the 
military  board  turned  over  to  the  Emergency  Corps  for  their  use.  Here 


336  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

meetings  were  held,  a  bureau  of  information  established,  with  a  committee 
in  charge,  and  all  other  business  transacted. 

On  May  14  an  offer  was  made  by  the  firm  of  Lipman,  Wolfe  &  Co.  to 
turn  over  their  department  store  to  the  Emergency  Corps  upon  any  date 
they  might  select.  The  entire  charge  of  this  establishment  was  to  be  assumed 
by  the  organization  for  one  day,  ten  per  cent  of  all  sales  to  go  to  the  regi 
mental  fund.  To  this  generous  offer  was  added  the  privilege  of  serving  a 
midday  lunch  and  introducing  other  suitable  features  that  would  help  to 
swell  the  treasury.  This  offer  was  unanimously  accepted,  and  on  May  IT 
the  most  novel  scene  ever  witnessed  in  Portland's  business  history  was  pre 
sented.  Women  prominent  in  charitable  and  philanthropic  work,  leaders 
of  society,  sedate  and  stately  matrons,  assumed  control  of  the  various  de 
partments  of  this  large  business  house,  acting  as  superintendent,  assistant 
superintendent,  cashier,  and  floor  managers,  while  a  hundred  or  more  of 
Portland's  fair  daughters  from  early  morning  till  late  at  night  stood  be 
hind  the  counters  serving  customers.  The  store  was  gaily  decorated  with 
flags,  bunting,  and  roses;  music  wras  furnished  by  the  Kinross  Orchestra 
and  Columbian  Mandolin  Quartette.  Thousands  of  purchasers  who  had 
waited  for  this  day  surged  back  and  forth  through  the  aisles,  and  crowded 
stairways  and  elevators,  in  their  haste  to  give  their  ten  per  cent  to  the  sol 
diers'  fund.  The  East  Indian  department,  which  was  transformed  into  a 
most  enticing  restaurant,  proved  inadequate  to  the  demand,  as  hundreds 
whom  it  was  impossible  to  serve  were  turned  away.  The  result  proved  the 
success  of  the  venture,  $1,000  being  added  to  the  treasury  of  the  society, 
while  the  remark  made  by  the  senior  member  of  the  firm,  that  it  had  been 
uthe  happiest  day  in  a  business  career  of  over  thirty-five  years,"  left  no  other 
conclusion  than  that  a  twofold  blessing  follows  such  generous  deeds. 

After  the  departure  of  the  3d  Regiment  for  San  Francisco,  the  Emer 
gency  Corps  continued  the  work  of  its  supply  department  in  meeting  the 
wants  of  the  soldiers — not  only  Oregon  volunteers,  but  all  or  any  needing 
assistance.  On  May  2o  an  appeal  was  received  from  a  member  of  the  Red 
Cross  Society  in  San  Francisco  for  fever  belts  and  sleeping-caps,  as  it  was 
impossible  to  meet  the  needs  for  these  articles  then  existing.  The  following 
telegram  was  at  once  sent  :— 

"Red  Cross  Society,  San  Francisco,  California — Greeting:  Count  on  us; 
will  send  one  thousand  caps  and  one  thousand  fever  belts." 

KXCKRPTS    FROM    1'IJKSS   OF    SAX    FIJAXCISCO. 

44 Wet  with  rain  and  weary  with  travel,  the  first  detachment  of  volun 
teers  from  points  outside  of  California  swung  along  through  the  mud  of  the 
Presidio  yesterday  morning.  The  troops  were  the  Oregonians,  a  strong 
battalion  of  them,  sturdy  of  frame,  well  drilled,  and  eager  for  fight.  .  As 
they  passed  by  the  camp  of  the  1st,  7th,  and  the  battalions  of  the  old  6th,  they 
were  enthusiastically  cheered  by  the  Californians." 

'"The  days  of  fresh  meat  at  the  camp  are  passed.  Hereafter  salt  meat 
only  will  have  a  place  upon  the  bill  of  fare." 


Oregon   Report.  337 


\Vhen  the  Oregonians  embarked,  the  women  of  the  Red  Cross  had  been 
aboard  for  hours,  in  a  "rivalry  of  kindness.  Cabins  and  bunks  were  gaily 
decorated,  and  foods  and  fruit  were  in  the  bold." 

ORKOO.N    KMKH<;KNCY   coin's. 

Work  was  at  once  begun,  and  in  a  few  davs  the  supplies  were  shipped 
to  1(>  Post  Street. 

The- sewing  committee  has  continued  its  labors,  hundreds  of  articles 
being  made  and  furnished  to  the  :M  Regiment.  Engineer  Corps,  Oregon 
Recruits,  Washington  Volunteers,  and  others. 

it  has  been  the  privilege  of  the  Oregon  Emergency  Corps  to  entertain 
all  troops  passing  through  Portland  en  route  to  different  stations  on  the 
coast.  This  was  at  first  done  at  the  Union  Depot,  where  the  soldiers  were 
met  by  committees  and  served  a  substantial  lunch,  consisting  of  coffee,  sand 
wiches,  cake,  fruit,  etc.  In  this  branch  of  work  the  Flower  Mission,  com 
posed  of  twenty  or  more  young  women,  has  rendered  valuable  assistance 
in  serving  refreshments  and  decorating  the  trains.  Tons  of  flowers  have1 
been  donated  for  this  purpose,  and  the  departing  soldier  has  been  given  a 
bouquet  of  Oregon  roses  in  addition  to  his  box  of  lunch.  Frequently  has 
a  letter  accompanied  by  a  box  of  flowers  been  sent,  at  the  request  of  bus- 
bands,  brothers,  and  sons,  to  their  distant  homes,  and  replies  received  from 
many  have  made  sweeter  the  saying,  "Small  service  is  true  service  while  it 
lasts." 

After  the  use  of  the  Armory  was  tendered  the  corps  by  the  state  mili 
tary  board,  the  soldiers  were  met  on  their  arrival  at  the  depot  and  escorted 
to  military  headquarters,  and  lunch  served  in  the  spacious  drill  hall.  The 
freedom  of  the  building  was  extended,  the  gymnasium,  bowling-alley,  read 
ing-room,  etc.,  affording  rest  and  recreation  for  all. 

Six  thousand  three  hundred  and  thirty-one  soldiers  were  entertained  ar, 
lunch  in  the  Armory  and  3,578  given  boxes  of  lunch  for  use  on  the  train. 

In  July  the  work  was  found  to  be  increasing  so  rapidly  that  it  was 
necessary  to  increase  the  executive  staff.  To  this  end  the  president  made 
the  following  appointments:  First  assistant,  Mrs.  Levi  Young;  second  assist 
ant,  Mrs.  II.  W.  Wallace ;  assistant  to  treasurer,  Mrs.  William  Patterson ; 
assistant  for  correspondence,  Mrs.  Edmund  Xollain  ;  assistant  for  recording 
secretary,  Mrs.  Lischen  Miller. 

Headquarters  were  again  established  at  l-*>7  First  Street,  to  meet  the 
request  of  business  men  and  others  who  wished  to  contribute  to  the  society, 
and  found  the  Armory  at  an  inconvenient  distance. 

An  honorary  membership  list  was  opened,  with  the  fee  fixed  at  one  dollar. 
This  list  at  present  numbers  over  300,  and  among  the  names  recorded  are 
those  of  Captain  0.  E.  Clark,  of  the  battleship  Oregon,  Rev.  Edward  Everett 
Hale,  General  Long-street,  Hon.  Jos.  E.  Sheldon,  and  Mrs.  James  Shafter. 

The  total  membership  of  the  society  is  1,557.  Of  this  number,  584 
2'J 


338  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

are  members  of  auxiliary  corps,  that  were  organized  throughout  the  state, 
assisting  the  mother  corps  in  Portland  in  supplying-  the  volunteers  with 
necessary  articles,  and  in  every  way  in  which  woman's  love  and  loyalty  could 
find  expression,  in  our  noble  work,  leaving  97 '3  members  for  the  Portland 
organization.  The  auxiliary  corps  were  as  follows:  Astoria,  Corvallis, 
Hillsboro,  Hood  Kiver,  Lafayette,  Lagrande,  Pendleton,  Koseburg,  The 
Dalles,  Weston,  Woodbum. 

Among  the  treasured  souvenirs  of  the  society  is  an  autograph  letter 
from  Captain  C.  E.  Clark,  in  response  to  a  congratulatory  telegram  sent 
upon  receipt  of  the  news  that  the  Oregon  had  been  selected  as  the  flagship 
of  Commodore  Watson's  fleet.  Another  is  from  Edward  Everett  Hale. 
This  aged  author  paid  the  Oregon  Volunteers  the  great  compliment  cf 
presenting  twelve  copies  of  his  famous  story,  "A  Man  without  a  Country," 
with  his  autograph  upon  the  title-page  of  each  copy,  to  the  3d  Regiment. 
These  books  were  sent  to  the  care  of  the  Emergency  Corps,  which  forwarded 
them  to  Manila,  acknowledging  the  receipt  of  the  same  in  a  letter  to  the 
author. 

Valuable  service  has  been  rendered  the  state  of  Oregon  by  a  member 
of  the  corps,  Madame  A.  de  Eonfride  Smith,  who  has  compiled  an  official 
roster  of  the  enlisted  men  for  1898.  This  has  been  entirely  her  own  work, 
and  contains  a  careful  historic  sketch  of  each  member  of  the  state  military 
board,  officers  of  the  2d  Regiment,  and  the  name  of  every  volunteer.  This 
little  book  is  tastefully  bound,  and  illustrated  with  views  of  Camp  McKinley 
and  photographs  of  the  officers  of  each  company.  The  author  lias  visited 
nearly  every  town  in  the  state  from  which  volunteers  were  recruited,  cir 
culating  the  work,  while  a  copy  has  been  kept  for  every  man  whose  name  is 
recorded  on  its  pages.  SeAreral  thousand  copies  have  been  sold,  and  the 
net  proceeds  are  to  be  a  contribution  to  the  treasury  of  the  Emergency 
Corps.  In  work  of  this  kind  Oregon  stands  alone,  being  the  only  state 
that  is  the  fortunate  possessor  of  so  concise  and  comprehensive  a  history 
of  its  brave  sons. 

Up  to  the  time  of  the  departure  of  the  Oregon  recruits  for  San  Erau- 
cisco,  there  had  been  an  ample  field  for  the  labors  of  the  Oregon  Emergency 
Corps  in  its  local  work;  but  it  became  evident  that,  in  order  to  carry  out 
the  promise  of  continued  care  and  attention  to  the  volunteers  while  in  the 
service  of  their  country,  to  assist  in  the  relief  work  of  furnishing  supplies 
for  the  hospital  ships  or  sending  nurses  to  care  for  the  sick  at  Manila,  it 
was  now  necessary  to  have  governmental  protection.  This  could  only  be 
obtained  through  the  agency  of  the  Red  Cross  Society,  and  the  question  of  ex 
pediency  in  this  direction  was  considered.  On  July  2->  Judge  Joseph 
Sheldon,  of  Washington,  D.  C.,  visited  Portland  in  the  interests  of  the 
American  National  Red  Cross  Association.  In  an  address  before  the 
Emergency  Corps  lie  presented  the  advantages  resulting  to  the  relief  soci 
eties  of  the  different  states  through  cooperation  with  this  national  body, 
advising  affiliation  as  soon  as  possible.  Action  was  deferred  on  the  part  of 


Oregon   Report.  339 

the  society  till  the  next  regular  meeting,  in  order  that  members  might  be 
given  an  opportunity  to  investigate  for  themselves.  Meanwhile  the  execu 
tive  board  held  several  conferences  with  Judge  Sheldon  relative  to  their 
power  to  continue  local  work  and  their  obligations  as  an  organization  to  the 
national  committee.  At  a  regular  meeting,  on  July  30,  the  subject  was 
resumed,  and,  after  a  presentation  of  both  sides  of  the  question,  a  unanimous 
vote  in  favor  of  affiliation  resulted.  The  name  of  the  organization  was 
changed  to  the  "Oregon  Emergency  Corps  and  Red  Cross  Society,"  and  an 
application  made  to  the  national  committee  for  proper  recognition.  The 
wisdom  of  the  step  was  demonstrated  a  few  weeks  later,  when  transportation 
was  given  by  the  government  for  two  nurses,  Dr.  Frances  Woods  and  Miss 
Lena  Killiam,  for  Manila.  These  nurses  were  outfitted  and  furnished  funds 
by  the  Portland  society,  and  sent  forward  on  the  Arizona  as  Oregon's  rep 
resentatives  in  the  relief  work  of  caring  for  her  sick  or  suffering  volunteers. 

Reports  having  been  received  of  the  sickness  and  general  discomfort  of 
the  Oregon  recruits  at  Camp  Merritt,  the  society,  at  a  meeting  held  August 
0,  voted  to  send  the  president,  Mrs.  H.  E.  Jones,  and  Mrs.  Levi  Young  to 
visit  the  recruits  and  inquire  into  the  matter.  They  proceeded  at  once  to 
San  Francisco,  spending  two  weeks  in  investigating  conditions  and  doing 
whatever  their  judgment  advised  to  make  more  comfortable  the  unpleasant 
surroundings.  These  recruits,  whom  it  was  expected  would  be  sent  at  once 
to  their  officers  and  regiment,  turned  out  veritable  military  orphans,  stranded 
at  Camp  Merritt,  and  left  for  weeks  to  the  care  of  young  officers  from  other 
regiments.  Happily  this  condition  was  changed,  as  on  the  20th  of  August 
they  were  turned  over  to  the  command  of  an  able  and  experienced  officer, 
'Major  Goodale.  of  the  23d  IT.  S.  Infantry.  They  were  afterward  moved  to 
the  Presidio,  where  surroundings  were  pleasanter,  pending  orders  for  their 
transportation  to  their  own  regiment  at  Manila  or  return  to  their  homes. 

During  their  stay  in  San  Francisco  the  representatives  of  the  Oregon 
Emergency  Corps  and  Red  Cross  Society  were  enabled  to  look  into  the  .vari 
ous  lines  of  relief  work  of  the  California  society.  Many  courtesies  were 
extended  by  the  officers  of  the  state  and  local  associations,  valuable  sugges 
tions  were  received,  and  it  was  also  their  privilege  to  attend  the  meeting; 
<;f  the  state  association  held  in  Golden  Gate  Hall,  and  listen  to  Judge  S  lid- 
don's  able  address  upon  the  American  Xational  Red  Cross  Society. 

It  gives  us  pleasure  publicly  to  acknowledge  the  unbounded  gratitude 
of  the  Emergency  Corps  of  Portland  for  the  many  kindnesses  bestowed  by 
the  women  of  the  California  Red  Cross  upon  the  soldiers  from  Oregon,  first, 
for  their  attention  to  the  2d  Regiment  Volunteers,  who,  though  with  them 
but  a  few  weeks,  were  the  recipients  of  many  comforts,  but  more  particu 
larly  to  the  sick  or  afflicted  ones  of  the  Oregon  recruits,  for  whom  they  have 
cared,  supplying  both  medicines  and  delicacies,  and  in  other  ways  providing 
for  their  necessities. 

In  the  space  of  this  article  it  is  impossible  to  mention  in  detail  tin- 
many  contributions  from  patriotic  citizens  throughout  the  state  of  Oregon. 


340  Pacific   Coast   lied   Cross   Society. 

Gifts  from  corporations,  business  houses,  independent  leagues,  and  individu 
als  bear  testimony  to  the  interest  all  feel  in  this  great  relief  work,  and  their 
-confidence  in  the  lied  Cross  Society,  through  which  their  offerings  are  dis 
pensed.  The  press  has  been  our  staunch  and  valued  friend,  freely  giving 
•editorials  and  space  to  further  the  cause. 

There  are  no  salaried  officers,  men  and  women  having  gencrouslv  given 
their  time  from  the  first  day  of  organization  to  the  present.  It  has  been 
the  aim  of  the  officers  faithfully  and  conscientiously  to  discharge  their  duties, 
realizing  the  great  responsibility  and  confidence  reposed  in  them. 

Each  month  a  carefully-prepared  report  of  the  proceedings,  receipts, 
and  disbursements  of  the  society  has  been  given  the  public,  and  the 
treasurer's  report,  here  appended,  is  in  full  from  April  20  to  September  1. 

The  work  of  the  organization  will  be  carried  on  in  future  as  in  the  past 
silong  every  line  which  best  serves  the  interest  of  those  for  whose  benefit  it 
was  begun.  MKS.  LKVI  YOUNG, 

For  Orcfjoit   Emergency  Cor^  and  Red  (Vow  tfocichi. 


REPORT    OF    TRKASTRER,    APRIL    2S    TO    SKI'TK  M  I!  Kit    1,     1S98. 

Receipts. 

Initiations  (city  members,  1,00-1),  $100.40;  initiations  (auxiliaries, 
553),  $55.30;  sale  of  membership  badges,  $292;  sale  of  honorary  badges, 
$19.75;  honorary  membership  fees  (-500),  $800;  sale  of  stationery,  $31.00; 
sale  of  Manila  punch,  $51.05;  proceeds  sacred  and  patriotic  concert, 
$1,399.35;  proceeds  refreshments  (Camp  McKinley),  $58.  OS  ;  proceeds  Lir,- 
inan,  Wolfe  &  Co.'s  store,  $1,000;  sundry  donations,  $1,537.70;  donations 
(Hospital  Fund),  $531).  50;  sale  of  flags  and  small  items,  $5.74;  total, 
$5,389.99. 

Disbursements. 

Postage,  $22.84;  express  charges,  $17.1)5;  telegrams,  $31.20;  expenses 
at  headquarters,  $00.80  ;  sundries,  $74.40  ;  furnishings  for  Armory  kitchen, 
$03.80;  printed  stationery,  $09.55;  badges,  $199.40;  Pacific  Regalia  Com 
pany,  $25.50;  Regimental  Band,  $100;  expense  for  soldiers'  luncheons, 
.$221.98;  2d  Regiment  Oregon  Volunteers,  $1,200;  2d  Regiment  Hospital 
Corps,  $100;  2d  Regiment  colors,  $175;  supplies  in  equipping  troops, 
.$1,051.47;  Relief  Fund,  $104.15;  expenses  for  Oregon  recruits  in  San 
Francisco,  $241.70;  outfitting  nurses  for  Manila,  $500;  total,  $4,S59.74; 
balance  on  hand  September  1,  1898,  $530.25. 

Respectfully  submitted,          MRS.   MARTIX  WIXCH, 

Treasurer. 


Ladies  of  the  Oregon  Emergency  Corps  and  Red  Cross  Society :  We 
are  assembled  here  to-day  upon  the  first  anniversary  of  the  joining  together 
of  this  organization,  the  object  of  which  was  to  help,  as  far  as  it  is  given 


Oregon  Report.  341 

women  to  help  in  war  time,  the  men  who  shoulder  their  muskets  and  go  forth 
to  battle. 

Women  as  well  as  men  become  patriots,  and  the  feeling  down  dee])  in 
the  hearts  of  these  true  and  loyal  women,  who  have,  through  clouds  and  sun 
shine  alike,  assembled  themselves  together  at  the  faintest  call  for  help,  have, 
shown  themselves  stirred  bv  the  same  inflexible  patriotism  and  loyalty  that 
actuated  their  ancestors  in  their  struggle  for  national  liberty. 

A  year  has  passed  in  our  life,  keeping  tally  with  that  of  our  brave  sol 
dier  men  who  so  enthusiastically  answered  their  country's  call  to  arms. 
These  twelve  months,  made  up  of  such  new  and  untried  experiences  for  usr 
fill  me  with  wonder,  as  I  review  them,  that  we  have  done  so  well,  that  we 
have  made  so  few  mistakes.  Our  efforts  have  not  always  borne  the  fruit, 
which  we  expected  and  longed  for,  but  the  day  is  coining,  my  dear  friends 
and  coworkers,  when  mistakes  will  be  righted,  and  the  true  worth  of  the 
efforts  made  by  these  loyal  women,  left  behind  to  suffer  the  tortures  of  a  great,, 
iindeh'nable  fear,  so  hard  to  bear,  Avill  be  more  fully  appreciated. 

After  the  heat  of  the  battle  is  over,  then  comes  the  summing  .up  of  all 
the  forces  combined.  And  the  history  that  has  been  made  in  these  twelve 
months  will  be  written  on  men's  memories,  never  to  be  effaced. 

We  are  all  anxious  for  the  return  of  our  Oregon  men  to  their  respective 
homes  and  occupations.  But  do  we  wish  them  to  come  otherwise  than  hon 
orably  ?  Do  we  wish  their  splendid  record  to  be  sullied  by  our  vain  efforts- 
to  have  them  released  from  their  obligations  to  their  government  so  long 
as  they  are  needed,  in  carrying  out  the  terms  of  their  enlistment? — Xo ;  I 
think  not.  When  our  government  can  supply  their  places  with  regularly 
enlisted  men,  we  have  been  assured  by  the  Secretary  of  War  that  the  Oregon 
men  will  be  among  the  first  relieved.  And  I  honor  the  position  taken  by  our 
Governor  Geer  upon  that  subject, — that  Oregon  takes  no  stock  in  that  milksop 
petition  to  send  our  men  home  and  let  our  country  fall,  if  needs  be. 

But  all  that  danger  is  past,  for  the  latest  advices  from  General  Oti* 
assure  us  that  the  time  is  at  hand,  and  only  a  few  more  weeks  to  wait,  and 
they  will  be  here.  And  now  I  ask  you  to  make  one  more  supreme  efforr.. 
We  must  help  erect  a  monument  to  the  dear,  brave  boys  who  will  not  come 
home.  We  owe  it  to  ourselves  that  we  offer  our  testimonial  to  their  bravery 
and  courage,  and  we  will  put  it  in  solid  granite,  that  will  be  as  lasting  as- 
the  hills,  and  the  generations  to  come  will  point  to  it  as  in  part  having  been 
erected  by  the  women  of  Oregon. 

And  now,  my  sister  coworkers,  I  want  to  thank  you  for  your  loyalty  to 
me  during  the  past  year.  Xever  once  have  I  had  occasion  to  wish  that  [ 
had  not  accepted  the  responsibility  which  you  imposed  upon  me  by  electing- 
me  the  president  of  your  board  of  managers.  Your  courage  and  industry 
have  been  equal  to  every  emergency,  and  I  feel  that  each  member  is  as  fully 
entitled  to  the  approval  of  having  well  done  her  work  as  the  officers  compos 
ing  the  board. 

I  am  confident  that  only  a  few  more  months  of  work  will  be  required  <;f 


342  Pacific   Coast.  Red  Cross  Society. 

us,  and  what  that  work  will  he,  each  day  must  unfold  to  us.  Jt  all  lies  in 
your  hands  whether  it  be  much  or  little,  and  your  retiring  president  will 
be  satisfied  with  any  course  which  you  may  pursue.  Respectfully, 

MKS.  HKXKY  E.  JONES. 


),  Oregon,  .May  13,  1899. 
To  the  President,  Officers,  and  ^f  embers  of  {he  Oregon  Emergency  Corps 

and  Red  Cross  Society — 

The  'Morning  Oreywtian  of  April  20,  1898,  contained  a  call  to  the 
patriotic  women  of  the  city  to  meet  in  the  Armory,  for  the  purpose  of  ren 
dering  material  assistance  to  the  Oregon  Volunteers. 

The  meeting  was  called  to  order  promptly  at  2  :30  i>.  M..,  by  Colonel  O. 
Summers,  commanding  the  Oregon  Regiment,  who  in  a  few  brief  words 
stated  the  object  of  the  call  meeting,  and  suggested  an  executive  committee 
of  twelve  to  be  appointed,  also  twelve  sub-committees,  each  to  provide  for 
the  needs  of  one  company  of  the  Oregon  Volunteers. 

On  motion,  Mrs.  S.  P.  Sladen  was  elected  chairman  and  Mrs.  F.  E. 
Lounsbury  was  invited  to  act  as  secretary.  The  following  executive  board 
was  elected:  Mrs.  H.  E.  Jones,  Mrs.  O.  Summers,  Mrs.  A.  J.  Meier,  Mrs. 
Levi  White,  Mrs.  W.  T.  Gardner,  Mrs.  Byron  E.  Miller,  Mrs.  J.  K.  Wright, 
Mrs.  C.  E.  Protzman,  Mrs.  R.  S.  Greenleaf,  Mrs.  W.  A.  Buchanan,  Mrs. 
G.  F.  Telfer,  Mrs.  J.  M.  Ordway. 

Not  more  than  fifteen  ladies  attended  this  meeting. 

April  27  the  Oregon  Emergency  Corps  was  permanently  organized  and 
officers  elected.  Large  numbers  attended  this  meeting,  and  much  enthusi 
asm  was  manifested. 

May  8  a  sacred  and  patriotic  concert  was  given  at  Camp  McTCinley, 
which  netted  the  corps  $1,025.50. 

May  10  a  motion  prevailed  to  give  to  each  of  the  twelve  captains  of  the 
2d  Regiment,  Oregon  Volunteers,  $100.  It  was  also  decided  to  give  to 
Dr.  Ellis,  of  the  Hospital  Corps,  $100,  warrants  being  drawn  for  the  above 
amounts  May  14;  total,  $1,300. 

The  following  number  of  soldiers  were  given  boxes  of  lunch  for  use 
on  the  trains:  May  15,  2d  Regiment,  Oregon  Volunteers,  1,200;  May  29, 
Dakota  Volunteers,  250;  May  20,  Idaho  Volunteers,  119;  June  3,  4th 
Cavalry  Band,  40;  June  4,  4th  Cavalry,  Troop  E,  197;  June  15,  4th  Cav 
alry,  Troop  G,  15;  June  18,  Minnesota  Volunteers,  325;  June  19,  Oregon 
Recruits,  27 ;  June  27,  Washington  Recruits,  48 ;  California  Volunteers 
en  route  to  Fort  Canby,  158;  volunteers  from  Spokane,  Wash.,  60;  Oregon 
Recruits,  80 ;  June  28,  Oregon  Recruits,  20 ;  July  6,  Oregon  Engineer  Corps, 
93;  volunteers  from  Lagrande,  Oregon,  120;  July  7,  engineers  from  La- 
grande,  Oregon,  20 ;  July  8,  Oregon  Recruits,  18 ;  July  9,  Oregon  Recruits, 
18;  July  21,  Washington  Volunteers,  450;  July  23,  Washington  Volunteers, 
20;  total  lunches,  3,278. 


Oregon    Report.  343 

Total  number  of  soldiers  entertained  at  luncheons  with  hot  coffee,  and 
also  given  flowers,  as  follows:  May  20,  Idaho  Volunteers,  681;  Dakota 
Volunteers,  675  ;  June  3,  4th  Cavalry  Band,  40;  June  4,  4th  Cavalry,  Troop 
E,  197;  June  15,  4th  Cavalry,  Troop  G,  15;  July  6,  Engineer  Corps  of 
Oregon,  93;  recruits  from  Lagrande,  Oregon,  16;  June  27,  California 
Volunteers  en  route  to  Fort  Canhy,  158;  July  iM,  Washington  Volunteers, 
450;  July  23,  Washington  Volunteers/  434;  total  hot  refreshments,  2,759. 

May  14,  given  out  to  the  Oregon  Volunteers  writing  pads,  pencils, 
pocket  combs,  handkerchiefs,  housewives,  of  each,  1,200;  envelopes,  bunches, 
600 ;  cakes  of  toilet  soap,  1,200 ;  July  23,  to  the  1st  Washington  Volunteers 
were  given  fever  bandages,  228 ;  July  23,  to  the  1st  Washington  Volunteers 
were  given  eiderdown  sleeping-caps,  150;  August  4,  to  the  1st  Washington 
Volunteers,  care  of  Colonel  Wholley,  were  shipped  sleeping-caps,  300 ; 
fever  bandages,  257 ;  May  25,  Mr.  Thorp,  a  Washington  volunteer,  was 
found  ill  on  train  and  conveyed  to  Good  Samaritan  Hospital ;  June  2,  sent 
to  the  Red  Cross  Society  of  San  Francisco  fever  bandages,  1,000;  sent  to 
the  Red  Cross  Society  of  San  Francisco  eiderdown  caps,  1,000 ;  June  27, 
Oregon  Recruits  given  fever  belts,  caps,  needle-books,  etc.,  80;  June  28, 
Oregon  Recruits  given  fever  belts  and  caps,  20  ;  July  6,  Engineer  Corps  given 
fever  belts,  caps,  needle-books,  etc.,  93 ;  volunteers  from  Lagrande,  Oregon, 
given  fever  belts,  120 ;  July  8,  Oregon  Recruits  supplied  fever  belts  and 
caps,  18;  July  9,  Oregon  Recruits  supplied  fever  belts  and  caps,  18;  July 
2,  a  motion  prevailed  to  outfit  Battery  A,  IT.  S.  V.,  with  all  clothing  nec 
essary,  the  same  not  to  exceed  in  cost  $550;  July  9,  Battery  A,  including 
106  men  and  officers,  was  fully  equipped;  June  25,  an  Oregon  volunteer's 
wife  was  given  aid  in  the  sum  of  $15 ;  an  Oregon  volunteer's  wife  was  given 
aid  in  the  sum  of  $5.00. 

July  150  a  motion  prevailed  that  the  Oregon  Emergency  Corps  unite 
with  the  National  Red  Cross  Society,  and  hereafter  be  known  as  the  Oregon 
Emergency  Corps  and  Red  Cross  Society.  This  was  done  in  order  to  for 
ward  the  work  and  send  hospital  supplies  and  nurses  to  the  front. 

In  the  latter  part  of  June  Colonel  Jas.  Jackson,  U.  S.  A.,  presented 
to  the  Oregon  Volunteers,  on  board  ship  when  ready  to  sail  from  San  Fran 
cisco  to  Manila,  the  regimental  colors,  given  by  the  Oregon  Emergency  Corps, 
at  a  cost  of  $175. 

August  3  the  members  of  our  society  presented  to  Battery  A  an  elegant 
guidon,  handsomely  embroidered  by  a  Portland  young  lady.  The  presen 
tation  was  made  at  Vancouver  Barracks.  August  6  a  motion  prevailed  to 
send  to  San  Francisco  the  president  and  her  first  assistant,  to  relieve  the 
oft-reported  distress  among  the  Oregon  Volunteer  Recruits.  August  1 6 
a  motion  prevailed  to  send  Frances  Wood,  M.  D.,  and  Miss  Lena  Killian 
as  Red  Cross  nurses  to  Manila.  For  expenses  and  Reserve  Hospital  Fund 
$500  was  allowed.  August  30,  sent  to  Red  Cross  Society  of  California,  in 
trust  for  a  volunteer's  wife  there,  $10.  September  7,  to  relieve  the  distress 
of  a  volunteer's  family,  $10.  September  10  hospital  supplies,  consisting 


•344  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

of  blackberry  cordial,  jellies,  marmalade,  cereals,  etc.,  also  3(>0  yards  of 
mosquito  netting,  were  forwarded  to  Sail  Francisco,  for  shipment  to  Manila. 
September  3  the  correvspondiiig  secretary  was  instructed  to  issue  a  call  for 
the  various  auxiliaries  to  meet  in  Portland  for  the  purpose  of  forming  a 
state  lied  Cross  organization,  delegates  to  hold  their  convention  September 
±1  and  -21}. 

October  1  relief  was  given  to  a  volunteer's  family,  in  the  sum 
of  $5.00.  October  1  arrangements  were  made  whereby  every  needy  dis 
charged  soldier  he  given  meal  tickets  and  employment.  October  8,  upon 
request  of  Major  Goodale,  of  the  20th  Kansas  Volunteers,  who  has  in  charge 
the  Oregon  Recruits,  it  was  decided  to  send  a  liberal  supply  of  dried  fruits 
and  pickles,  to  be  used  while  en  route  to  Manila.  October  S  $10  was  ex 
pended  for  the  needy  family  of  a  volunteer.  October  S  $14  was  sent  to 
St.  Luke's  Hospital,  San  Francisco,  in  remuneration  for  the  care  of  a  volun 
teer  of  Oregon.  October  10  <>00  pounds  of  dried  fruit  and  $15  for  pickles 
were  forwarded  to  Major  Goodale.  October  10,  upon  request  from  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  arrangements  were  made  whereby  all  soldiers,  sick, 
arid  destitute,  en  route  to  their  various  homes,  be  sent  to  the  hospital  and 
otherwise  provided  for.  October  10  a  large  collection  of  clothing  was  taken 
for  the  benefit  of  a  volunteer's  family.  October  10  a  generous  supply  of 
cereals,  condensed  milk,  arrowroot,  jellies,  tapioca,  and  hospital  supplies 
were  collected  for  shipment  to  Manila.  October  12  shipped  to  San  Fran 
cisco,  en  route  to  "Manila,  13  cases  of  dried  fruits.  October  IT  cabled  to 
our  nurse  in  Manila,  Frances  Wood,  M.  )).,  $400,  with  which  to  relieve  thy 
sick  and  wounded  Oregon  Volunteers.  October  IS  1,000  pounds  of  dried 
fruit  (prunes)  were  forwarded  to  San  Francisco,  en  route  to  Manila.  Oc 
tober  '21  one  do/en  cases  of  choice  lunch  tongue1  were  shipped  to  the  volun 
teers.  October  2(3  2  barrels  of  drugs  and  400  pounds  of  dried  apples  and 
prunes  were  shipped  to  Manila.  October  22  it  was  decided  to  raise  hospital 
funds,  to  be  forwarded  at  once  to  the  front.  To  this  end  a  canvass  of  the 
city  was  made.  The  generous  public  responded  in  the  sum  of  $381.75.  To 
this  sum  private  donations  and  gifts  from  the  auxiliaries  were  added,  until 
the  fund  in  the  treasury  was  greatly  augmented.  October  25  $(>00  was 
voted  sent  to  Colonel  ().  Summers  for  hospital  use.  October  20  the  chair 
man  of  each  of  the  twelve  companies  was  instructed  to  request  of  each  cap- 
lain  of  the  2d  Regiment,  Oregon  Volunteers,  a  report  of  the  moneys  expended 
which  were  placed  in  his  care.  Mrs.  J .  J.  Burnett  was  named  a  member 
of  the  executive1  board,  vice  Mrs.  A.  J.  Meier,  advanced  to  the  vice- 
presidency. 

Between  October  20,  1808,  and  March  23,  1800,  1,037  Christ 
mas  boxes,  weighing  33,200  pounds,  were  marked  with  our  red  cross  and 
forwarded  to  Manila.  October  20  an  entertainment  was  given  by  Battery 
A,  ably  assisted  by  Mrs.  »i.  K.  Wright,  chairman  of  entertainment  commit 
tee,  which  cleared  the  handsome  sum  of  $338.10.  October  20  Mrs.  II.  W. 
Goddard  was  appointed  second  assistant  to  the  president,  vice  Mrs.  H.  W. 


Oregon    Report.  345 

Wallace,  resigned.  October  20  a  box  containing  an  elegant  ( 'hristmas  dinner 
was  packed  and  sent  by  the  Emergency  Corps  and  Red  Cross  Society  to 
oui1  nurses.  Dr.  Francos  Wood  and  .Miss  Lena  Killian.  November  5  and  8 
relief  in  cash  and  clothing  was  extended  to  the  families  of  two  volunteers. 
November  12  $5.00  per  month  was  allowed  for  the  relief  of  the  mother  or 
a  volunteer.  November  14  a  report,  was  received  from  Captain  Moon,  of 
Company  C,  showing  how  the  $100  entrusted  to  him  had  been  expended. 
Subsequently  each  captain's  report  was  received  and  placed  on  file.  No 
vember  '2-2  relief  was  extended  to  needy  families,  in  the  sum  of  $27.50. 
November  20  it  was  decided  the  Oregon  Emergency  Corps  and  Red  Cross 
Society  supply  a  Christmas  dinner  to  the  Sth  California  Volunteer  Infantry, 
stationed  at  Vancouver  .Barracks,  the  dinner  to  consist  of  turkey,  cranberry 
sauce,  mince  pies,  pickles,  jellies,  etc.  Xumber  of  men  and  officers,  408. 

November  29,  upon  request  of  Chaplain  Gilbert,  8  dozen  baseballs  were 
purchased  and  sent  for  the  use  of  the  2d  Regiment,  Oregon  Volunteers,  in 
Manila,  also  a  liberal  supply  of  reading  matter.  December  5  cash  relief 
was  given  to  2  needy  families.  In  compliance  with  a  request  from  Colonel 
B.  B.  Tutlle,  adjutant-general,  the  secretary  furnished  him  with  a  report 
of  the  work  accomplished  by  our  society,  to  be  incorporated  into  his  official 
report  for  the  state  of  Oregon  for  the  year  1808.  December  13  bills  for 
the  care  of  an  Oregon  volunteer  in  St.  Luke's  Hospital,  San  Francisco, 
were  paid,  amounting  to  $28.  December  3,  in  compliance  with  numerous 
requests  received  from  the  anxious  mothers  of  volunteers  throughout  the 
state,  that  our  society  take  active  measures  and  use  its  influence  iu  bringing 
our  volunteers  home  as  soon  as  possible,  our  president,  Mrs.  Henry  E. 
Jones,  wrote  a  strong  appeal  to  Senator  McBride,  urging  him  to  use  his 
utmost  influence  with  the  War  Department  to  that  end.  December  IT  a 
reply  was  received  by  our  president  to  her  appeal  from  Senator  McBrid'\ 
saying  he  had  applied  to  the  War  Department  for  the  early  discharge  of 
the  Oregon  Volunteers,  and  was  assured  they  would  be  sent  home  as  soon 
as  regulars  could  be  sent  out  to  take  their  places.  December  17  it  was 
decided  to  send  turkeys  for  a  ( 'hristmas  dinner  to  the  California  Volunteer 
Heavy  Cavalry,  stationed  at  Fort  Canby,  and  request  the  Astoria  auxiliary 
to  furnish  pies,  jellies,  cranberries,  etc.,  to  complete  the  dinner.  Saturday, 
December  24,  0  dependent  families  were  furnished  with  Christmas  dinners. 

January  10,  180!),  identification  medals  furnished  our  volunteers  by  the 
Red  Cross  Society  of  San  Francisco  were  paid  for  by  us,  in  the  sum  of  $24. 
January  24  Mrs.  J.  J.  Burnett  was  appointed  chairman  in  charge  of  Com 
pany  B,  in  place  of  Mrs.  \V.  S.  Buchanan,  resigned.  January  28,  letter 
read  from  General  Otis,  with  enclosure  of  $1)00  sent  out  by  Mrs.  Kiiapp. 
February  28  a  draft  was  drawn  in  favor  of  Colonel  ().  Summers  for  $500, 
to  be  used  according  to  his  own  judgment,  for  ice  and  other  comforts  for 
his  regiment.  February  28  Mrs.  O.  Summers  was  elected  vice-president,  t<- 
fill  the  vacancy  occasioned  by  the  resignation  of  Mrs.  A.  J.  Meier.  Feb 
ruary  28  Mrs.  II.  H.  Northnp  was  made  a  member  of  the  executive  board, 


346  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

vice  Mrs.  Summers,  advanced.  .February  28  Mrs.  Xorthnagle  was  named  a 
member  of  the  executive  board.  February  28  II.  W.  Goddard  was  appointed 
chairman  of  Company  F,  in  place  of  Mrs.  Levi  White,  resigned.  March 
29  $15  per  month  was  allowed  for  the  maintenance  of  a  volunteer's  mother. 
In  March  Mrs.  Levi  Young  was  made  chairman  of  Company  K,  vice  Mrs. 
A.  J.  Meier,  resigned.  April  11  55  ''Gospel  Hymns"  were  sent  to  Chaplain 
Gilbert,  for  the  use  of  the  volunteers. 

Total  number  of  Portland  members,  1,004;  auxiliaries,  12;  auxiliary 
membership,  584;  honorary  membership,  360;  total  membership,  1,948. 

dumber  of  regular  meetings  held  during  the  year,  47 ;  number  of  ex 
ecutive  board  meetings,  41 :  number  of  special  called  meetings,  6. 

TREASURER'S  AXXUAI,  REPORT. 

PORTLAND,  Oregon,  April  22,  1899. 
Receipts. 

Initiations,  $164.30;  badges,  $480.75;  honorary  members,  $357.30; 
entertainments,  etc.,  $3,162.28 ;  supplies  and  lunches  for  soldiers,  $188.57 ; 
donations,  $3,315.77;  other  sources,  $1,207.61;  total,  $8,876.58. 

D  i  sbur  sem  ents . 

Relief,  $402.40;  soldiers'  supplies  and  lunches,  $2,497.71  ;  twelve  com 
panies,  2d  Oregon  Regiment,  $1,200 ;  Hospital  Corps,  $100 ;  nurses,  $400 ; 
sent  to  Manila,  $2,000;  sundries,  $1,978.11;  total,  $8,578.22;  cash  on  hand 
and  in  bank,  $298.36. 

NOTE. — ruder  the  head  of  "Sundries"  many  items,  too  numerous 
to  give  under  special  heads,  are  included,  such  as  equipment,  telegrams, 
postage,  stationery,  expressage  on  boxes,  badges,  etc. 

MRS.  WILLIAM  C.  ALVORD, 

Treasurer. 

In  conclusion,  Mrs.  President  and  ladies,  I  wish  to  express  to  you  per 
sonally  my  sincere  thanks  for  your  earnest  cooperation  and  courtesies  ex 
tended  upon  all  occasions  to  me  individually,  as  your  coworker,  and  add  that 
it  is  impossible  to  incorporate  into  this  report  the  large  amount  of  good  work 
accomplished  by  our  band  of  earnest  women,  the  generous  donations  from  our 
auxiliaries,  the  unprecedented  liberality  and  kindness  of  our  business  men, 
transportation  companies,  merchants,  mechanics,  musicians,  clubs,  orders, 
associations,  etc.  The  spirit  of  love  and  patriotism  seemed  to  impel  all  to 
exert  every  energy,  that  even  a  mite  of  comfort  and  help  might  reach  our 
honored  volunteers  in  the  Philippines.  Respectfully  submitted, 

MKS.  F.  E.  LOUXSBURY, 

Secretary. 


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Mr*.   N.   L.   Kline, 
President  Corvallis  Red  Cross  Society.  Oregon. 

CORVALLIS  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

President,  Mrs.  F.  I,.  Kline;  vice-president,  Mrs.  Woodcock;  secretary, 
"Miss  Bertie  Linville ;  treasurer,  Walter  Wiles. 

On  the  afternoon  of  June1  4,  181)8,  a  meeting  was  held  in  the  parlors 
of  Mrs.  Kline's  residence,  for  the  purpose  of  organizing  an  auxiliary  to  the 
Red  Cross  Society.  The  most  representative  people  of  the  town  were  present, 
and  much  interest  was  manifested  in  the  movement.  Mrs.  Kline,  as  tempo 
rary  chairman,  stated  the  object  and  aim  of  the  Red  Cross  Society,  and  the 
business  of  regularly  organizing'  a  society  was  at  once  taken  up.  Mrs.  Klino 
was  elected  president ;  Mrs.  Woodcock,  vice-president ;  Walter  Wiles,  treas 
urer;  Bertie  Linville,  secretary. 

As  there  was  no  Red  Cross  organization  in  Oregon  at  that  time,  the 
Corvallis  Red  Cross  Society  entered  the  California  Red  Cross  State  Asso 
ciation  as  an  auxiliary,  and  the  constitution  of  the  California  auxiliaries, 
with  a  few  revisions,  was  accepted. 

During  the  efficient  leadership  of  the  president,  Mrs.  Kline,  and  the 
officers  the  society  has  prospered.  It  has  fostered  patriotism  and  loyalty 
in  the  community,  and  a  greater  interest  in  the  welfare  of  our  soldier  boys  has 
been  aroused.  Financially  the  society  has  put  forth  every  effort  for  their 
relief.  Fifty  dollars  has  been  donated  to  the  California  Red  Cross  Society, 


348  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   tfocicli/. 

$25  to  the  Manila  Hospital  Fund,  and  $10  for  affiliation  fee,  California  State 
Association. 

Besides  this,  the  following  supplies  have  heen  sent  :  500  esmarch  hand- 
ages,  1,000  yards  roll  bandages,  72  pairs  socks,  12  pieces  underwear,  20 
dozen  men's  handkerchiefs,  5  pounds  tobacco  in  bulk,  100  bags  tobacco,  100 
pounds  dried  fruit,  5  boxes  fresh  fruit,  and  a  box  containing  fruit  juices, 
jellies,  etc.  Books  and  magazines  have  also  been  sent. 

The  donations  have  been  generously  and  freely  given.  On  one  Sunday 
the  churches  of  the  town  gave  their  collections  toward  the  fund  of  the  society. 

The  soldier  lx)ys  of  Corvallis  and  of  all  parts  of  Oregon  are  untiring 
in  their  warm  praises  of  the  help  and  kindness  of  the,  Ked  Cross  Society  of 
California.  BERTIE  LTXVIIYLE, 

Secretary. 

MRS.  S.  L.  KLJXE, 

President. 

.I.ETTER     FROM     THE     SECRETARY.     I5ERTIE     LIXVILLE,     TO    THE    ('  A  LI  K<  )1I'.\  l.V    "KEI> 

CKOSS    SOCIETY. 

The  society  of  Corvallis  has  not  held  a  meeting  since  August,  1898, 
as  our  president  has  not  been  in  Corvallis  since  that  date.  Our  last  report 
is  a  resume  of  the  work  done  here.  The  vice-president  resigned,  and,  -as 
we  had  no  leader,  the  meetings  were  not  continued;  as  a  consquence  we  have 
done  very  little  of  late.  Our  president,  Mrs.  S.  L.  Kline,  in  San  Francisco, 
has  been  working  in  the  interests  of  the  society,  and  since  August  the  society 
has  done  its  work  there  by  Mrs.  Kline. 

Many  of  the  societies  have  disbanded  since  the  close  of  hostilities,  having 
done  a  noble  Avork.  Sincerely,  BERTIE  LINVILLE, 

Secretary  of  Corvallis  Red  Cross  Society. 

MRS.  S.  L.   KLINE, 
President. 

Co'i'valliSj  Oregon,  Jan  nan/  14.  1899. 


u'iM-  Brier  ,SV/v///o//, 
President. 


WASHINGTON  STATE  RED  CROSS. 

THE  tocsin  of  war  started  in  each  community  from  which  went  out  the 
brave  defenders.  A  desire  to  benefit  and  make  soldier  life  more  com 
fortable  caused  an  emergency  or  relief  corps  to  be  formed,  and  the 
women  went  to  work  to  do  something  for  the  soldiers.  The  Red  Cross  was  a 
name  known  to  most  in  an  indefinite  way  only,  until  reports  began  to  come  in 
of  grand  work  done;  but  all  inquiries  of  how  to  organize,  to  whom  to  apply, 
met  with  no  response,  and  so,  groping  in  the  dark,  feeling  our  own  way 
instinctively,  we  organized  in  Tacoma  and  Seattle.  The  Seattle  Red  Cross, 
recognizing  the  necessity  of  a  state  organization,  called  a  convention  for 
Aug.  1.6,  1898,  to  meet  at  Seattle,  Washington,  and  there  successfully 
launched  a  State  Red  Cross,  with  the  following  officers  for  the  year  1898, 
headquarters  at  Seattle:— 

Mrs.  John  B.  .Mien,  President,  820  Boreii  Avenue,  Seattle ;  Miss  Marie 
Hewitt,  recording  secretary,  501  Xortli  Fourth  Street,  Tacoma ;  Mrs.  Everett 
Griggs,  assistant  recording  secretary,  401  Xorth  Tacoma  Avenue,  Tacoma; 
Mrs.  Francis  Rotch,  corresponding  secretary,  1512  Thirteenth  Avenue, 
Seattle;  Miss  Helen  J.  Cowie,  assistant  corresponding  secretary,  Bailey 
Building,  Seattle;  Miss  Sadie  Maynard,  treasurer,  807  Xorth  I  Street, 
Tacoma;  Miss  Jessie  Seymour,  assistant  treasurer,  121  South  G  Street, 
Tacoma;  vice-presidents,  Mrs.  Chauncey  W.  Griggs,  401  Xorth  Tacoma 
Avenue,  Tacoma;  Mrs.  J.  C.  Haines,  1402  Seventh  Avenue,  Seattle;  Mrs. 
Virginia  B.  Hayward,  Til  Fifth  Avenue,  Spokane;  Mrs.  Lester  S.  Wilson, 
Walla  Walla;  Mrs.  John  C.  Evans,  Xew  Whatcom;  Miss  Birdie  Blals,  La 
Conner. 

STANDING     COMMITTEES. 

Auditing. — Mrs.  Mary  M.  Miller,  chairman,  1320  University  Street, 
Seattle;  Major  James  R.  Hayden,  502  Boylston  Avenue  Xorth,  Seattle; 
Mrs.  II.  M.  Thomas,  "The  Rochester/7  Tacoma. 

Ways  and  Means.— Mrs.  Frank  C.  Sharp,  chairman,  "The  Irving,'' 
Tacoma;  Mrs.  F.  S.  Stimson,  First  Avenue  Xorth  and  Prospect  Streel, 
Seattle;  Mrs.  W.  F.  Giddings,  Summit  Avenue  and  Columbia  Street, 
Seattle;  Mrs.  James  M.  Ashton,  Tacoma;  Mrs.  A.  Goldman,  Walla  Walla; 
Mrs.  S.  C.  Wingard,  Walla  Walla;  Mrs.  Emma  Brandt,  Ellenslmrgli ;  .Mrs. 
J.  S.  Wilson,  404  Fermvell  Street,  Spokane;  Mrs.  W.  H.  Axtell,  New 
Whatcom. 

Solicitinr). — Mrs.  Bailey  Gatzert,  chairman,  "Lucerne,"  Seattle;  Mrs. 
II.  C.  Henry,  1004  Boylston  Avenue,  Seattle;  Mrs.  Geo.  II.  Heilhron,  1107 
Cherry  Street,  Seattle;  Mrs.  W.  D.  Tyler,  618  South  C  Street,  Tacoma; 
Mrs.  Louis  D.  Campbell,  320  Xorth  Taeoma  Avenue,  Tacoma  ;  Mrs.  Geo. 

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352  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

II.  Chamberlain.  Walla  Walla:  Mrs.  John  I  )ooley,  Walla  Walla;  Mrs.  F. 
F.  Emery,  2127  Fourth  Avenue,  Spokane;  Mrs.  ('.  H.  Hopkins,  024  Seventh 
Street,  Spokane;  Mrs.  C.  W.  Dorr,  Xew  Whatcom. 

Hospital. — Mrs.  W.  W.  Robinson,  Jr.,  chairman,  12S  Aloha  Street, 
Seattle;  Dr.  Sarah  Kendall,  llolyoke  Block,  Seattle;  Mrs.  A.  Crawford 
Anderson,  505  Xorth  I  Street,  Tacoina ;  Mrs.  Chas.  McCutcheon,  Fanny 
Paddock  Hospital,  Tacoina;  Dr.  Caesley  Balabanoff,  Fidelity  Building, 
Tacoina;  Mrs.  1).  T.  Kyger,  AValla  Walla ;  .Mrs.  S.  Iv.  Green,  DOT  Milliard 
Street,  Spokane;  Dr.  H.  E.  Henderson,  ^ew  Whatcom. 

Supply. — Mrs.  P.  B.  M.  Miller,  chairman,  1207  Seneca  Street,  Seattle; 
Mrs.  W.  R.  Benham,  Summit  Avenue  and  Columbia  Street,  Seattle;  Mrs. 
S.  Frauenthal,  1212  .Marion  Street,  Seattle;  .Mrs.  (i.  L.  Holmes,  204  Divi 
sion  Avenue,  Tacoina;  Mrs.  Edward  S.  Isaacs,  Walla  Walla;  Mrs.  Win. 
INettleton,  2623  .Maxwell  Avenue,  Spokane;  Mrs.  A.  Mansfield,  Xew 
Whatcom. 

Hospitality. — Mrs.  W.  C.  Wheeler,  chairman,  424  South  K  Street, 
Tacoina;  Mrs.  Lymaii  Hanks,  707  West  Prospect  Street,  Seattle;  Mrs.  Levi 
Ankeny,  Walla  Walla;  Mrs.  Louis  F.  Anderson,  Walla  Walla;  Mr?.  Karl 
J.  Cook,  Spokane;  Mrs.  Kdward  Fischer,  Xew  Whatcom. 

Shipping. — Mrs.  John  L.  Hopkins,  chairman,  725  A'orth  Yakima 
Avenue,  Tacoina;  Mrs.  Chas.  E.  Buniside,  Terry  Avenue  and  Marion  Street, 
Seattle;  Mrs.  Jos.  McCabe,  Walla  Walla;  Mr.  ( 1yrus  Bradley,  Spokane; 
Mrs.  E.  W.  Purdy,  'Now  Whatcom. 

Bndyes  and  Stationery. — Mrs.  E.  C.  Hughes,  chairman,  1114  Summit 
Avenue,  Seattle;  Mrs.  A.  B.  Stewart,  1102  Boylston  Avenue,  Seattle;  Mrs. 
Henry  Hewitt,  501  ]STorth  Fourth  Street,  T  acorn  a ;  Mrs.  J.  H.  Stockwell, 
Walla  Walla;  Mrs.  C.  W.  Ide,  923  Fourth  Street,  Spokane. 

Press. — Miss  E.  B.  Bosse,  chairman,  1218  Xorth  Fourth  Street, 
Tacoma;  Mrs.  Thomas  R.  Shepard,  1334  Terry  Avenue,  Seattle;  Miss  Rose 
Dovell,  Walla  Walla ;  Mrs.  J.  K.  Stout,  729  Stevens  Avenue,  Spokane ; 
Mrs.  Kate  Fuller,  ~New  Whatcom. 

Printing. — Mrs.  R.  W.  Emmons,  chairman,  1320  Thirteenth  Avenue 
South,  Seattle;  Mrs.  S.  L.  Crawford,  1122  Marion  Street,  Seattle;  Mrs. 
Johnson  Sickens,  406  South  L  Street,  Tacoma ;  Mrs.  W.  C.  Chidester,  207 
]N"orth  I  Street,  Tacoma;  Mrs.  John  L.  Sharpstein,  Walla  Walla. 

House  Committee. — Mrs.  L.  S.  Mayer,  chairman,  Griffith  House, 
Seattle;  Mrs.  Ellis  Morrison,  Seattle;  Mrs.  H.  W.  Augustine,  Summit 
Avenue  and  Columbia  Street,  Seattle;  Mrs.  R.  M.  Hopkins,  1133  Eighteenth 
Avenue,  Seattle;  Mrs.  M.  A.  Gottstein,  1317  Seventeenth  Avenue,  Seattle. 


353 
GKEETING. 

To  All  lied  Crow  Auxiliaries  of  Washington  tilale— 

Greeting:  Since  the  public  announcement  of  the  preliminary  meeting's 
for  the  organization  of  the  Seattle  Rod  Cross  Association,  we  have  been  in 
receipt  of  many  letters  of  inquiry  as  to  the  method  of  organization  of 
auxiliaries,  the  plan  of  representation  of  such  in  the  state  association,  and 
their  connection  and  submission  to  the  authority  of  the  American  National 
Red  Cross,  as  well  as  the  adoption  of  an  official  badge  in  the  form  of  a 
pin  or  button. 

Red  Cross  Associations  came  into  existence  as  a  result  of  the  Geneva 
Conference  of  18(53.  Sixteen  nations  participated  in  this  conference. 
Under  the  rules  adopted  by  this  and  subsequent  conferences,  National  Red 
Cross  Associations  were  formed  in  each  country  which  was  a  party  to  the 
conference.  The  National  Red  Cross  Association  of  each  of  such  countries 
is  the  only  body  officially  recognized  by  the  various  governments  parties  to 
the  treaty. 

The  central  organization  of  the  Red  Cross-  in  the  United  States  is  the 
American  National  Red  Cross,  witli  headquarters  located  at  Washington, 
.!).  C.  There  is  also,  in  this  state  a  state  association,  which  is  subject  to 
the  rules  of  the  National  Red  Cross,  and  as  many  auxiliaries  as  may  be 
formed,  each  of  which  owes  allegiance  to  the  state  organization,  and  through 
it  to  the  national.  We  desire  to  have  the  state  association  a  delegate  body, 
representing  auxiliaries  formed  in  the  various  counties,  cities,  and  towns  in 
the  state,  the  details  of  which  Avill  appear  from  the  enclosures  herein 
referred  to. 

The  object  of  this  is  to  secure  uniformity  in  our  efforts  and  the  intel 
ligent  direction  and  active  cooperation  of  the  more  experienced  parent 
organization. 

The  United  States  Army  regulations  are  rigid,  and  must  be  complied 
with  to  enable  us  to  reach  those  we  desire  to  aid.  The  American  National 
Red  Cross  understands  these  regulations,  is  recognized  by  the  government 
as  a  valuable  auxiliary  in  emergency  work,  and  its  representatives  are  ac 
corded  every  facility  possible  in  carrying  this  on. 

We  recommend  the  organization  of  an  active  Red  Cross  Auxiliary  in 
every  community  that  can  secure  a  good  list  of  workers.  .V  form  for  the 
organization  of  such  auxiliaries  is  enclosed  herewith.  As  many  signatures 
to  this  should  be  obtained  as  possible,  each  signer  being  required  to  pay 
one  dollar. 

This  having  l>een  done,  a  constitution  should  be  adopted.  We  enclose 
a  copv  of  the  constitution  and  by-laws  adopted  by  a  local  auxiliary  Red 
Cross.  This,  we  think,  will  be  a.  satisfactory  model  on  which  to  form  con 
stitutions  and  by -laws  for  other  local  auxiliaries,  with  such  changes  of  detail 
as  may  in  each  case  be  deemed  expedient. 

Tt  is  the  desire  of  this  association,  for  reasons  stated  above,  that  every 
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354  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

local  auxiliary  Red  Cross  in  the  state  should  become  a  member  of  the  slate 
association. 

We  enclose  a  copy  of  the  constitution  of  the  state  association,  which 
will  show  the  steps  necessary  to  obtain  such  membership  and  will  indicate 
as  well  the  general  nature  of  the  organization  of  the  State  Red  Cross  and 
its  relations  to  the  National  Red  Cross  and  to  the  various  auxiliaries  within 
the  state. 

It  will  be  seen  therefrom  that  the  general  direction  of  the  affairs  of 
the  state  association  is  in  the  hands  of  an  executive  committee,  composed 
of  state  officers,  vice-presidents,  who  are  presidents  of  local  auxiliaries, 
chairmen  of  standing  committees,  and  advisory  council  selected  by  local 
auxiliaries. 

In  order  to  keep  the  State  Red  Cro-ss  and  the  local  auxiliaries  more 
closely  in  touch,  the  secretary  of  the  executive  committee  will  send  to  each 
of  the  auxiliaries  which  may  become  members  of  the  State  Red  Cross  copies 
or  extracts  from  the  minutes  after  each  meeting  of  the  executive  committee, 
showing  all  important  action  taken. 

An  official  pin  or  badge  has  been  adopted,  wrhich  will  be  furnished  upon 
requisition  made  to  the  chairman  of  the  badge  committee,  at  the  rate  of 
twenty-five  dollars  per  hundred.  They  arc-  not  expensive,  and  they  help 
greatly  in  canvassing.  Stationery  with  suitable  design,  and  giving  names 
<if  state  officers  and  standing  committees,  can  be  furnished  by  the  same 
committee. 

The  urgency  of  the  need  for  work  of  this  character  in  the  present 
emergency  is  too  obvious  to  require  any  special  attention  being  called  to  it. 
We  desire  merely  to  indicate  to  all  whom  this  letter  may  reach  the  steps 
to  be  taken  in  order  to  put  the  work  on  a  systematic  and  satisfactory  basis 
and  extend  its  scope  as  far  as  possible. 

Any  further  information  that  may  be  desired  will  be  furnished  on  appli 
cation  to  the  corresponding  secretary  or  president. 

MRS.  JOHN  B.   ALLEN, 
First  President  Washington  State  Red  Cross. 

820  Boren  Avenue,  Seattle,  Washington. 
October,  1898. 

MRS.   FRANCIS   ROTCH, 
Corresponding  Secretory. 

1512  Thirteenth  Avenue,  Seattle,  Washington. 


FORM  FOR  ORGA3TIZI.NTG  LOCAL  AUXILIARIES. 

THE  RED  CROSS  AUXILIARY  OF 

Know  All  Men  by  These  Presents: — 

That  we,  the  undersigned,  residents  of ,  in  the  state  of 

Washington,  have  this   ....   day  of   ,  year  of   .  .  .  . ,  associated 


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ourselves  together  for  the  purpose  of  forming  a  Red  Cross  auxiliary,  and 
we  hereby  certify: — 

FIRST. 

That  the  name  of  the  organization  shal  be  the  Red  Cross  auxiliary 
of  

SECOXD. 

That  the  purposes  for  which  it  is  formed  are  to  afford  relief  to  those 
suffering  through  war,  flood,  lire,  famine,  or  any  other  calamity,  such  relief 
to  Ix1  afforded  first  in  such  manner  as  mav  be  desirable  or  necessarv  locallv, 

t  »,  *J  / 

and  afterward,  as  far  as  practicable,  through  the  medium  of  the  Washington 
State  Red  Cross  Association,  acting  as  an  auxiliary  to  the  American  Xational 
Red  Cross. 

THIRD. 

That  the  place  where  the  principal  business  of  the  auxiliary  is  to  be 
transacted  is ,  Washington. 

FOURTH. 

That  the  members  of  such  auxiliary  shall  consist  of  the  persons  sign 
ing  these  Articles  of  Association,  and  of  such  others  as  may  be  hereafter 
admitted  to  membership,  pursuant  to  the  constitution  or  by-laws  of  the 
auxiliary  hereafter  to  be  adopted. 

FIFTH. 

That  the  officers  of  said  auxiliary  and  their  respective  duties  shall  be 
governed  by  the  constitution  or  by-laws  to  be  hereafter  adopted. 

SIXTH. 

That  the  first  meeting  of  this  auxiliary  shall  take  place  at , 

on  the day  of ,  180.  .,  and  the  majority  of  the  mem 
bers  of  the  auxiliary  present  at  such  meeting,  or  any  adjournment  thereof, 
shall  have  power  to  adopt  a  constitution  or  by-laws  of  this  auxiliary. 
IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF  we  have  hereunto  set  our  names. 


CONSTITUTION 

OK    THK 

WASHINGTON  STATE  RED  CROSS  ASSOCIATION. 

PREAMBLE. 

WHEREAS,  On  the  22d  day  of  August,  1864:,  at  Geneva,  Switzerland,  an 
international  treaty  of  the  Red  Cross  was  agreed  upon  and  subsequently 
adopted  by  forty  nations,  the  United  States  of  America  included ;  and  on 
the  20th  day  of  October,  1868,  supplementary  articles,  known  as  the  Addi- 


356  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

tional  Articles,  concerning  the  navy,  were  propose*!,  which  have  been  reeenilv 
jidoptcd  by  the  governments  of  the  Tnited  States  and  Spain  as  a  inotlux 
r  trend!  during  the  present  hostilities;  and, 

\YHKRKAS,  The  object  of  the  Treaty  of  Geneva  and  of  the  Additional 
Articles  is  to  secure  the  mitigation  of  the  evils  inseparable  from  war,  of 
suppressing  needless  severities,  and  of  ameliorating  the  condition  of  soldiers 
i«ud  sailors  injured  and  wounded  in  battle;  and, 

WMKIJKAS,  In  accordance  with  the  resolutions  of  the  International  Con 
ference  at  Geneva,  there  has  been  incorporated  in  this  conntrv,  with  head 
quarters  at  Washington,  one  National  Organization  of  the  Red  Cross,  nr- 
< gni/ed  by  the  li'ovcriimo.ut  of  the  Tnited  States,  by  all  the  governmciiKs 
adopting  the  Treaty  of  Geneva,  and  by  the  International  Committee,  as 
the  National  Organization,  in  \vhi"h  shall  center  and  by  which  shall  be 
directed  all  .Red  Cross  work  in  the  Tinted  States;  now, 

Therefore,  In  order  to  assist  in  carrying  out  the  humane  objects  of 
the  Red  Cross  Treaty  of  Geneva,  ;;n  Auxiliary  Society  of  the  "Red  Cross 
is  hereby  organized,  wifh  a  constitution  as  follows: — 

ARTICLE    T. 

XAMK    AND    LOCATION". 

This  Association  shall  be  known  £.s  the  Washington  State  Red  Cross. 
Its  principal  place  of  business  and  headquarters  shall  be  located  in  Seattle, 
Washington,  and  it  shall  bo  auxiliary  to  the  American  Xational  Red  Cross 
and  subject  to  the  rules  and  regulations  thereof.  The  State  Red  Cross 
adopts  the  insignia  of  the  National  Red  Cross,  and  will  discountenance  any 
unauthorized  use  of  the  same. 

AirncLK  TI. 

015.1  I«X'TS    AXI)    DfTIKS. 

It  shall  be  the  object  and  dutv  of  this  Association,  either  by  itself  or 
111  conjunction  with  other  associations  of  a  similar  character,  or  as  an  auxil 
iary  of  the  American  Xational  Tied  Cross,  or  otherwise,  or  under  general 
•direction  of  the  Tinted  States  Government,  or  otherwise,  as  shall  be  deter 
mined  by  the  Executive  Committee* hereinafter  provided  for,  to  collect  and 
accumulate  money  and  materials,  and  devote  the  same  to  provide  agents, 
nurses,  and  assistants,  drugs,  medicines,  hospital  appliances,  and  appurte 
nances  of  any  kind  whatsoever,  for  service  and  use  in  times  of  war  and  in 
•case  of  other  calamities,  such  as  famine,  pestilence,  flood,  fire,  and  other 
disasters,  so  great  as  to  be  considered  national,  and  to  render  at  such  times 
;any  and  all  other  services  of  a  medical  or  sanitary  character  which  the  cir 
cumstances  may  require  or  render  necessary.  That,  in  case  of  actual  war 
with  the  United  States  as  participant,  the  work  of  the  Red  Crows  may  include 
emergency  work  for  the  soldiers  and  sailors  of  the  Tinted  States  Army  and 


\\axh i nylon  Report.  357 

ARTK'LK     III. 

M  KMIiKKSIlI  1». 

Any  local  Red  Cross  may  become  auxiliary  l<>  the  Slate  Red  ( 'ross 
upon  the  annual  payment  of  ten  cents  per  capita,  in  advance,  and  the  tiling 
of  a  copy  of  its  constitution  and  by-laws  \virh  the  Corresponding  Secretaries 
of  the  State  and  Xational  Red  Cross,  providing  there  is  nothing  to  conflict 
with  their  work  and  purpose. 

Any  person  may  become  an  honorary  member  for  one  year,  upon  the 
payment  of  $10,  and  an  honorary  life  member  upon  the  payment  of  $1,000. 

AKTICLE   IV. 

OFFICEKS.    AM)    GOVKKN  M  KNT. 

SECTIOX  1.  The  officers  shall  be  President,  Recording  Secretary,  Cor 
responding  Secretary,  and  Treasurer.  These  officers  shall  be  elected  by 
ballot  by  a  majority  of  those  present  at  the  annual  meeting.  Assistant 
Recording  Secretary,  Assistant  Corresponding  Secretary,  and  Assistant 
Treasurer  may  be  elected  by  the  Executive  Committee. 

SEC.  '2.  The  First  Vice-President  shall  be  the  President  of  the  Auxil 
iary  having  largest  membership  other  than  the  one  from  which  the  President 
is  chosen. 

The  Presidents  of  other  local  Auxiliaries  shall  be  Vice-Presidents  of 
the  State  Red  ( 'ross,  ranking  in  the  order  of  their  membership. 

SEC.  3.  Standing  Committees  shall  be:  Auditing,  Ways  and  Means, 
Soliciting,  Shipping,  Supply,  .Hospital,  Hospitality,  Press,  Printing,  and 
3 louse  Committees.  These  Committees  shall  consist  of  at  least  three  mem 
bers  each,  unless  in  emergency  the  Executive  Committee  should  deem  it 
advisable  to  increase  the  number,  or  to  add  additional  committees,  who  may 
hold  until  the  next  annual  meeting. 

SEC.  4.  The  Officers,  Vice-Presidents,  and  Chairmen  oi  the  Standing 
Committees,  with  the  Advisory  Board,  shall  form  an  "Executive  Committee. 

SEC.  5.  All  Officers  and  Committees  shall  hold  office  until  the  next 
annual  meeting,  and  thereafter  for  one  year  and  until  their  successors  are 
elected. 

SEC.  6.  The  Executive  Committee  shall  meet  monthly,  or  at  the  call 
of  the  President,  in  case  of  any  emergency  considered  national.  They  may 
adjourn  to  a  certain  day  before  the  next  monthly  meeting. 

SEC.  T.  Standing  Committees  shall  be  nominated  by  the  President, 
Eirst  Vice-President ,  Recording  Secretary,  Corresponding  Secretary,  and 
Treasurer,  and  confirmed  by  the  Executive  Committee,  and  shall  hold  office 
until  their  successors  are  elected. 

SEC.  8.  An  Advisory  Board  of  at  least  one  member  from  each  Auxil 
iary,  and  one  for  every  additional  fifty  menders  or  major  traction  thereof, 
shall  be  nominated  bv  the  Vice-President  of  each  local  society,  and  con- 


358  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  tiociety. 

firmed  by  the  annual  meeting  (if  in  recess  by  Executive  Committee),  who 
shall  advise  and  assist  the  Executive  Committee  and  have  a  voice  in  its 
deliberations  and  a  rig-lit  to  vote. 

SEC.  9.  The  President  shall  preside  over  the  meetings  of  the  Execu 
tive  Committee,  as  well  as  over  those  of  the  State  Ked  Cross,  and  all  of  the 
officers  hereinbefore  mentioned  shall  perform  such  duties  and  exercise  such 
functions  as  ordinarily  pertain  to  their  respective  offices.  The  Treasurer, 
however,  shall  disburse  no  funds  of  the  State  Red  Cross  without  a  vote  of 
the  Executive  Committee,  and  upon  an  order  signed  by  the  President  and 
Recording  Secretary. 

ARTICLE    V. 

MEETINGS    ^\ND   ELECTIONS. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  State  Red  Cross  for  the  election  of  officers 
and  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  properly  come  before  it, 
shall  be  held  on  the  fourth  Tuesday  in  May,  at  such  place  and  particular 
hour  and  subject  to  such  notice  as  the  Executive  Committee  shall  designate; 
and  at  such  meeting,  and  before  the  election  of  officers,  annual  written 
reports  from  the  President,  Recording  Secretary,  Corresponding  Secretary, 
and  Treasurer  shall  be  presented  and  considered,  and  a  copy  of  these  reports 
shall  be  filed  with  the  State  and  National  Red  Cross. 

ARTICLE    VI. 

SECTION  1.  The  annual  meeting  shall  consist  of  the  State  Officers, 
Advisory  Board,  and  Chairmen  of  Standing  Committees,  and  President, 
Recording  Secretary,  Corresponding  Secretary,  and  Treasurer  of  local  Red 
Cross  Auxiliaries,  and  one  delegate  for  every  twenty-five  members  who 
have  paid  the  annual  dues  established  by  the  local  Auxiliary. 

SEC.  2.  The  local  Auxiliaries  may  reserve  such  proportion  of  their 
fund  for  local  expenses  and  emergency  work  as  is  deemed  best  by  a  majority 
vote  of  the  local  Auxiliary,  but  transmit  to  the  State  Treasurer  all  other 
funds,  who  shall  hold  it  in  trust  and  subject  to  the  order  of  the  National 
Red  Cross. 

SEC.  3.  All  funds  of  the  State  Red  Cross  must  be  deposited  in  a 
national  bank  and  drawn  by  check,  upon  a  vote  of  the  Executive  Committee 
and  an  order  signed  by  the  State  President  and  Recording  Secretary. 

ARTICLE    VII. 

QUORUM. 

TwTenty-five  members  shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of 
business  at  any  annual  or  special  meeting  of  the  State  Red  Cross;  nine 
members  shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  business  at  any 
meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee. 


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ARTICLE    VIII. 

AMENDMENTS. 

This  Constitution  may  be  amended  at  any  annual  meeting  of  the  State 
Red  Cross  by  the  two-thirds  vote  of  all  members  present  thereat,  and  notice 
in  writing,  specifying  such  proposed  amendment  in  detail,  previously  given 
at  any  session  of  the  annual  meeting. 

ARTICLE    IX. 

PROCEDURE. 

Unless  otherwise  ordered  by  the  Executive  Committee,  "Roberts'  Rules 
of  Order"  shall  govern  in  all  cases  not  hereinbefore  provided  for. 


BY-LAWS. 
ARTICLE    I. 

The  State  Red  Cross  shall  meet  annually  on  the  fourth  Tuesday  of 
May,  at  such  hour  and  place  as  may  be  decided  by  the  Executive  Commit  lee. 

The  Executive  Committee  shall  meet  on  of  each  month,  and 

may  adjourn  from  day  to  day  until  its  monthly  meeting,  or  be  called  together 
by  the  President  upon  any  emergency  deemed  national. 

ARTICLE    II. 

SECTION  1.  The  President  shall  preside  at  all  meetings  of  the  Society 
and  Executive  Committee;  with  advice  of  First  \7ice-President,  Recording- 
Secretary,  Corresponding  Secretary,  and  Treasurer,  nominate  all  Standing 
Committees,  subject  to  confirmation  by  the  Executive  Committee,  and  with 
the  Recording  Secretary  sign  all  orders  of  the  Executive  Committee  on  the 
Treasurer,  and  exercise  general  supervision  over  the  work  of  the  State 
Red  Cross. 

SEC.  2.  The  Vice-Presidents,  in  order  of  precedence,  shall  act  in  the 
absence  of  the  President,  or  upon  request. 

SEC.  3.  The  Recording  Secretary  shall  keep  a  record  of  all  meetings 
of  the  society  and  Executive  Committee,  and  report  the  same,  keep  an  accu 
rate  roll  of  membership,  sign  with  the  President  all  orders  of  the  Executive 
Committee  on  the  Treasurer. 

SEC.  4.  The  Corresponding  Secretary  shall  take  charge  of  all  corre 
spondence  of  the  State  Red  Cross,  and  report  the  same  to  the  Executive 
Committee  and  State  Red  Cross ;  notify  all  committees  and  local  Auxiliaries 
of  any  act  of  the  Executive  Committee  deemed  necessary  for  such  Auxiliaries 
to  know. 

SEC.  5.  The  Treasurer  shall  collect  and  take  charge  of  all  moneys 
paid  into  the  State  Red  Cross,  receipt  for  the  same,  keep  a  record  of  all 
receipts  and  expenditures,  pay  all  oiders  of  the  State  Red  Cross,  signed  by 


360  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

the  President  and  Recording  Secretary.  The  Treasurer  shall  hold  books 
open  at  all  times  for  examination  by  the  Auditing  Committee,  present  to 
the  .Executive  Committee  at  least  a  monthly  written  report,  and  send  to  the 
Treasurer  of  the  National  Red  Cross  a  copy  of  the  same  quarterly,  and  shall 
present  a  written  report  to  the  annual  meeting  of  the  receipts  and  disburse 
ments  of  the  year. 

ARTICLE   III. 

The  Auditing  Committee  shall  audit  all  bills  and  accounts  before  the 
Executive  Committee  orders  payment  of  same,  have  access  at  all  times  to 
Treasurer's  books  and  accounts,  and  make  at  least  a  monthly  examination 
and  give  a  written  monthly  report  to  the-  Executive  Committee,  and  also  at 
the  annual  meeting. 

ARTICLE    TV. 

The  Standing  Committees  shall  be:  Auditing,  Ways  and  Means,  Solicit 
ing,  Shipping,  Supply,  Hospital,  Hospitality,  Press,  Printing,  and  House. 

ARTICLE    V. 

Order  of  business  shall  be:  Call  1o  order,  reading  minutes,  report  of 
Executive  Committee  meetings,  report  of  Corresponding  Secretary  and 
Treasurer,  reports  of  Special  Committees,  reports  of  Standing  Committees, 
unfinished  business,  new  business,  good  of  the  Red  Cross,  adjournment. 

ARTICLE    VI. 

These  By-Laws  mav  be  amended  at  any  annual  meeting  of  the  State 
Red  Cross  by  a  majority  of  the  members  present,  written  notice  of  said 
amendment  having  been  given  at  a  previous  session. 

Adriyory  ]>o<u'd. — C.  II.  Hanford,  V.  S.  district  juda'c,  Seattle; 
Thomas  Burke,  Seattle;  C.  I).  Stimson,  Seattle;  A.  B.  Stewart,  Seattle; 
Jacob  Eurth,  Seattle:  J.  B.  MacDougall,  Seattle;  Johnson  Xickeus,  Tacoma; 
C.  W.  Griggs,  Tacoma;  William  C.  Wbeeler,  Tacoma;  Frank  B.  Woodruff, 
Tacoma ;  Robert  P.  Maynurd,  Tacoma;  Morris  Gross,  Tacoma :  Eld  red 
Tucker,  Tacoma;  A.  Goldman,  Walla  Walla;  W.  E.  Schricker.  La  Conner; 
( '.  S.  Voorhees,  Spokane;  E.  I).  Olmstead,  Spokane;  A.  J.  Shaw,  Spokane; 
C.  B.  Hopkins,  Spokane;  C.  W.  Dorr,  Xew  Whatcom ;  Edward  Fischer, 
Whatcom. 

Bank  of  deposit,   National  Bank  of  Commerce,   Tacoma. 


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CONSTITUTION 


OF 

LOCAL  AUXILIARY  RKD  CROSS  SOCIKTIKS  FOR  STATE  OF  WASHINGTON. 

AliTICLE    I. 

NAME    AX  I)    LOCATION. 

This   Association   shall  be   known    as   the   Hod   Cross   of    , 

Washington,  where  its  principal  office  and  headquarters  shall  be  situated, 
and  the  Society  shall  be  auxiliary  to  the  Washing-ton  State  lied  Cross,  and 
through  it  to  the  American  National  lied  Cross,  and  shall  be  subject  to 
any  rules  prescribed  by  said  Washington  State  and  National  Red  Cross. 
The  Auxiliary  adopts  the  insignia  of  the  National  Red  Cross,  and  will  dis 
countenance  any  unauthorized  use  of  the  same. 

ARTICLE   IT. 

OBJECT    AND    DUTIES. 

It  shall  be  the  object  and  duty  of  this  Auxiliary,  either  by  itself  or 
in  conjunction  with  other  associations  of  a  similar  character,  or  as  an 
auxiliary  to  the  Washington  State  Red  Cross  Association,  or  to  the  American 
National  Red  Cross,  or  otherwise,  or  under  the  general  direction  of  the 
United  States  Government,  or  otherwise,  as  shall  be  determined  by  the 
Executive  Committee,  to  collect  and  accumulate  money  and  materials,  and 
devote  the  same  to  provide  nurses  and  assistants,  if  necessary,  and  drugs, 
medicines,  and  hospital  appliances  and  appurtenances  of  any  kind  what 
soever,  for  service  in  time  of  war,  and  in  case  of  other  calamities,  such 
as  famines,  pestilence,  floods,  fires,  and  other  disasters  so  great  as  to  be 
considered  national  by  the  American  National  Red  Cross,  to  render  at  such 
times  any  and  all  other  services  of  a  medical  or  sanitary  character  which 
the  circumstances  may  require  or  render  .necessary,  and  to  care  specially  for 
the  families  of  active  participants  in  rime  of  Avar. 

ARTICLE    III. 

MEMBEKSHIP. 

Any  person  is  eligible  for  membership  in  this  Auxiliary,  and  may  be 
admitted  thereto  upon  payment  of  one  dollar  in  advance.  The  annual 
dues  shall  be  one  dollar,  in  advance,  and  said  membership  shall  be  for 
feited  upon  non-payment  of  dues. 

ARTICLE    IV. 

OFFICERS    AXD    GOVERNMENT. 

The  officers  of  this  Auxiliary  shall  consist  of  a  President,  First  and 
Second  Vice-Presidents,  Recording-  Secretary,  Corresponding  Secretary, 


362  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

and  Treasurer.  These  officers  and  a  committee  of  twelve  members  shall 
be  elected  by  ballot  by  a.  majority  of  those  present  at  the  annual  meeting, 
and  shall  constitute  an  Executive  Committee. 

Vacancies  in  office  or  Executive  Committee  shall  be  filled  by  election 
in  the  Auxiliary  at  the  first  regular  meeting  after  notice  of  such  vacancy 
has  been  given. 

All  officers,  including  the  Executive  Committee,  shall  hold  office  for 
one  year,  and  until  their  successors  are  elected. 

The  Executive  Committee  shall  meet  at  the  call  of  the  President,  or 
otherwise  as  it  may  determine,  and  shall  have  entire  direction  and  control 
of  the  affairs  of  the  Auxiliary,  transacting  its  business  through  such  sub 
ordinate  committees  and  officers  as  it  may  select. 

Standing  committees  shall  be  nominated  by  the  President  and  con 
firmed  by  the  Executive  Committee,  and  the  chairmen  of  these  committees 
shall  constitute  an  Advisory  Board,  whose  duty  and  privilege  shall  be  to 
attend  any  meetings  of  the  Executive  Committee,  and  have  a  voice  in  its 
deliberations  and  the  right  to  vote. 

The  President  shall  preside  over  the  meetings  of  the  Executive  Com 
mittee,  as  well  as  over  those  of  the  Auxiliary;  and  all  of  the  officers  here 
inbefore  mentioned  shall  perform  such  duties  and  exercise  such  functions 
as  ordinarily  pertain  to  their  respective  offices.  The  Treasurer,  however, 
shall  disburse  no  funds  of  the  Auxiliary  without  a  written  order  signed 
by  the  President  and  Recording  Secretary. 

ARTICLE    V. 

MEETINGS    AND    ELECTIONS. 

The  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Auxiliary,  for  the  election  of  officers  arid 
the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  properly  come  before  it,  shall 

be  held  on  the ,  at  such  place  and  particular  hour,  and  subject 

to  such  notice,  as  the  Executive  Committee  shall  designate;  and  at  such 
meeting,  and  before  the  election  of  officers,  annual  written  reports  from  the 
President,  Recording  Secretary,  Corresponding  Secretary,  and  Treasurer 
shall  be  presented  and  considered,  and  a  copy  of  these  reports  shall  be  sent 
to  the  State  and  Xational  Red  Cross. 

Special  meetings,  either  of  the  Society  or  the  Executive  Committee, 
may  be  called  by  the  President  or  by  any  other  Executive  Officer,  upon 
the  written  request  or  direction  of  five  members  of  the  Executive  Com 
mittee,  at  any  time  and  place,  and  subject  to  such  notice  as  the  aforesaid 
Committee  shall  direct. 

ARTICLE    VI. 

QUORUM. 

Twenty-five  members  shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of 
business  at  any  regular  or  special  meeting  of  the  Society;  nine  members 


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shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  business  at  any  meeting  of 
rhe  Executive  Committee. 

ARTICLE    VII. 

AMENDMENTS. 

This  Constitution  may  be  amended  at  any  meeting  of  the  Auxiliary 
by  the  two- thirds  vote  of  all  members  present  thereat,  upon  at  least  one 
week's  notice  in  writing,  specifying  such  proposed  amendment  in  detail, 
previously  given  at  any  meeting  of  the  Auxiliary. 

ARTICLE    VIII. 

PROCEDURE. 

LTnless  otherwise  ordered  by  the  Executive  Committee,  "Roberts'  Rules 
of  Order*5  shall  govern  in  all  cases  not  hereinbefore  provided  for. 


BY-LAWS. 
ARTICLE    I. 

SECTION  1.  The  Auxiliary  shall  meet  semimonthly,  on  the  ....  and 

day  of  each  month,  at  such  time  and  place  as  may  be  decided 

upon  by  the  Executive  Committee. 

SEC.  2.  The  Executive  Committee  shall  meet  weekly,  unless  they 
order  otherwise. 

ARTICLE    II. 

DUTIES    OF    OFFICERS. 

SECTION  1.  The  President  shall  preside  at  all  meetings  of  the  Auxil 
iary  and  Executive  Committee,  shall  nominate  all  standing  committees, 
subject  to  confirmation  by  the  Executive  Committee,  and,  with  the  Record 
ing  Secretary,  sign  all  orders  of  the  Auxiliary  on  the  Treasurer,  and  exercise 
general  supervision  over  the  work  of  the  Auxiliary. 

SEC.  2.  The  Vice-Presidents  shall  act  in  the  absence  of  the  President, 
or  upon  request. 

SEC.  3.  The  Recording  Secretary  shall  keep  a  record  of  all  meetings 
of  the  Auxiliary  and  Executive  Committee,  and  report  the  same;  keep  an 
accurate  roll  of  membership,  notify  all  committees,  sign,  with  the  Presi 
dent,  all  orders  of  the  Auxiliary  on  the  Treasurer. 

SEC.  4-.  The  Corresponding  Secretary  shall  take  charge  of  all  cor 
respondence  of  the  Auxiliary,  and  report  the  same  to  the  Executive  Com 
mittee  and  Auxiliary. 

SEC.  5.  The  Treasurer  shall  collect  and  take  charge  of  all  moneys  paid 
into  the  Auxiliary,  receipt  for  the  same,  keep  a  record  of  all  receipts  and 
expenditures,  pay  all  orders  of  the  Auxiliary,  signed  by  the  President  and 
Recording  Secretary.  The  Treasurer  shall  hold  books  open  at  all  times 


364  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

for  examination  by  the  Auditing  Committee,  present  to  the  Auxiliary  at 
least  a  monthly  report,  and  send  to  che  Treasurers  of  the  State  and  Xational 
lied  Cross  a  copy  of  the  same. 

AKTICLE    III. 

SECTION  1.  The  Auditing  Committee  shall  audit  all  bills  and  accounts 
before  the  Auxiliary  orders  payment  of  same,  have  access  at  all  times  to 
Treasurers  books  and  accounts,  and  make  at  least  a  quarterly  examination. 

AKTICLE    IV. 

The  standing  committees  shall  be:  Auditing,  Ways  and  "Means,  lielief, 
Sewing,  Soliciting,  House,  Press,  Printing. 

AKTICLE    V. 

Order  of  business  shall  be:  Call  to  order,  reading  minutes,  report  of 
Executive  Committee  meetings,  reports  of  Corresponding  Secretary  and 
Treasurer,  reports  of  special  committees,  reports  of  standing  committees, 
unfinished  business,  new  business,  good  of  the  Ked  Cross,  adjournment. 

AKTICLE    VI. 

SECTION  1.  These  By-Laws  may  be  amended  at  any  regular  meeting 
of  the  Auxiliary,  by  a  majority  of  the  members  present,  written  notice  of 
said  amendment  having  been  given  at  a  previous  meeting. 


KKPORT  OF  WORK  DOXK. 

Much  of  the  work  done  lias  not  been  reported  to  the  state  association, 
mid  the  reports  represent  only  a  small  part  of  the  work  done  throughout 
the  state  of  Washington.  Had  all  reported  to  a  common  center,  Wash 
ington  would  have  mad'-  a  magnificent  showing.  As  it  was,  all  contribu 
tions  have  been  sent  directly  to  the  company  that  each  city  was  particularly 
interested  in.  Had  a  state  association  been  organized  at  the  beginning  of 
the  work,  these  various  sums  would  have  been  sent  to  headquarters  and  a 
record  kept  of  all  contributions.  Thus  much  of  the  relief  Avork  done  for  the 
soldiers,  materially  or  financially,  by  the  state  of  Washington  can  not  be 
given  here,  as  many  of  the  emergency  corps  and  other  relief  societies  have 
disbanded  since  the  cessation  of  hostilities.  However,  the  Washington  Stale 
Ked  Cross  has  been  effecting  auxiliary  Ked  Cross  societies  all  over  the  state, 
and  in  the  future  all  relief  work  in  this  state  will  be  under  the  insignia  of 
the  Ked  Cross. 

A  reference  to  our  state  constitution  and  by-laws  will  show  the  state 
of  Washington  as  thoroughly  organized.  The  presidents  of  the  local  ar.xil- 


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iarics  arc  made  vice-presidents  of  thr  state  ass<x-iati<>n,  and,  with  an  advisory 
Board  appointed  by  each  auxiliary  of  prominent  men  of  cadi  community, 
is  formed  the  executive  committee. 

Standing  committees  of  ways  and  means,  soliciting,  hospital,  hospi 
tality,  supply,  shipping,  badges  and  stationery,  press,  and  printing,  have 
a  member  in  each  auxiliary,  so  that  the  chairman  can  at  once  set  the  forces 
of  her  department  at  work. 

The  chairmen  of  these  standing  committees  are  members  of  the  execu 
tive  committee. 

As  soon  a^  word  was  received  from  Washington  that  the  government 
would  carry  all  packages  free  from  San  Francisco  to  Manila  intended  for 
Christmas  gifts,  the  Washington  lied  Cross  State  Association  sent  an  appeal 
to  all  local  auxiliaries  and  emergency  corps  that  they  would  receive,  repack, 
iind  forward,  free  of  charge,  all  packages  destined  for  men  of  the  1st  Regi 
ment,  as  transportation  had  been  granted  them  by  the  Pacific  Coast  Steam 
ship  Co.,  Northern  Pacific,  and  Wells,  Fargo.  In  answer  to  this  appeal, 
eighteen  boxes  were  shipped  to  Colonel  Wholley;  Walla  Walla,  Dayton,  and 
Waitsburg,  having  each  recruited  a  company,  sent  a  Christinas  gift  to  each 
man  in  Companies  K,  F,  and  I. 

TREASURER'S  REPORT. 

AVASHINUTOX    STATK    K  K  I)    CROSS,    AUGUST  23-OCTOBKR  31,    1898. 

Receipts —  Dr. 

Admission  fee  to  State  Association,  to  La  Conner  Red  Cross....  $  2  00 

To  Tacoma   Red  Cross 36  70 

To  Walla  Walla  Red  Cross 4  40 

To  Seattle  Red  Cross 25  40 

To  Spokane  Red  Cross 1660        $85  10 

Donations — 

Deborah- Kebekah  Lodge  I.  O.  O.  F..  Elaine $  20  00 

Centralia   Red  Cross 15  00 

H.  W.  McNeil],  Seattle,  for  New  Westminster  fire,  special  100  00 

Literary  Club,  Port  Angeles,  Washington 2  05          137  05 

For  Identification  Medals  for  Washington  Volunteers — 

Seattle  Red  Cross $15  00 

Spokane   Red  Cross.. 8  00 

Lu  Conner   Red  Cross 1  00 

Tacoma  Red  Cross 6  62 

Walla  Walla  Red  Cross 5  00            35  62 

Spokane  Red  Cross,  for  soldier's  family $10  00 

Taconia  Red  Cross,  for  soldier's  family 10  00 

Seattle  Red  Cross,,  for  soldier's  family'. 5  00            25  00 

~~  $282  77 

Expenditures —  Cr. 

Cal.  R.  C.  for  Identification  Badges  for  Washington  Volunteers  $  30  62 

Sufferers  by  New  Westminster,   B.  C.,  fire ! 100  00 

Soldier's  family,  Entiat,  Wash 25  10 

Printing  State  Constitution  and  By-laws 10  00 

Red  Cross  stationery  for  State  Association 22  00 

Record  books  for  officers 5  70 

Stationery  for  officers 1    10 

Stamps  ..' 6  06 

Newspapers  I   55 

Long-distance  telephone 1  25 

Telegrams !°_J08_78 

Balance  on  hand  October  31 $78  99 

SADIE  MAYNAKD,  Treasurer. 


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Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 


Spokane,  besides  sending  many  individual  packages,  sent  many  un 
marked  packages,  to  be  given  to  those  men  having  no  remembrances  from 
their  friends. 

Seattle  Ked  Cross  sent  two  large  boxes  for  Companies  B  and  D. 

Tacoma  also  sent  a  box. 

So  that  each  auxiliary  contributed  to  the  Christmas  cheer  of  our  regi 
ments  in  the  field,  and  over  2,000  pounds  were  sent  as  Christmas  gifts  to 
the  1st  Washington  Volunteer  Infantry  at  Manila. 


RECAPITULATION 


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592  08 

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1,408 

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355  07 
1,058  00 

596  71 
350  00 

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5  00 

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400  00 

397  80 

1  20 

Blaine   contributed  to  Red  Cross 

20  00 

20  00 

Port  Townsend    contributed  to  Red  Cross. 

lf>  00 

15  00 

Centralia,  contributed  to  Red  Cross  . 

15  00 

15  00 

Port  Angeles,  contributed  to  Ked  Cross 

17  05 

17  05 

Bucoda,  contributed  to  Ked  Cross. 

62  00 

62  00 

Dayton,  contributed  to  Red  Cross 

275  00 

275  00 

Olvmpia,  contributed  to  Red  Cross 

40  00 

30  15 

3  85 

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The  annual  convention  of  Washington  State  Red  Cross  was  held  ill 
the  Westminster  Congregational  Church,  Spokane.  Washington,  May  22, 
23,  and  24,  1000. 


Washington  Report.  367 

The  president,  "Mrs.   .1.    I>.    Allen,  presided. 

The  luncheon  was  served  to  all  delegates  and  officers  the  first  day  in 
the  parlors  of  the  church  by  the  Indies  of  the  church.  The  second  day 
luncheon  was  served  by  the  ladies  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church,  and 
the  third  day  at  the  home  of  Mrs.  S.  K.  Green,  by  the  Daughters  of  the 
Revolution. 

A  trolley-car  ride  was  taken  after  this  luncheon. 

May  23  a  memorial  service  in  honor  of  the  Washington  Volunteers 
was  held.  Following  is  the  roll  of  honor  and  program: — 

ROLL     OF     HOXOK. 

Captain  and  Chaplain  John  R.  Thompson,  Captain  George  H.  Fortson, 
C.  J.  Lynch,  Sherman  C.  Harding,  Charles  Zuger,  Walter  JT.  Hanson,  Earl 
A.  Jeans,  Frank  A.  Love  joy,  Corporal  Miles  E.  Kyger,  Joseph  Eno,  Milton 
S.  Melse,  W.  C.  Ilopwood,  Corporal  George  W.  McGowan.  Sherman  T. 
Shepard,  Matthias  H.  Cherry,  John  L.  Smith,  Will  Fleming,  Albert  J. 
Ruppert,  John  C.  Baggot,  Alton  A.  Rinehart,  Alan  E.  Carlyle,  William  C. 
Courtney,  Damain  Grassman,  Corporal  Edward  W.  Strain,  Henry  R.  S. 
Stroud,  Richard  H.  McLean,  George  B.  Fargo,  Corporal  George  W.  Hovey, 
Frank  Smith,  Corporal  James  Cockrill,  Edward  Freeman,  Edward  S. 
Burnham,  Edward  H.  Perry,  Royal  E.  Fletcher,  John  F.  Adams,  Leslie  A. 
Hill,  Ralph  E.  Van  Buskirk,  Daniel  T.  Kyger,  Carl  M.  Thygeson,  Corporal 
Henry  Leinbacker,  Ralph  E.  Shearer,  Ralph  W.  Simonds,  Clyde  Z.  Woods, 
George  B.  Reichart,  Patrick  Shea,  Spencer  D.  Swain. 

PROGRAM. 

"Trusting"  (White),  G.  A.  R.  Quartette;  invocation.  Chaplain  A.  L. 
Knudson:  "Rest,  Soldier,  Rest"  (White),  G.  A.  R.  Quartette;  Scripture 
reading.  Rev.  Geo.  R.  Wallace;  "'Long  Wave  Old  Glory"  (Waterman), 
G.  A.  R.  Quartette;  roster  of  the  dead  of  1st  Washington  Regiment,  read 
by  Sergeant  Kendall  Fellowes ;  poem  (Rev.  Andreaus  Bard),  Mrs.  Lester 
S.  Wilson;  address,  Chaplain  Batsman,  U.  S.  A.;  "The  Volunteer's  Grave" 
(Heath),  G.  A.  R.  Quartette;  taps,  Chief  Trumpeter  Win.  Nickerson. 

The  following  memorial  verses  were  written  by  Rev.  Andreaus  Bard 
for  the  occasion  : — 

"In  God's  own  world,  where  ev'ry  bird  that  sings 
And  ev'ry  star  that  in  its  orbit  swings 
Praise  heaven's  harmony — 
Where,  as  a  monument  of  sacrifice, 
We  see  the  cross  of  Calvary  arise 
In  noble  majesty — 

Still  to  the  rifle's  ring,  the  saber's  thrust, 
To  fickle  gods  of  war,  men  blindly  trust 
The  cause  of  right  and  wrong, 
And,  midst  the  terrors  of  the  battle-field, 
The  dying  martyr  helplessly  must  yield 
His  conscience  to  the  strong. 


8r>8  Pacific   Count  lied   Cross   Society. 

The  day  will  come  when  justice  reigns  supreme; 
When  freedom's  star  o'er  nil  the  world  will  beam 
In  ever-growing  light; 

When  not  the  cannon's  roar,  but  reason's  voice, 
Will  guide  the  hearts  of  men  to  nobler  choice 
Than  that  of  'might  makes  right.' 
But  we,  impatient  of  that  brighter  day, 
For  universal  love  prepare  the  way: 
The  narrow  barriers  fall; 
And  in  our  emblem  none  shall  ever  trace 
The  prejudice  of  nation  or  of  race. 
Our  flag  waves  over  all. 
Where'er  lies  low  a  hero  brave  and  true, 
Or  enemy  or  friend,  or  gray  or  blue, 
We  lend  a  helping  hand; 
And  o'er  the  dying  soldier's  lonely  grave 
The  banner  of  the  cross  shall  kindly  wave 
E'en  in  the  farthest  land. 
Till  wars  and  bloodshed  will  forever  cease, 
And  morning  lights  of  universal  peace 
Bring  joy  to  ev'ry  soul, 
Neutrality  shall  be  our  guiding  star. 
Love  of  humanity  in  peace  and  war 
Our  lives'  ennobling  goal. 
Thus  let  the  stainless  banner  be  unfurled, 
A  glorious  prophecy  to  all  the  world. 
Until  our  work  is  done. 
Error  is  doomed  as  long  as  truth  is  free. 
Stand  by  the  conq'ring  cross  in  loyalty, 
'  While  God  is  marching  on.'  " 

A  reception  was  given  at  the  home  of  Judge  and  Mrs.  James  Z.  Moore, 
which  was  well  attended  by  the  citizens. 

The  election  of  officers  resulted  in  the  following  for  the  year  11)00: 
President,  Mrs.  M.  B.  Blanker,  Xorth  Yakima ;  recording  secretary,  Mrs. 
J.  A.  Schiller,  Spokane;  assistant  recording  secretary,  Mrs.  J.  Z.  Givens, 
Seattle;  corresponding  secretary,  Mrs.  E.  L.  Dent,  T  acorn  a ;  assistant  cor 
responding  secretary,  Mrs.  Geo.  A.  Graham,  Xorth  Yakima;  treasurer, 
Mrs.  Lonise  B.  Stratton,  Spokane ;  assistant  treasurer,  Mrs.  J.  W.  Clise, 
Seattle. 

Committees  appointed  were  :— 

Auditing  Committee. — Mrs.  M.  M.  Miller,  chairman,  Seattle;  Mrs. 
II.  M.  Thomas,  Tacoma ;  S.  K.  Green,  Spokane. 

Ways  and  Menus. — Mrs.  Samuel  L.  Silkinson,  chairman,  Tacoma ; 
Mrs.  Hanscombe,  Tacoma:  Mrs.  M.  Xevins,  Walla  Walla:  Mrs.  William 
Xettleton,  Spokane. 

Soliciting. — Mrs.  Phil.  T.  Becher,  chairman,  Spokane;  Mrs.  C.  E. 
Hill,  Tacoma;  Mrs.  Carrie  Coombs,  Xorth  Yakima. 

Hospital. — Mrs.  W.  W.  Robinson,  chairman,  Seattle;  Dr.  Sarah 
I^endall,  Seattle;  Mrs.  A.  P.  Foster,  Spokane;  Mrs.  John  Clemens,  Xorlh 


Washington  Report.  369 

Yakima;  Mrs.  Charles  McCutchoon,  Tacoma ;  Dr.  ( 'auslcy  Bolabanoff, 
Tacoma;  Goo.  W.  McGeer;  .Mrs.  I).  T.  Kyger,  Walla  Walla;  Dr.  H.  £. 
Henderson,  New  Whatcom  ;  Mrs.  W.  S.  Lloyd,  Waitsburg. 

Supply. — Mrs.  Leonard  Crassweller,  chairman,  Tacoma;  Mrs.  C.  G. 
Betts,  Spokane;  Mrs.  J.  W.  Young,  North  Yakima. 

Hospitality. — Mrs.  Lyman  Banks,  chairman,  Seattle;  Mrs.  Jas.  Ashton, 
Tacoma;  Miss  Victoria  Fellowes,  Spokane;  Mrs.  F.  C.  Hall,  North  Yakima. 

Shipping. — Mrs.  John  L.  Hopkins,  chairman,  Tacoma ;  Mrs.  J.  R. 
Stone,  Spokane;  Mrs.  P.  J.  Flint,  North  Yakima. 

Badges. — Mrs.  N.  W.  Durham,  chairman,  Spokane;  Miss  Anna  Lar- 
rabee,  Tacoma ;  Mrs.  II.  K.  Sinclair,  North  Yakima. 

Press. — Mrs.  Erastus  Brainard,  chairman,  Seattle ;  Miss  Sadie  May- 
nard,  Tacoma ;  Mrs.  A.  J.  Shaw,  Spokane ;  Mrs.  Frank  Bartlett,  New  Yrork. 

Printing  and  Stationery. — Mrs.  Fdward  Whitson,  chairman,  North 
Yakima ;  Mrs.  J.  C.  Mekens,  Tacoma ;  Mrs.  J.  W.  Cloes,  Tacoma ;  Mrs. 
Charles  Stewart,  Spokane. 

House. — Mrs.  Geo.  E.  Souper,  chairman,  Seattle;  Mrs.  LeWall, 
Tacoma;  Mrs.  J.  M.  Davis,  Spokane;  Mrs.  R.  K.  Nicholls,  North  Y^akima. 

Pension. — Mrs.  J.  B.  Allen,  chairman,  Seattle;  Mrs.  Addison  Foster, 
Tacoma;  Mrs.  George  Turner,  Spokane;  Mrs.  J.  H.  Snively,  North 
Yakima. 

Advisory  Board. — N.  W.  Durham,  Spokane;  Dr.  E.  D.  Olmstead, 
Spokane ;  Judge  Jas.  Z.  Moore,  Spokane ;  J.  A.  Schiller,  Spokane ;  Johnson 
Nickens,  Tacoma. 

The  work  for  the \coming  year  was  adopted  in  the  following:  That  we 
should  continue  our  work  for  soldiers  and  sailors;  that  we  should  aid  the 
American  Library  at  Manila;  that  we  should  continue  the  State  Hospital 
Fund,  in  order  to  enable  the  state  society  to  aid  disabled  men,  instead  of 
calling  upon  local  auxiliaries  for  all  such  work;  that  we  should  give  aid 
to  the  National  Red  Cross  Society. 

The  year's  work  was  not  as  arduous  as  in  former  years,  much  being 
done  by  the  auxiliaries  instead  of  the  state. 

Fifty  dollars  was  sent  from  the  state  treasury  to  the  Galveston  sufferers, 
and  many  magazines,  novels,  and  papers  were  shipped  to  the  Philippines 
and  Alaska. 


ANNUAL  CONVENTION  AND  ITS  REPORT  FOR  1901. 

The  next  annual  convention  was  held  in  North  Yakima,  May  28,  29, 
and  30,  1901,  President  Mrs.  M.  R.  Blanker  presiding. 

Address  of  welcome  was  given  by  Mrs.  Bartlett,  of  North  Yakima,  and 
response  by  Mrs.  Bull,  of  Tacoma. 

Luncheon  was  served  two  days  at  the  home  of  Mrs.  Bartlett  by  the  ladies 
of  North  Yakima.  A  reception  was  given  at  the  same  place. 

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370 


Pacific   Coast  Red  Cross  Society. 


On  Memorial  day  the  convention  adjourned  and  attended  the  memorial 
services  of  the  G.  A.  R. 

The  election  of  officers  resulted  as  follows:  President,  Mrs.  Louise  B. 
Stratton,  Spokane;  recording  secretary,  Mrs.  J.  A.  Schiller,  Spokane; 
assistant  recording  secretary,  Mrs.  E.  S.  Isaac,  Walla  Walla;  corresponding 
secretary,  Mrs.  F.  F.  Emery,  Spokane;  assistant  corresponding  secretary, 
Mrs.  Francis  Rotch,  Seattle ;  treasurer,  Mrs.  M.  R.  Blanker,  North  Yakima , 
assistant  treasurer,  Mrs.  Leonard  Crassweller,  Tacoma ;  honorary  president, 
Mrs.  John  B.  Allen,  Seattle ;  honorary  president,  Mrs.  Mary  R.  Blanker, 
North  Yakima ;  vice-presidents :  Mrs.  A.  B.  Bull,  Tacoma ;  Mrs.  Lester  S. 
Wilson,  Walla  Walla;  Mrs.  F.  F.  Emery,  Spokane;  Mrs.  J.  H.  Sanderson, 
Seattle;  Mrs.  H.  M.  Bartlett,  North  Yakima. 

Committees  appointed  were:— 

Auditing. — Frank  Bartholet,  chairman,  North  Yakima;  Mrs.  S.  K. 
Green,  Spokane;  E.  S.  Isaacs,  Walla  Walla. 

Hospital  and  Relief. — Dr.  Causley  Balabanoff,  chairman,  Tacoma; 
Mrs.  E.  H.  Ruhlen,  Seattle;  Mrs.  John  Cleman,  North  Yakima;  Mrs.  A. 
Goldman,  Walla  Walla ;  Mrs.  A.  P.  Foster,  Spokane. 

Supply. — Mrs.  E.  A.  M.  Hanna,  chairman,  Seattle;  Mrs.  C.  G.  Berts, 
Spokane;  Miss  Libbie  Burrows,  Walla  Walla;  Mrs.  Walter  Reed,  North 
Yakima;  Mrs.  G.  F.  Cummin,  Tacoma. 


Chairman   Printing  Committee. 

Printing. — Mr.  F.  F.  Emery,  chairman,  Spokane;  Mrs.  J.  W. 
Tacoma;    Mrs.    J.    W.    Godwin,    Seattle;    Mrs.    Edward    Whitson,    North 
Yakima;  Mrs.  P.  B.  Johnson,  Walla  Walla. 


Washington  Report.  371 

Shipping  and  Transportation. — Mrs.  Leonard  Crassweller,  chairman, 
Tacoma ;  Mrs.  J.  K.  Stone,  Spokane;  Mrs.  G.  A.  Graham,  North  Yakima; 
Eobert  Burns,  Walla  Walla;  Mrs.  I.  A.  Xadeau,  Seattle. 


.U/'.S.      ( '/„!{•/?«     ,SV/'//V//-/f 

Executive  Board  Pension  Committee. 

Pension. — Mrs.  John  B.  Allen,  chairman,  Seattle;  Hon.  W.  L.  Jones, 
North  Yakima;  Mrs.  Charles  Stewart,  Spokane;  Mrs.  F.  W.  Cushman, 
Tacoma ;  Mrs.  S.  C.  Wingard,  Walla  Walla. 

Press. — Mr.  IS".  W.  Durham,  chairman,  Spokane;  Mrs.  B.  L.  Sharp- 
stein,  Walla  Walla;  Mrs.  P.  J.  Flint,  North  Yakima;  Mrs.  E.  Brainard, 
Seattle;  Mrs.  F.  L.  Dent,  Tacoma. 

Hospitality. — Mrs.  F.  C.  Hall,  chairman,  North  Yakima;  Mrs.  A.  C. 
Young,  Tacoma ;  Mrs.  Levi  Ankeny,  Walla  Walla ;  Mrs.  Lyman  Banks, 
Seattle;  Miss  V.  Fellowes;  Spokane. 

Ways  and  Means. — Mrs.  G.  II.  Heillbron,  chairman,  Seattle;  Mrs.  L. 
F.  A.  Shaw,  Walla  Walla;  Mrs.  William  Nettleton,  Spokane;  Mrs.  G.  D. 
llanscom,  Tacoma ;  Mrs.  F.  C.  Sharkey,  North  Yakima. 

Soliciting. — Mrs.  Charles  F.  Hill,  chairman,  Tacoma ;  Mrs.  John 
Dooly,  Walla  Walla ;  Mrs.  B.  Coombs,  North  Yakima ;  Mrs.  Henry  Fuhr- 
111  an,  Seattle;  Mrs.  P.  T.  Becher,  Spokane. 

House. — Mrs.  W.  H.  Finck,  chairman,  Seattle;  Mrs.  C.  W.  Griggs, 
Tacoma;  Mrs.  M.  M.  Cowlev.  Spokane;  Mrs.  J.  W.  Young,  North  Yakima; 
Mrs.  W.  P.  McKean,  Walla  Walla. 

Badges. — Mrs.  J.  R.  Addison,  chairman,  Tacoma ;  Mrs.  Harry  Moran, 


372 


Pacific   Coast    lied   Cross  Society. 


Mr».  M.  M.   Cowlcy, 

Executive  Board,  House  Committee,  State  Red 

Cross  Society  and  member  of  Spokane, 

Washington . 


Dr.   E.   1).    Otmstend, 

Advisory   Board,  Washington  State  Red  Cross 
Society. 


Washington  Eepori. 


373 


North  Yakima;  Mrs.  N.  W.  Durham,  Spokane;  Mrs.  C.  D.  Stearns,  Seattle; 
Mrs.  Eugene  Boyer,  Walla  Walla. 

Advisory  Board. — Judge  C.  H.  Hanford,  Seattle;  Thomas  Burke, 
Seattle;  Rev.  Andreas  Bard,  Walla  Walla;  Robert  Burns,  Walla  Walla; 
A.  Goldman,  Walla  Walla;  Edward  S.  Isaacs,  Walla  Walla;  Judge  J.  Z. 
Moore,  Spokane;  Dr.  E.  D.  Olmstead,  Spokane;  J.  A.  Schiller,  Spokane; 
W.  W.  Powell,  Tacoma;  Hiram  F.  Garretson,  T  acorn  a ;  Joseph  S.  White- 
house,  Tacoma;  J.  C.  Donnelly,  Tacoma;  Rev.  H.  M.  Bartlett,  North 
Yakima. 

The  society  felt  much  encouraged  by  the  excellent  reports  given  from 
all  auxiliaries,  and  adjourned,  to  meet  in  Walla  Walla,  1902. 


J//-X.   ./.    A.  Schiller, 

Recording    Secretary  State    Red   Cross,  Washington,  1901  to  1902,    and    Vice-President]  and 
Recording  Secretary  of  Spokane  Red  Cross,   1898. 


SEATTLE. 

In  answer  to  a  call  issued  by  Mrs.  J.  C.  Haines,  through  the  daily  press, 
to  all  loyal  women  of  Seattle,  there  were  gathered  in  Elks  Hall,  June  20, 
1898,  nearly  one  hundred  women,  anxious  to  organize  on  definite  lines.  The 
universal  sentiment  prevailed  that  organization  under  the  Red  Cross  banner 
would  result  in  the  most  effective  work;  accordingly  officers  were  at  once 
chosen,  as  follows:  Mrs.  J.  C.  Haines,  president;  Mrs.  II.  E.  Holmes,  vice- 
president;  Mrs.  Mary  M.  Miller,  second  vice-president;  Mrs.  C.  D.  Simson, 
treasurer;  Mrs.  W.  F.  Giddings,  recording  secretary;  and  Mrs.  H.  C.  Colver, 
corresponding  secretary. 


374  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

An  executive  committee  \vns  elected,  composed  of  twelve  members, 
with  the  officers  ex-officio  members. 

Members  of  the  executive  committee  of  1898 :  Mesdames  C.  M.  Sander 
son,  E.  W.  Sackman,  E.  A.  Stout,  O.  V.  Rowe,  Sutcliffe  Baxter,  Erastus 
Brainerd,  W.  W.  Robinson,  Jr.,  L.  S.  Mayer,  J.  D.  Lowman,  M.  A.  Gott- 
stein,  A.  W.  Engle,  O.  A.  Waterhouse. 

STANDING  COMMITTEES. 

Auditing. — Mrs.  M.  F.  Backus,  chairman;  Mesdames  E.  C.  Hughes, 
A.  M.  Brookes,  Sillitoe. 

Ways  and  Means. — Mrs.  E.  A.  S  trout,  chairman;  Mesdames  A.  B. 
Stewart,  W.  F.  Giddings,  L.  S.  Mayer,  M.  J.  Carkeek,  C.  J.  Smith,  Robert 
Wilson,  H.  C.  Henry,  Montgomery  Russell,  Charles  Power,  F.  H.  Osgood, 
W.  L.  Geary,  Homer  Norton. 

Relief. — Mrs.  Gilbert  Meem,  chairman;  Mesdames  C.  Shepard,  E.  L. 
Xeufelder,  John  Y.  Terry,  M.  A.  Gottstein,  Winfield  Smith,  L.  C.  Darling, 
Charles  Clary,  T.  B.  Karelin,  Harold  Preston,  George  M.  Paschall,  Theo. 
Wagner,  E.  M.  Price,  E.  W.  Andrews,  Charles  Rollins,  and  Mrs.  T.  F. 
Tonnsley. 

Sewing. — Mrs.  A.  Fortlouis,  chairman;  Mesdames  P.  B.  M.  Miller, 
J.  W.  Godwin,  Horace  Phillips,  F.  A.  Wing,  H.  W.  Augustine,  J.  R.  Hay- 
den,  E.  L.  Terry,  L.  Schoenfeld,  H.  A.  Noble,  Mrs.  Vinnedge,  C.  H.  Hib- 
bard,  J.  B.  MacDougall,  J.  P.  D.  Lloyd,  Jas.  Kohlman,  W.  H.  Finck, 
M.  P.  Benton,  Maurice  McMicken,  Sutcliffe  Baxter,  Harwood  Morgan,  and 
C.  R,  Collins. 

Soliciting. — Mrs.  E.  M.  Sackman,  chairman ;  Mesdames  Lyman  Banks, 
R.  M.  Hopkins,  E.  R,  Hamilton,  W.  II.  Fairbanks,  S.  P.  Randolph,  G.  M. 
Stewart,  Mary  M.  Miller,  M.  D.  Ballard,  C.  P.  Stone,  Bailey  Gatzert,  S. 
Franenthal,  H.  D.  Kline. 

House. — Mrs.  J.  W.  Gregory,  chairman;  Mesdames  Clarence  Coulter, 
F.  J.  Burns,  Jas.  D.  Hoge,  Jr.,  E.  B.  Piper,  Miss  Louise  Friend,  Mesdames 
C.  Baker-Stevens,  E.  F.  Blaine,  Frank  W.  Parker,  Francis  Rotch,  F.  S. 
Stimson,  H.  H.  Gowen,  II.  A.  Kyer,  Miss  F.  Degginger,  Mesdames  F.  K. 
Struve,  O.  V.  Rowe,  and  Miss  Fannie  Mundy. 

Press. — Mrs.  J.  C.  Haines,  chairman,  and  Mesdames  W.  F.  Giddings, 
H.  C.  Colver,  A.  B.  Stewart,  Erastus  Brainerd. 

Printing. — Mrs.  John  B.  Allen,  chairman  ;  Mrs.  R.  W.  Emmons,  and 
Mrs.  S.  L.  Crawford. 

The  officers  elected  for  1901-2 :  Mrs.  J.  H.  Sanderson,  president ;  Mrs. 
Erastus  Brainerd,  first  vice-president;  Mrs.  M.  J.  Carkuk,  second  vice- 
president;  Mrs.  Francis  Rotch,  recording  secretary;  Miss  Fanny  Deg 
ginger,  corresponding  secretary;  Mrs.  Charles  D.  Stimson,  treasurer;  Mrs. 
J.  W.  Gregory,  assistant  treasurer. 

It  afforded  the  Seattle  society  great  satisfaction  to  be  able  to  send  to  the 
American  National  Red  Cross  a  check  for  $500.  The  sum  of  $350  was  sent 


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to  the  captains  of  Companies  B  and  D,  Washington  Volunteers,  at  San 
Francisco,  to  be  used  in  cases  of  illness  and  other  emergencies,  and  to  the 
Independent  Battalion,  Washington  Volunteers,  at  Vancouver  Barracks,  was 
sent  $100,  to  be  used  for  like  emergencies.  Tn  many  instances  the  relief 
committee  has  drawn  upon  the  Emergency  Fund  for  the  relief  of  soldiers' 
families. 

Upon  a  half  day's  notice,  fifty-one  lunches  were  put  up  by  the  mem 
bers  for  a  company  of  volunteers  on  their  way  to  San  Francisco;  and  to  a 
call  from  Major  L.  R.  Dawson  for  funds  to  purchase  food  and  milk  for 
hospital  patients  at  the  Presidio,  San  Francisco,  the  society  promptly  re 
sponded  with  $100.  To  the  sufferers  from  the  disastrous  fire  at  New  West 
minster  were  sent  over  $400,  collected  by  the  Seattle  Red  Cross  women,  and 
as  a  society  $50  were  added.  Car-loads  of  food,  cots,  and  needful  clothing 
were  sent,  and  judiciously  distributed  by  a  committee  chosen  by  the  society. 

The  chairman  of  the  sewing  committee  has  expended  $401.43  for 
material  for  Red  Cross  work,  and  much  besides  has  been  donated  by  gener 
ous-spirited  Seattle  merchants. 

From  the  material  have  been  made  232  denim  pillow-cases,  843  flannel 
bandages,  408  eiderdown  caps,  and  248  housewives,  well  filled  with  neces 
saries  and  comforts;  besides  there  have  been  made  hospital  shirts,  hand 
kerchiefs  purchased,  and  a.  variety  of  different  bandages  contributed. 

To  Dr.  L.  R.  Dawson.,  surgeon  of  the  1st  Washington  Volunteers,  were 
sent  a  dozen  boxes  of  hospital  supplies  and  delicacies,  to  be  shipped  on  the 
transport  Ohio  with  that  portion  of  our  troops.  The  society  has  also  taken 
charge  of  a  Christmas  box  to  be  sent  to  the  Washington  Volunteers  at  Manila. 

The  approximate  receipts  of  the  society  amount  to>  $2,512.30,  and  the 
disbursements  are  $2,193.25,  with  a  balance  in  the  treasury  of  $319.05. 


TACOMA. 

TACOMA,  Washington,  Nov.  11,  1901. 

The  Tacoma  Red  Cross  was  the  first  auxiliary  to  organize  in  the  state 
of  Washington,  in  May,  1898,  with  (400)  four  hundred  active  members, 
followed  by  Seattle,  in  June,  and  the  formation  of  the  state  association  in 
August.  By  advice  of  the  national  committee,  all  work  at  first  was  done 
through  the  California  Red  Cross.  It  had  at  the  beginning  a  membership 
of  over  four  hundred,  which  steadily  increased,  and  as  an  auxiliary  has 
been  eminently  successful  in  carrying  out  the  objects  for  which  it  was 
organized,  namely,  to  collect  and  accumulate  money  and  materials,  and  to 
devote  the  same  to  provide  nurses  and  assistants;  if  necessary,  to  furnish 
drags,  medicines,  hospital  appliances  of  every  kind  whatsoever  for  service 
in  time  of  war  or  any  other  national  calamity. 

Before  the  establishment  of  the  State  Red  Cross,  August,  1898,  hun 
dreds  of  letters  were  received  and  answered  in  relation  to  ways  and  methods 


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of  formation  of  auxiliaries.  Branches  were  established  outside  of  city 
limits,  and  the  members  were  untiring  in  their  efforts  to  carry  on  the  work, 
tendering  very  valuable  assistance  to  the  auxiliary  proper.  Hundreds  of 
dollars  were  raised  and  disbursed  for  purchase  of  materials  made  up  into 
necessary  garments. 

Especial  attention  was  paid  to  the  comfort  and  well-being  of  over  four 
hundred  men  camped  and  awaiting  orders  on  the  exposition  grounds  during 
the  summer;  clothing,  books,  beds,  bedding,  and  other  supplies  were  con 
tributed.  Various  companies  passing  through  on  their  way  to  the  front  were 
met  and  entertained,  supplies  were  sent  to  troops  directly,  and  all  trans 
portation  to  sea  and  land  was  given  without  cost;  packed  boxes  were  sent 
nt  Christmas-time,  and  received,  acknowledged,  and  appreciated.  Hun 
dreds  of  men  were  looked  after  and  fed  as  the  troops  returned  to  absent 
homes.  The  first  to  arrive  were  the  Minnesota;  for  them  a  bountiful  feast 
was  provided.  Three  days  later  preparation  was  made  for  the  South  Dakota 
but  at  the  last  moment  word  was  received  that  they  could  not  stop,  owing 
to  delays  en  route.  Then  came  the  Washington,  and  they  had  indeed  a 
glorious  reception,  and  one  never  to  be  forgotten.  On  the  Fourth  of 
July  of  that  year  1,000  :men  of  the  state  militia  were  mobilized  in  Tacoma 
for  inspection  and  drill,  and  for  four  days  were  under  the  care  of  the  Red 
Cross.  The  enthusiasm  of  the  Tacoma  Red  Cross  Avas  never  abated.  They 
are,  with  the  exception  of  Spokane,  the  strongest  auxiliary  in  the  state 
to-day,  having  at  the  last  annual  meeting  the  largest  membership. 

Men  who  have  fought  on  land  or  sea  have  been  helped  in  sickness  and 
in  death,  and  are  still.  They  have  never  applied  in  vain.  In  all  other 
calamities  the  Red  Cross  has  assisted,  and  during  the  time  following  the 
terrible  railway  disaster  of  1900  many  members  of  the  Red  Cross  spent 
days  and  nights  in  hospitals  and  homes  as  volunteer  nurses.  And  so  it 
iroes  on ;  it  is  impossible  to  publish  all  the  good  work  accomplished  by  this 
great  body.  Hardly  a  week  passes  without  call  for  assistance.  But,  under 
all  circumstances,  the  watchword  is,  "To  be  ready/'  in  war,  fire,  or  famine. 

The  first  president  of  the  Tacoma.  Red  Cross  was  Mr.  Louis  D.  Camp- 
l>ell,  later  mayor  of  Tacoma.  His  successor  was  Mrs.  Chauncey  Griggs, 
with  Mrs.  A.  B.  Bull,  first  vice-president;  Mrs.  G.  L.  Holmes,  second  vice- 
president  ;  Mrs.  Lincoln  Gault,  third  vice-president ;  Mr.  Chester  Thorne, 
treasurer ;  Mrs.  W.  C.  Wheeler,  assistant  treasurer,  later  Mrs.  H.  M.  Thomas ; 
Mrs.  Frank  Sharpe,  recording  secretary;  Mrs.  H.  M.  Holmes,  correspond 
ing  secretary. 

Executive  Committee. — Mrs.  G.  L.  Holmes,  chairman;  Mrs.  A.  B. 
Bull,  Mrs.  J.  C.  Corwin,  Mrs.  E.  L.  Dent,  Mrs.  W.  H.  Eaton,  Mrs.  Addison 
G.  Foster,  Mrs.  Lincoln  F.  Gault,  Mrs.  Chauncey  W.  Griggs,  Mrs.  Henry 
Hewitt,  Mrs.  John  L.  Hopkins,  Mrs.  G.  W.  McGeer,  Mrs.  Frank  C.  Sharp, 
Mrs.  H.  M.  Thomas,  Mr.  Chester  Thorne,  Mrs.  W.  C.  Wheeler. 

House  Committee. — Mrs.  J.  C.  Hackett,  chairman;  Mr?.  R.  R.  Reid- 
ford,  Mrs.  George  H.  Chamberlain. 


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Press  Committee. — Mrs.  Grace  G.  Isaacs,  chairman;  Miss  Martha 
Besserer,  Miss  Rose  Dovell,  Mrs.  Lester  S.  Wilson. 

Printing  Committee. — Mrs.  E.  S.  Isaacs,  chairman;  Mrs.  Eugene 
Boyer,  Mrs.  John  Sharpstein,  Mrs.  George  Whitehouse. 

The  headquarters  of  the  Tacoma  Red  Cross  were  in  the  Chamber  of 
Commerce  Building,  which  for  several  months  was  tendered  the  society,  rent 
free. 

The  officers  and  executive  committee  for  the  year  1901-2  are: — 

President,  Mrs.  A.  B.  Bull;  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  C.  W.  Griggs; 
second  vice-president,  Mrs.  Carsley  Ballabanoff;  third  vice-president,  Mrs. 
Ellis  Lewis  Dent;  recording  secretary,  Mrs.  James  McKeehan;  correspond 
ing  secretary,  Mrs.  J.  W.  Cloes ;  treasurer,  Mrs.  Leonard  Crassmeller ;  assist 
ant  treasurer,  Mrs.  G.  I).  Hanscom. 

Executive  Committee. — Mrs.  G.  H.  McGeer,  Mrs.  Frank  LaWall,  Mrs. 
J.  R.  Addison,  Mrs.  G.  F.  Cummin,  Mrs.  Phebe  Howe,  Mrs.  Charles 
McCutcheon,  Mrs.  C.  E.  Hill. 

The  Tacoma  Red  Cross  has  400  members. 

The  following  treasurer's  report  covers  the  ground  of  the  extent  of  the 
work  done : — 

Receipts. 

Membership  fees,  $137.72;  children's  auxiliaries,  $7.60;  donations, 
$94.77;  sales,  $49.99;  lawn  fetes  by  children's  auxiliaries,  $11.55:  church 
services,  $54.64;  soldiers'  lunches,  $2.50;  concert,  Berkeley  Quartette, 
$37.50;  Florentine  Troubadours'  concert,  $280.50;  sold  badges  to  Spokane 
and  Seattle,  $7.75;  lemons  sold,  $0.30;  total,  $684.82. 

Disb  u  r  sement  s . 

Supplies  for  soldiers,  $156.57;  shoes  for  soldiers,  $19.50;  board  and 
lodging  for  volunteers,  $49.55;  supplies  (soldiers'  lunches),  $12.20;  deli 
cacies  for  soldiers,  $0.50;  a  soldier's  family,  $20;  badges,  $11.90;  the 
"Outlook''  for  Red  Cross  launch,  $5.00;  draft  for  same,  $0.10;  incorpora 
tion  papers,  $7.85 ;  stationery,  including  scissors  for  comfort  bags,  $34.80 ; 
stamps  and  postals,  $5.63;  telegrams,  $5.18;  long-distance  telephone,  $1.80; 
Xorthern  Pacific  Express,  $2.30;  admission  State  Red  Cross,  $36.70;  State 
Red  Cross  for  identification  badges,  $6.62;  expenses  concerts,  $202.40; 
sundry  small  bills,  $13.48;  total,  $592.08;  balance  on  hand  Oct.  14,  1898, 
$92.74. 


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CONSTITUTION 

OF  THK 

KED  CROSS  SOCIETY  OF  TACOMA. 

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ARTICLE    I. 

NAME   AND   LOCATION. 

This  Association  shall  be  known  as  the  Red  Cross  Society  of  Tacoma, 
Washington,  where  its  principal  office  and  headquarters  shall  be  situated, 
and  the  Society  shall  be  the  auxiliary  to  the  Washington  Red  Cross  State 
Association,  and  through  it  the  American  National  Red  Cross,  and  shall 
be  subject  to  any  rules  prescribed  by  said  Washington  Red  Cross  State 
Association  regarding  auxiliary  societies. 

ARTICLE    II. 

OBJECT   AND  DUTIES. 

It  shall  be  the  object  and  duty  of  this  Society,  either  by  itself  or  in 
conjunction  with  other  associations  of  a  similar  character,  or  as  an  auxiliary 
to  the  Washington  Red  Cross  State  Association,  or  the  American  National 
Red  Cross,  or  otherwise,  or  under  the  general  direction  of  the  United  States 
Government,  or  otherwise,  as  may  be  determined  by  the  Executive  Com 
mittee  hereinafter  provided  for,  to  collect  and  accumulate  money  and  ma 
terials,  and  devote  the  same  to  provide  nurses  and  assistants,  if  necessary, 
and  drugs,  medicines,  and  hospital  appliances  and  appurtenances  of  any 
kind  whatsoever  for  service  in  time  of  war,  and  in  case  of  other  calamities, 
such  as  famine,  pestilence,  floods,  fires,  and  other  disasters  so  great  as  to 
be  considered  national  and  worthy  of  more  than  local  assistance,  and  to 
render  at  such  times  any  and  all  other  services  which  the  circumstances 
may  require  or  render  necessary. 

ARTICLE    III. 

MEMBERSHIP. 

Any  adult  male  is  eligible  to  membership  in  this  society,  and  may  be 
admitted  thereto  upon  payment  of  fifty  cents,  and  any  female  adult  is 
eligible  to  membership  herein  upon  payment  of  twenty-five  cents,  and  any 
child  is  eligible  to  membership  herein  upon  payment  of  ten  cents.  The 
Executive  Committee  shall  determine  the  yearly  dues  or  fees,  if  any,  and 
when  payable,  and  the  membership  in  the  Society  shall  be  forfeited  on  such 
conditions  as  said  Committee  shall  determine. 


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ARTICLE    IV. 

OFFICERS    AND    GOVERNMENT. 

The  Officers  of  this  Society  shall  consist  of  a  President,  throe  V ice- 
Presidents,  Recording  Secretary,  Corresponding  Secretary,  Treasurer,  As 
sistant  Treasurer,  and  an  Executive  Committee,  the  latter  to  consist  of  the 
eight  Officers  above  named  and  seven  other  members. 

The  Executive  Committee  shall  be  elected  by  a  majority  of  those  pres 
ent  at  the  annual  meeting,  and  shall  have  power  to  fill  any  vacancies  in  its 
own  number.  The  other  officers  hereinbefore  named  shall  be  chosen  by 
said  Committee  from  its  members,  and  all  such  officers  other  than  said 
Committee  shall  be  elected  directly  after  the  annual  meeting,  or  whenever 
any  vacancies  may  occur.  Until  the  annual  meeting  is  held  for  the  year 
1898,  the  present  officers  or  their  successors,  who  may  be  selected  by  the 
Executive  Committee,  shall  hold  offices. 

The  Executive  Committee  shall  meet  at  the  headquarters  of  the  Red 
Cross,  at  the  call  of  the  President,  or  at  the  call  of  any  three  members  of 
said  Committee,  and  shall  have  entire  control  and  direction  of  the  affairs 
of  the  Society,  and  transact  its  business  through  such  subordinate  com 
mittees  and  officers  as  it  may  select. 

The  chairman  of  the  Executive  Committee  shall  preside  over  the  meet 
ings  of  the  Executive  Committee,  and  all  of  the  officers  hereinbefore  men 
tioned  shall  perform  such  duties  and  exercise  such  functions  as  ordinarily 
pertain  to  their  respective  offices.  The  Treasurer,  however,  shall  disburse 
no  funds  of  the  Society  without  a  written  order  from  the  President. 

ARTICLE    V. 

MEETINGS   ANI-    ELECTIONS. 

The  annual  meetings  of  the  Society  for  the  election  of  officers  and  the 
transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  properly  come  before  it,  shall  be 
held  on  the  first  Tuesday  in  October,  at  such  place  and  particular  hour,  and 
subject  to  such  notice,  if  any,  as  the  Executive  Committee  shall  designate ; 
and  at  such  meeting,  and  before  the  election  of  officers,  annual  reports  from 
the  President,  Secretary,  and  Treasurer  shall  be  presented  and  considered. 
In  other  respects  the  order  of  business  of  the  Society  shall  be  in  accordance 
with  "Roberts'  Rules  of  Order,"  when  not  otherwise  specified  by  the  Execu 
tive  Committee. 

Special  meetings  may  be  called  by  the  President  or  other  executive 
officers  temporarily  acting  as  such,  upon  request  or  direction  of  the  Execu 
tive  Committee,  at  any  time  and  place  and  subject  to  any  notice  that  such 
Committee  shall  direct. 

ARTICLE    VI. 

QUORUM. 

Nine  members  shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  busi- 
iiess  at  any  regular  or  special  meeting  of  the  Society;  five  members  shall 


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constitute  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  business  at  any  meeting  of  the 
Executive  Committee. 

ARTICLE    VII. 

AMENDMENTS. 

These  By-Laws  may  he  amended  at  any  meeting  of  the  Society  by  vhe 
two-thirds  vote  of  all  members  present  thereat,  upon  one  week's  notice,  in 
writing,  specifying  such  proposed  amendments  in  detail  or  in  substance, 
previously  given  at  any  meeting  of  the  Society. 

ARTICLE    VIII. 

PROCEDURE. 

Unless  otherwise  ordered  by  the  Executive  Committee,  ''Roberts'  Rules 
of  Order"  shall  govern  in  all  cases  not  hereinbefore  provided  for. 


WALLA  WALLA. 

In  June  a  temporary  organization  was  effected,  known  as  the  Red 
Cross  Aid,  with  Mrs.  J.  H.  Stockwell  as  chairman.  This  society  did  good 
work,  but  the  members  later  preferred  the  regular  organization,  which 
could  regularly  affiliate  with  the  Red  Cross  Society.  As  an  aid  society,  it 
cared  for  and  entertained  229  soldiers  passing  through  to  the  front,  and 
forwarded  to  Company  I  several  boxes  of  bandages,  towels,  handkerchiefs,  etc. 
Company  I  was  the  1st  Washington  Volunteers, — 100  men  from  Walla 
Walla. 

Sept.  21,  1898,  the  Red  Cross  Aid  became  a  permanent  organization, 
under  the  name  of  the  Walla  Walla  Red  Cross,  and  an  auxiliary  to  the 
Red  Cross  State  Association,  and  the  following  officers  were  elected:— 

Officers  for  1898:  Mrs.  Lester  S.  Wilson,  president;  Mrs.  Thos.  II. 
Brents  and  Mrs.  D.  T.  Tvvger,  vice-presidents ;  Miss  Grace  G.  Isaacs,  record 
ing  secretary,  and  for  1901-1902,  Mrs.  Irene  Goodman;  Mrs.  Eugene  Boyer, 
corresponding  secretary ;  Mrs.  George  Whitehouse,  treasurer. 

Executive  Committee. — Mrs.  S.  C.  Wingard,  Mrs.  Louis  Anderson, 
Miss  Bessie  Burford,  Miss  Ella  Burrows,  Miss  Martha  Besserer,  Mrs. 
Frank  Lowden,  Mrs.  Joseph  Merchant,  Mrs.  Joseph  McCabe,  Mrs.  Joseph 
McKean,  Mrs.  J.  H.  Stockwell,  Mrs.  B.  L.  Sharpstein,  Mrs.  W.  P.  Winans. 

STANDING  COMMITTEES. 

Auditing. — Mrs.  Lcvi  Ankeny,  chairman;  Mrs.  B.  D.  Crocker,  Mrs.  S. 
C.  Wingard. 

Ways  and  Means. — Mrs.  George  H.  Chamberlain,  chairman;  Mrs. 
Joseph  Merchant,  Mrs.  Louis  Anderson,  Miss  Bessie  Burford,  Miss  Ella 
Burrows,  Miss  Martha  Besserer,  Miss  Rose  Dovell,  Mrs.  E.  L.  Isaacs,  Mrs. 
Wm.  A.  Ritz,  Mrs.  W.  P.  Winans. 


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Relief. — Mrs.  A.  Goldman,  chairman;  Mrs.  J.  II.  Stockwell,  Mrs.  Levi 
Ankeny,  JMiss  Alice  Ashley,  Miss  Bessie  Burford,  Miss  Libbie  Burrows,  Miss 
Annie  Brechtel,  Miss  Martha  Besserer,  Mrs.  Mary  Buffum,  Mrs.  J.  W.  Cook- 
erly,  Miss  Leah  Coleman,  Mrs.  Chas.  Dean,  Mrs.  John  Dalton,  Mrs.  E.  S. 
Isaacs,  Mrs.  Frank  Lowden,  Mrs.  W.  P.  McKean,  Mrs.  D.  T.  Kyger,  Miss 
Jennie  Markham,  Miss  Marguerite  Painter,  Miss  Ida  K.  Parks,  Mrs.  W.  II. 
Stirie,  Miss  Marguerite  Wooden. 

Sewing. — Miss  Libbie  Burrows,  chairman ;  Mrs.  Frank  Wamsley,  Mrs. 
Herbert  Angel,  Mrs.  Mary  Buffum,  Mrs.  Robert  Burns,  Mrs.  J.  W.  Cookerly, 
Miss  Leah  Coleman,  Mrs.  Chas.  Dean,  Mrs.  John  Dooley,  Mrs.  L.  J.  Good 
win,  Mrs.  B.  W.  Griffin,  Mrs.  J.  C.  Hockett,  Miss  Grace  Isaacs,  Mrs.  Phebe 
Kilbourne,  Mrs.  D.  T.  Kyger,  Mrs.  Matt.  Lowden,  Miss  Hettie  Lowden.  Mrs. 
Joseph  Merchant,  Mrs.  Joseph  McCabe,  Mrs.  W.  P.  McKean,  Mrs.  More- 
head,  Mrs.  II.  H.  Perry,  Miss  Ida  K.  Parks,  Miss  Jean  Painter,  Mrs.  R.  R. 
Reidford,  Mrs.  W.  H.  Stine. 

Soliciting. — Mrs.  John  Dooley,  chairman ;  Miss  Bessie  Burford,  Miss 
Ellice  Ashley,  Miss  Martha  Besserer,  Miss  Ella  Burrows,  Mrs.  Bergevin, 
Miss  Rose  Dovell,  Mrs.  A.  Goldman,  Mrs.  E.  S.  Isaacs,  Mrs.  Ladouceur, 
Mrs.  John  F.  McLean,  Mrs.  W.  H.  Stine,  Miss  Marguerite  Wooden. 

Upon  notice  that  Company  I  was  to  start  for  Manila,  the  Red  Cross 
of  Walla  Walla  forwarded  money  and  delicacies  to  the  value  of  $100. 

Since  permanent  organization  the  membership  has  more  than  doubled, 
and  now  numbers  about  one  hundred  and  fifty. 

The  Walla  Walla  Red  Cross  Society  was  regularly  organized  August 
(>,  1808.  Two  months  before,  the  loyal  women  had  formed  what  was  called 
a  Red  Cross  Aid,  under  the  leadership  of  Mrs.  J.  H.  Stockwell.  This 
society  did  good  work,  but  the  members  preferred  the  regular  organization, 
which  could  affiliate  with  other  Red  Cross  societies.  The  officers  elected 
in  September,  1898,  were:  Mrs.  Lester  S.  Wilson,  president;  Mrs.  T.  II. 
Brents,  first  vice-president;  Mrs.  D.  F.  Kyger,  second  vice-president;  Miss 
Grace  Isaacs,  recording  secretary;  Mrs.  E.  H.  Boyer,  corresponding  secre 
tary;  Mrs.  G.  W.  Whitehouse,  treasurer. 

The  especial  care  of  the  society  was  Company  I,  1st  Washington 
Volunteers.  About  100  men  from  Walla  Walla  were  in  this  company. 

April  29,  1898,  Company  I,  1st  Washington  Volunteers,  left  for  Camp 
Rogers.  Before  leaving,  they  were  presented  with  a  flag  by  the  citizens,  as 
was  the  4th  Cavalry  U.  S.  A.,  and  $100  by  the  mayor.  Mrs.  and  Miss 
Hart,  mother  and  sister  of  Lieutenant  Hart,  made  and  presented  a  com 
fort  bag  to  each  soldier. 

The  hospital  and  supply  committees  were  busy  preparing  hospital 
supplies  and  doing  everything  in  their  power  to  promote  the  well-being  of 
Company  I. 

Before  September  1,  1898,  $450  had  been  expended.  Luncheon  was 
provided  for  500  troops  as  they  passed  through  the  city  on  their  way  to 
San  Francisco. 


382  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

In  the  years  1898,  1S99,  $760  was  raised,  and  a  600-pound  Christmas 
box  was  sent  to  Manila  to  Company  I. 

The  members  of  the  Walla  Walla  Red  Cross  spared  no  pains  to  increase 
the  comfort  of  their  boys  in  the  Philippines. 

When  Company  T  returned,  the  Red  Cross  received  them  gladly  and 
entertained  them  royally. 

During  the  following  year  the  society,  besides  sending  money  to  Gal- 
veston  sufferers,  boxes  of  books  and  supplies  to  Manila,  and  papers  and 
delicacies  to  invalid  soldiers  at  Fort  Walla  Walla,  raised  $1,000,  by  enter 
tainments  and  donations,  for  a  fund  for  a  monument  to  the  memory  of  the 
members  of  Company  I,  1st  Washington  Volunteers,  who  lost  their  lives  in 
the  Philippines.  The  monument  fund  is  still  the  chief  work,  arid  the  hope 
is  to  be  able  to  unveil  the  monument  next  May  during  the  State  Red  Cross 
annual  meeting,  which  is  to  be  held  in  Walla  Walla. 

The  officers  for  the  year  1901-1'  are:  Mrs.  Lester  S.  Wilson,  president; 
Mrs.  T.  II.  Brents,  first  vice-president ;  Mrs.  D.  F.  Kyger,  second  vice- 
president  ;  Miss  Grace  G.  Isaacs,  corresponding  secretary ;  Mrs.  Irene  Good 
man,  recording  secretary;  Mrs.  G.  W.  Whitehouse,  treasurer. 

Receipts. 

May  6,  1898,  by  subscription  by  citizens  for  flags  for  Company  I  and 
4th  Cavalry,  F.  S.  A.,  arid  entertainment,  $700 ;  May  9,  by  cash  from 
Mayor  Betz,  $100;  July,  by  cash  from  Colonel  Parker,  $106;  hospital  fund, 
$50;  subscription  and  entertainment,  $350;  August,  cash  for  stamps  for 
soldiers,  $12;  Ladies'  Relief  Corps  for  soldiers'  families,  $90;  total,  $1,408. 

Disbursements. 

May,  1898,  to  flags  for  Company  I  and  4th  Cavalry,  U.  S.  A.,  and 
entertainment  Company  I  before  departure,  $600 ;  to  Company  I  at  rime 
of  departure,  $100 ;  to  Company  I  by  Mayor  Betz,  $100 ;  July,  to  Company 
I  by  Colonel  Parker,  $106 ;  August,  to  Company  I  for  stamps,  $12  ;  relief 
to  soldiers7  families,  $90:  September,  Hospital  Fund  of  1st  Washington 
Volunteer  Infantry,  $50;  total,  $1,058;  balance,  $350. 


SPOKANE. 

A  call  was  issued  through  the  Spokane  newspapers  for  all  interested 
in  Red  Cross  work  to  meet  at  the  Westminster  Congregational  Church  on 
July  11,  1898.  This  meeting  wras  well  attended,  and  a  membership  of 
173  was  enrolled,  as  a  result,  on  July  13,  when  the  Red  Cross  Society  v/as 
regularly  organized. 

The  officers  who  served  for  the  first  three  months  were :  Mrs.  V.  Iv. 
Hay  ward,  president ;  Mrs.  George  Turner,  first  vice-president ;  Mrs.  J.  H. 
Spear,  second  vice-president ;  Mrs.  Chas.  O'Xeil,  corresponding  secretary ; 
Mrs.  J.  A.  Schiller,  recording  secretary;  and  Mrs.  J.  A.  Drain,  treasurer. 

The  work  of  the  society  was  largely  along  the  lines  of  raising  funds  for 
supplies  and  to  aid  the  families  of  the  two  companies  of  volunteers, — Com- 


J/rs.    V.  K.  Haywardt 

President  of  Spokane   Red   Cross  Society, 


384  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

paiiy  O  and  Company  L, — both  of  which  went  to  Manila.  Supplies  of 
underclothing,  socks,  towels,  soap,  combs,  sleeping-caps,  fever  bands,  and 
other  necessary  articles,  have  been  sent  from  time  to  time. 

The  total  receipts  for  the  first  three  months  were  $381.10.  Two 
hundred  sixteen  dollars  and  sixty-three  cents  was  used  in  purchasing  flan 
nelette  and  cotton  cloth,  which  were  made  into  garments  for  the  Washington 
boys  who  were  in  the  Philippines. 

On  October  11,  1808,  the  annual  election  was  held,  and  the  following 
officers  were  elected,  according  to  the  printed  state  report:  President,  Mrs. 
V.  K.  Hayward;  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  George  Turner;  second  vice- 
president,  Mrs.  J.  H.  Spear;  third  vice-president,  Mrs.  Francis  F.  Emery; 
recording  secretary,  Mrs.  L.  Birdseye ;  corresponding  secretary,  Mrs.  Arthur 
Shaw;  and  treasurer,  Mrs.  N.  W.  Durham. 

Executive  Committee. — Mesdames  W.  S.  Bickham,  W.  S.  <^iark,  M. 
M.  Cowley,  A.  W.  Borland,  J.  A.  Drain,  F.  F.  Emery,  E.  Elmendorf,  M. 
E.  Kelly,  W.  A.  Lewis,  W.  Nettleton,  E.  D.  Sanders,  J.  A.  Schiller,  J.  A. 
Shaw,  J.  H.  Spear,  W.  Toklas,  J.  O.  Van  Ness,  arid  Miss  Geraldine 
Thompson. 

From  October  11,  1898,  to  November  20,  1898,  $46,759.47  was  raised. 
The  work  of  that  year  was  ministering  to  Companies  A  and  L,  from 
Spokane,  in  the  Philippines,  caring  for  and  assisting  all  families  of  sol 
diers  that  needed  our  aid.  Five  hundred  pounds  of  jellies  and  preserves 
were  shipped  on  the  transports  that  Companies  A  and  L  sailed  on.  Christ 
mas  packages  wrere  sent  to  every  man  in  these  companies.  Two  large  boxes 
of  nightshirts,  pajamas,  abdominal  bandages,  underclothes,  soap,  and  tooth 
brushes  were  sent  to  the  Philippines,  and  at  the  same  time  $500  in  American 
money  was  sent  to  be  used  for  ice  and  fruit  for  the  sick  in  Companies  A 
and  L. 

When  the  South  Dakota  men  passed  through  Spokane,  400  men  were 
served  with  breakfast  at  the  depot.  Breakfast  wras  served  at  the  exposi 
tion  tent  to  1,032  Minnesota  men. 

The  following  day  supper  was  served  at  the  depot  to  750  men  from 
North  Dakota. 

The  society  paid  for  the  transportation  of  every  man  in  Companies  A 
and  L  from  San  Francisco  to  Spokane.  A  breakfast  fitting  the  occasion 
was  served  at  the  Elks'  Hall  to  these  men  the  morning  they  arrived,  and 
the  citizens  helped  to  make  the  home-coming  of  these  boys  one  long  to  be 
remembered.  It  was  the  sad  duty  of  this  society  to  care  for  three  men 
through  their  sickness  and  to  follow  them  to  the  grave.  Many  others  were 
placed  in  the  hospitals  and  cared  for  until  able  to  find  employment. 


November  20,  1899,  at  the  annual  meeting,  the  officers  elected  were: 
President,  Mrs.  F.  F.  Emery;  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  J.  A.  Schiller; 
second  vice-president,  Mrs.  A.  J.  Shaw;  recording  secretary,  Miss  Kachel 
Thomas ;  corresponding  secretary,  Mrs.  J.  W.  Wheatley ;  treasurer,  Mrs. 
N.  W.  Durham. 


Mrs.   Francis  F.   Emery, 

President  of  Spokane  Red  Cross  in  1899  and  1900  and  Corresponding  Secretary  of  State 
Red  Cross,  Washington,  1901. 


386  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

Executive  Committee. — Mrs.  E.  A.  Jobes,  Miss  V.  Fellows,  Mrs.  J.  R. 
Stone,  Mrs.  Wm.  Nettleton,  Mrs.  S.  L.  Green,  Mrs.  Louise  B.  Stratton,  Mrs. 
L.  J.  Birdseye,  Mrs.  J.  W.  Chapman,  Miss  Sue  Bell,  Mrs.  A.  P.  Foster, 
Mrs.  Chas.  Stewart,  Mrs.  M.  M.  Cowley. 

From  November  20,  1S99,  to  November  20,  1900,  $1,158.42  was  raised. 
The  work  was  chiefly  caring  for  sick  soldiers,  helping  the  families,  burying 
the  dead,  providing  transportation  for  men  to  their  homes.  In  this  latter 
work  we  have  sent  men  to  New  York,  Chicago,  Minnesota,  Idaho,  Montana, 
and  different  parts  of  Washington. 


Thomas. 
Recording  Secretary. 

When  the  call  came  for  aid  for  the  Galveston  sufferers,  we  sent  imme 
diately  $100  from  our  funds,  and  raised  by  subscription  $573.73,  making 
a  total  of  $673.73  sent  to  Clara  Barton  from  Spokane  Red  Cross. 

November,  1900,  at  the  annual  election,  the  following  officers  were 
elected:  President,  Mrs.  F.  F.  Emery;  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  L.  B. 
Stratton ;  second  vice-president,  Mrs.  J.  R.  Stone ;  recording  secretary,  Miss 
Rachel  Thomas ;  corresponding  secretary,  Mrs.  J.  W.  Wheatley ;  treasurer, 
Mrs.  N.  W.  Durham. 

Executive  Committee. — Miss.  V.  Fellows,  Mrs.  Wm.  Nettleton,  Mrs. 
S.  K.  Green,  Mrs.  J.  A.  Schiller,  Mrs.  J.  M.  Davis,  Mrs.  A.  P.  Foster, 
Mrs.  M.  M.  Cowley,  Mrs.  Chas.  Stewart,  Mrs.  P.  T.  Becher,  Mrs.  C.  C. 
Bateman,  Mrs.  A.  Blake. 

From  November,  1900,  to  October,  1901,  $282.63  was  expended  for 
transportation,  lodging,  meals,  flowers  for  the  graves,  and  general  relief  work. 


Spolcdne  Report.  387 

Every  Memorial  day  a  committee  decorates  the  graves  of  all  soldiers 
who  served  in  the  Spanish-American  War,  and  who  are  buried  in  Spokane. 
We  feel  that  this  auxiliary  has  been  successful;  that  we  have  helped  many 
a  man  who  was  unfortunate  after  serving  his  country,  but  we  do  feel  that 
the  laws  are  lax  and  too  much  red  tape  is  necessary  to  give  these  men  their 
just  dues.  One  man  who  served  in  the  Philippines  with  a  Spokane  com 
pany,  and  was  shot  in  the  right  shoulder,  losing  the  use  of  his  right  arm, 
was  asked,  upon  his  arrival,  what  his  opinion  was  in  regard  to  holding  the 
Philippines.  His  answer  was  worthy  to  be  remembered  in  history :  "I  have 
lost  one  arm,  and,  if  needs  be,  I  will  lose  the  other,  for  the  United  States 
to  hold  these  islands." 


Mr*.    X.    W.  Durham, 
Treasurer  Spokane  Red  Cross  Society. 

The  generous  impulses  of  the  people  of  Spokane  were  noticed  when  the 
call  for  funds  was  made  at  various  times.  This  was  particularly  appreci 
ated,  as  it  relieved  us  from  the  necessity  of  raising  money  by  entertainments 
and  similar  methods. 

The  physicians  of  Spokane,  with  one  exception,  have  placed  their  serv 
ices  at  our  disposal  at  all  times,  free  of  charge. 

Mrs.  Joseph  Wilson,  one  of  ouv  most  earnest  workers,  and  at  one  time 
vice-president,  has  been  removed  from  us  by  death 

We  hope  that  our  work  may  increase  in  usefulness  with  each  year  of 
its  growth.  Miss  RACHEL  THOMAS, 

Recording  Secretary. 


388  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 


LA  CONNER, 

Officers :  Miss  M.  Andrews,  president ;  Mrs.  C.  T.  Calkins,  secretary , 
and  Mrs.  J.  E.  Childberg,  treasurer. 

To  Miss  Birdie  Beals  belongs  I  lie  credit  of  organizing  the  La  Conner 
auxiliary,  and  also  the  Bellingham  Bay  auxiliary  at  !N"e\v  Whatcom.  The 
La  Conner  auxiliary  was  most  active  to  respond  to  the  call  of  the  State  Red 
Cross.  They  sent  two  large  boxes  of  fruits  and  jellies  to  the  hospital  of 
the  1st  Regiment  Washington  Volunteers,  made  caps  and  bandages,  and 
contributed  $2.50  towards  the  identification  badges  for  the  1st  Regiment 
Washington  Volunteers. 


BELLINGHAM  BAY* 

The  Bellingham  Bay  Red  Cross  was  organized  by  Miss  Birdie  Beals, 
president  of  the  La  Conner  auxiliary.  They  have  adopted  a  constitution 
and  by-laws,  selected  officers,  and  are  ready  to  do  active  work. 

The  officers  are:  Mrs.  John  C.  Evans,  president;  Mrs.  E.  S.  McCord, 
vice-president ;  Mrs.  II.  E.  Iladley,  second  vice-president ;  Mrs.  S.  J.  Craft, 
recording  secretary;  Mrs.  T.  J.  Kershaw,  corresponding  secretary;  Mrs. 
E.  W.  Purdy,  treasurer. 

STANDING   COMMITTEES. 

Audi  tiny.— 3.   B.  Dawson,  .Airs.  A.  R.  Campbell,  Mrs.  W.  E.  Calvert. 

Ways  and  Means.— Mrs.  W.  H.  Axtell,  Mrs.  E.  LI.  Bacon,  Mrs.  C.  A. 
Darling,'  Mrs.  II.  E.  Iladley,  Mrs.  T.  R.  Kershaw,  Mrs.  E.  S.  McCord,  Miss 
Roberts. 

Hoiise,  Press,  and  Printing. — Mrs.  Kate  Fuller,  Miss  Benson,  Dr.  H. 
E.  Henderson,  Mrs.  D.  D.  Egan. 

Sewing. — Mrs.  A.  Mansfield,  Mrs.  E.  W.  Purdy,  Mrs.  John  C.  Evans, 
Mrs.  H.  Hofercamp,  Mrs.  John  Templin,  Mrs.  Geo.  E.  Gage,  Mrs.  Jukes. 

Relief.— Mrs.  E.  Fischer,  Miss  Tatlock,  Dr.  D.  E.  Biggs,  Mrs.  H.  L. 
Dickinson,  Mrs.  II.  Abbott,  Mrs.  B.  W.  Benson,  L.  D.  P.  Collins,  Mrs.  S.  J. 
Craft,  Mrs.  P.  Baum,  Mrs.  Chas.  Magee,  Dr.  Axtell. 

Soliciting.— Mrs.  S.  B.  Irish,  Mrs.  A.  R.  Campbell,  Mrs.  C.  W.  Dorr, 
Mrs.  Glomann. 


REPORT  FROM  THE  EMERGENCY  CORPS. 

The  report  from  the  Emergency  Corps  throughout  the  state  is  very 
incomplete,  as  many  corps  who  have  done  good  work  have  sent  directly  to 
the  company  of  soldiers  recruited  in  that  particular  town,  and  not  reported 
to  the  Red  Cross  at  all. 

The  reports,  as  far  as  received,  are  enclosed. 


Vdncouver  <tnd  Dayton  Reports.  •>)'s<>1 

VANCOUVER  EMERGENCY  CORPS. 

The  Vancouver  Emergency  Corps  was  organized  in  May,  1898,  and 
adopted  the  by-laws  of  the  Oregon  Emergency  Corps.  The  officers  are: 
Mrs.  E.  S.  B.  Lownsberry,  president,  and  Miss  Xellie  Clancy,  secretary. 

We  have  a  care  for  the  comfort  and  welfare  of  Washington  volunteers, 
and  particularly  for  Company  G. 

A  summary  in  brief  of  the  work  done  by  the  Vancouver  Emergency 
Corps  is  herein  stated. 

Besides  a  musical  and  literary  entertainment  we  have  given,  we  have 
been  benefited  in  a  pecuniary  way  by  an  entertainment  given  by  the  boys 
of  Battery  A,  of  Oregon.  Our  membership  has  increased  to  eighty-three. 
The  initiation  fee  is  ten  cents,  and  numbers  have  donated  materially. 

Our  present  finances  amount  to  $1.20,  owing  to  our  large  Christmas 
donation  to  Company  G  and  a  loan  of  $20  to  a  14th  Infantry  soldier's  wife. 
Our  citizens  are  also  interested  in  Company  G,  and  have  donated  to  that 
company's  pleasure  by  sending  fruit. 

TREASURER'S    REPORT. 
Receipts,   $400. 

Disbursements. 

To  Company  G,  Washington  Volunteers,  for  underclothing,  $50 ; 
Christmas  gifts  for  Company  G,  $75  ;  fever  bands  for  Company  G,  $53  ; 
Hospital  Fund,  $25;  soldiers'  families,  $40;  soldier's  wife,  loan.  $20; 
lunches,  fruit,  etc.,  $135;  total,  $398.80. 

We  also  donated  50  lunches,  400  lunches  for  3d  Battalion,  50  pounds 
butter  for  Company  G,  22  lunches  for  Company  G,  430  lunches  for  3d  Bat 
talion,  90  cakes  and  25  baskets  peaches  to  Battery  A. 


EMERGENCY  CORPS  OF  DAYTON. 

This  corps  was  organized  on  June  11,  1898.  Its  officers  are:  Mrs. 
Dorr,  president;  Mrs.  Carr,  vice-president;  Mrs.  Thomson,  treasurer;  Mrs. 
R.  E.  Eckler,  secretary. 

Company  F,  being  composed  entirely  of  men  from  Dayton,  has  been 
our  special  care.  Every  member  of  the  corps  proposes  to  keep  at  work  so 
long  as  one  of  this  company  remains  in  the  service. 

Upon  an  appeal  from  the  State  Red  Cross,  we  have  sent  to  Seattle, 
charges  prepaid,  two  boxes  containing  useful  articles,  such  as  Christmas 
presents  for  each  man  in  the  company. 

Since  the  first  meeting  the  following  changes  have  been  made:  Mrs. 
Florence  Burns,  president ;  Mrs.  Carr,  vice-president ;  Mrs.  Thomson,  treas 
urer;  Mrs.  E.  C.  Eckler,  secretary. 

Receipts. 

!N"ot  reported. 


390  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

Disbursements. 

To  July  6,  cash  for  Company  F,  $100 ;  to  September  1,  cash  for  Com 
pany  F,  $124.75 ;  to  October  1,  cash  for  Company  F,  $50.75 ;  total  disburse 
ments,  $375.50. 

Supplies  to  July  3,  dried  fruits,  300  pounds;  November  1,  Christmas 
box. 

EMERGENCY  CORPS  OF  OLYMPIAD 

This  corps  was  organized  July  11,  1898,  and  disbanded  July  11,  1899. 
Mrs.  N.  H.  Owings,  president ;  Mrs.  Louise  L.  Koufman,  secretary. 

There  was  much  enthusiasm  during  the  time  the  corps  worked,  but 
when  peace  was  declared,  the  interest  seemed  to  center  in  the  effort  to  endow 
the  U.  S.  S.  Olympic,  named  for  the  town,  with  a  suitable  memorial,  and 
the  remaining  funds  at  the  time  of  the  disbanding  of  the  corps  were  given 
to  the  Memorial  Fund. 

Eeceipts,  $40;  expenditures,  $36.15;  given  to  Memorial  Fund,  $3.15. 

They  made:  Hospital  shirts,  12;  bandages,  24;  pajamas,  12;  pillow 
slips,  12 ;  sheets,  12  ;  handkerchiefs,  12. 


ELLENSBURG  EMERGENCY  CORPS. 

Company  H,  1st  Washington  Volunteer  Infantry,  was  recruited  in 
Ellensburg,  and  the  interest  centers  in  doing  for  this  company.  A  letter 
asking  what  was  their  share  of  the  expense  in  furnishing  the  regiment  with 
identification  badges  shows  there  is  no  disposition  to  shirk  responsibility. 

The  following  report  was  sent  by  Mrs.  F.  W.  McCully,  corresponding 
secretary : — • 

To  Company  H:  Comfort  bags,  112;  bandages,  115. 

YAKIMA. 

In  Yakima  the  president  of  the  Emergency  Corps  writes  of  their  having 
given  a  banquet  and  dinner  to  the  volunteers  before  their  leaving,  and  since 
their  departure  have  forwarded  500  bandages,  350  pillow-slips,  300  comfort 
bags,  50  towels,  besides  soap  and  stationery. 


BUCODA. 

Bucoda,  though  having  no  special  organization,  has  sent  to  the  Cali 
fornia  Ked  Cross  $62,  to  be  used  for  Company  M,  if  in  need. 


BLAINE. 

The  Deborah  Rebecca  Lodge  of  Elaine  sent  a  contribution  of  $20. 


Port  Townscnd,  Centralia,  and  Port  Angeles  Reports.  391 

PORT  TOWNSEND. 

Chimacum  Tribe  of  I.  O.  K.  1L,  Port  Townsend,  sent  a  contribution 
of  $15. 


CENTRALIA. 

Centralia  sent  a  contribution  of  $15. 


PORT  ANGELES. 

A  literary  society  of  Port  Angeles  sent  a  contribution  of  $17.05  and  a 
box  of  24  housewives. 


ITS     GOOD   WORK  DONE. 

DISSOLUTION  OF  THE  EMERGENCY  CORPS  OF  THE  STATE  OF  WASHINGTON. 

The  Emergency  Corps  of  the  State  of  Washington,  having  accom 
plished,  as  far  as  lay  within  its  power,  the  work  for  which  it  organized, 
has,  through  its  officers  and  executive  board,  and  with  the  consent  of  its 
members,  as  represented  at  the  meeting  of  October  11,  1898,  decided  to 
disband. 

At  the  time  of  its  organization  the  corps  pledged  its  undivided  effort  to 
the  service  of  the  volunteers  of  the  state  of  Washington  during  the  war  be 
tween  the  United  States  and  Spain.  That  emergency  having  happily  ended 
in  victory  and  peace,  the  society  feels  that  its  special  work  is  over.  To 
those  of  its  members  who  can  still  devote  time  and  strength  to  patriotic  and 
humane  effort,  the  president  and  the  executive  board  cordially  suggest  that 
they  enroll  themselves  as  members  of  the  Tacoma  Red  Cross  Society,  organ 
ized  for  permanent  effort  in  the  broad  field  of  the  nation's  and  the  world's 
need,  and  when  the  aid  and  support  that  they  can  give  will  result  in  practical 
benefit  to  any  cause  to  which  it  is  applied. 

In  closing  the  work  of  this  organization,  the  officers  and  executive  board 
wish  to  make  a  public  report  of  what  has  been  accomplished  during  the 
four  months  of  its  existence.  In  absolute  harmony  the  society  has  worked 
together,  members  and  officers  alike.  The  following  record,  taken  from  the 
secretary's  last  report,  speaks  for  itself  in  proof  of  the  patriotic  energy  which 
has  inspired  its  labors.  Since  June  1  the  Emergency  Corps  of  the  State 
of  Washington  has  distributed  for  the  use  of  state  volunteers:  Flannel 
abdominal  bandages,  476;  towels,  174;  suits  of  pajamas,  60;  nightshirts, 
40;  suits  balbriggan  underwear,  18;  hospital  pants  and  shirts,  41;  hospital 
pillow-cases,  12 ;  linen  handkerchiefs,  72. 

Coffee  for  344  men,  with  rations  of  meat,  sandwiches,  cake,  onions,  and 
fruit  for  263  men;  17  large  packages  of  books  and  complete  files  of  news- 


392  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

papers,  giving  progress  of  the  war,  sent  to  Manila;  4  large  boxes  of  books 
sent  to  troops  in  California ;  4  large  packages  of  books  sent  to  troops  quar 
tered  in  the  Exposition  Building.  In  addition,  aid  has  been  extended  to 
families  of  volunteers  where  investigation  has  proved  it  necessary.  The 
tirst  efforts  of  the  society  were  devoted  to  the  welfare  of  Company  C,  re 
cruited  entirely  in  Tacoma,  and  now  under  orders  to  the  Philippines.  They 
carry  with  them,  when  they  leave  our  shores,  a  full  outfit  for  officers  and 
men,  provided  by  the  corps,  of  flannel  fever  belts,  strongly  made  of  the 
best  materials,  as  well  as  hospital  necessities  and  reading  matter. 

In  addition  to  those  supplies,  three  large  boxes  have  been  consigned 
to  Sergeant  Major  Dawson,  of  the  1st  Washington  Volunteers,  to  be  used 
for  the  benefit  of  other  companies  of  state  troops  soon  to  sail  for  Manila. 

In  closing  the  work  of  the  organization,  the  officers  and  executive  board 
desire  to  express  their  appreciation  of  the  aid  and  sympathy  extended  them 
by  the  public,  and  especially  by  the  merchants  of  Tacoma,  whose  donations 
of  money  and  material  assisted  so  largely  in  what  has  been  accomplished. 
To  the  Tacoma  Chamber  of  Commerce  they  are  greatly  indebted  for  the 
use  of  a  room  for  headquarters  and  for  work  and  storage  rooms.  To  the 
Xorthern  Pacific  Express  Company  and  to  the  Northern  Pacific  Steamship 
Company  they  owe  man}'  thanks  for  aid  and  courtesy.  It  is  impossible 
in  this  short  summary  to  enumerate  every  instance  of  cordial  sympathy 
raid  support  which  has  cheered  and  aided  the  Emergency  Corps  in  its  labors ; 
from  all  sides  encouragement  came  and  substantial  help. 

In  dissolving  the  bond  between  officers  and  members,  now  remains  in 
each  heart  a  cordial  memory  of  mutual  interest  and  sympathy,  respect  and 
confidence. 

To  the  press  of  Tacoma  the  Emergency  Corps  acknowledges  its  many 
obligations.  To  the  press  and  citizens  of  the  state  at  large  it  is  also  indebted 
for  much  of  its  power  of  usefulness,  and  would  express  an  earnest  appreci 
ation  and  gratitude.  By  the  vote  of  the  officers  and  members  present  at 
the  last  meeting  of  the  corps,  October  11,  the  balance  remaining  in  the 
treasurer's  hands,  about  $20,  was  directed  to  be  sent  to  Mrs.  M.  D.  Owens, 
of  Olympia,  as  a  contribution  to  the  fund  started  in  Olympia  to  purchase 
a  suitable  memorial  for  presentation  by  the  state  to  the  United  States  battle 
ship  Olywpia,  whose  glorious  record  has  added  world-wide  renown  to  the 
name  she  bears. 

The  membership  of  the  Emergency  Corps  of  the  State  of  Washington 
heartily  indorse  the  effort  now  being  made  throughout  the  state  to  raise  a 
sum  that  shall  secure  a  noble  trophy  for  this  noble  ship,  the  namesake  of  our 
capital,  and  which  shall  express  to  Admiral  Dewey  the  pride  and  admiration 
with  which  the  citizens  of  Washington  regard  him.  With  this  last  action 
the  Emergency  Corps  of  the  State  of  Washington  closes  its  career. 

To  the  481  members,  the  officers  and  executive  board  bid  farewell  and 
Godspeed. 

By  order  of  the  Executive  Board. 

Tacoma,   Washington,   October   11,   1898. 


Dissolution  of  Washington  Emergency  Coryx.  393 

During  the  Spanish-American  War  there  were  lied  Cross  Societies  in 
Waitsburg,  Dayton,  La  Conner,  and  YVhatcom.  They  did  good  work,  and 
were  of  great  assistance  to  the  soldiers  who  had  gone  from  their  towns. 
After  the  stress  of  doing  for  the  volunteers  was  over,  they  ceased  active 
work.  Some  of  them  still  hold  their  organizations,  and  are  ready  for  work, 
if  occasion  arises. 

The  officers  of  the  Waitsburg  Red  Cross  were:  Mrs.  A.  S.  Dickinson, 
president ;  Miss  Jennie  Roberts,  first  vice-president ;  Mrs.  J.  B.  Caldwell, 
second  vice-president;  Mrs.  B.  II.  Brink,  recording  secretary;  Miss  Laura 
Chew,  corresponding  secretary;  Mrs.  Martin  Weller,  treasurer. 

The  Dayton  Red  Cross  officers  were:  Mrs.  T.  S.  Leonard,  president; 
Mrs.  Steen,  recording  secretary ;  Mrs.  K.  C.  Eckler,  corresponding  secretary ; 
Mrs.  Esther  Guernsy,  treasurer. 

The  Whatcom  officers  were:  Mrs.  J.  J.  Weisenberger,  president;  Mrs. 
C.  A.  Darling,  first  vice-president ;  Mrs.  II.  E.  Hadly,  second  vice-president; 
Mrs.  S.  J.  Craft,  recording  secretary ;  Mrs.  T.  R.  Kershaw,  corresponding 
secretary ;  Mrs.  Clias.  Magee,  treasurer. 

The  North  Yakima  Red  Cross  was  called  into  being  by  the  desire  to 
help  the  members  of  Company  E,  Itt  Washington  Volunteers,  who  had 
gone  from  their  town. 

The  following  officers  represent  activities  of  the  society:  Mrs.  H.  M. 
Bartlett,  president;  Mrs.  P.  J.  Flint,  vice-president;  Mrs.  W.  L.  Wright, 
recording  secretary;  Mrs.  J.  W.  Young,  corresponding  secretary;  Mrs.  M. 
R.  Blanker,  treasurer. 

On  June  4,  1808,  an  Emergency  Corps  was  organized;  in  a  short  time 
we  became  a  regular  Red  Cross  Society,  and  in  October,  1898,  became  a 
member  of  the  State  Red  Cross  Society,  which  had  just  been  organized. 

The  first  call  was  for  abdominal  bandages.  The  ladies  responded 
heartily,  and  flocked  to  the  rooms,  where  we  sewed  as  if  the  lives  of  the  dear 
boys  of  Company  E  depended  upon  our  efforts.  Soon  266  bandages,  332 
towels,  and  50  comfort  bags  were  sent. 

On  December  2  a  military  bazaar  was  held,  at  which  over  $100  was 
netted.  This  sum  and  much  more  was  sent  to  Company  E  for  medicine  and 
comforts  for  the  sick. 

The  members  of  the  North  Yakima  Red  Cross  always  heartily  re 
sponded  when  any  of  the  volunteers  needed  help.  We  gave  $150  to  the 
general  committee  to  help  entertain  Company  E  when  they  came  home. 
We  fed  the  South  Dakota  troops  as  they  passed  through  our  towrn  on  their 
return  home.  The  boys  of  Company  E  who  have  needed  friends  have 
always  found  them  in  the  North  Yakima  Red  Cross.  The  sick  have  been 
ministered  unto;  flowers  have  been  tenderly  placed  on  the  caskets  of  those 
who  gave  their  young  lives  for  their  country. 

Now  we  are  erecting  a  memorial  fountain  for  the  fallen  of  Company 
E,  1st  Washington  Volunteers.  This  will  cost  about  $1,500,  and  will  be. 


394  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

an  honor  to  those  to  whom  it  is  dedicated,   as  well  as  to  the  love  which 
prompted  its  erection. 

We  had  the  honor  of  having  the  second  president  of  the  State  lied 
Cross  Society  chosen  from  among  our  faithful  workers,  Mrs.  Mary  R. 
Blanker,  who  has  always  been  one  of  our  most  devoted  helpers. 

The  fourth  annual  convention  of  the  State  Red  Cross  Society  was  held 
in  our  city  in  May,  1901.  Workers  from  different  parts  of  the  state  came 
to  this  convention,  where  the  interests  of  the  Red  Cross  were  discussed  and 
plans  for  the  future  were  made.  Though  we  have  not  been  able  to  do  all 
that  we  have  desired,  we  feel  that  we  have  done  something  toward  the  ful 
filling  of  the  motto,  "Humanity  and  neutrality." 

MRS.  H.  M.  BARTLETT, 

President. 

MRS.  W.  L.  WRIGHT, 
Recording  Secretary. 

GREETING. 

To  All  Red  Cross  Auxiliaries  of  Washington  State — 

Greeting:  Red  Cross  associations  came  into  existence  as  a  result  of  the 
Geneva  Conference  of  1863.  Sixteen  nations  participated  in  this  confer 
ence.  Under  the  rules  adopted  by  this  and  subsequent  conferences,  National 
Red  Cross  Associations  were  formed  in  each  country  which  was  a  party  to 
the  conference.  Since  then  forty-two  nations  have  signed  this  international 
treaty.  The  National  Red  Cross  Association  of  each  of  such  countries  is 
the  only  body  officially  recognized  by  the  various  governments  parties  to 
the  treaty. 

The  central  organization  of  the  Red  Cross  in  the  United  States  is  the 
American  National  Red  Cross,  with  headquarters  located  at  Washington, 
D.  C.  There  is  also  in  this  state  a  state  association,  which  is  subject  to  the 
rules  of  the  National  Red  Cross,  and  as  many  auxiliaries  as  may  be  formed, 
each  of  which  owes  allegiance  to  the  state  organization  and,  through  it,  to 
the  national.  We  desire  to  have  the  state  association  a  delegate  body,  rep 
resenting  auxiliaries  formed  in  the  various  counties,  cities,  and  towns  in 
the  state,  the  details  of  which  will  appear  from  the  enclosures  herein  referred 
to.  The  object  of  this  is  to  secure  uniformity  in  our  efforts  and  the  intelli 
gent  direction  and  active  cooperation  in  our  Red  Cross  work. 

The  United  States  Army  regulations  are  rigid,  and  must  be  complied 
with  to  enable  us  to  reach  those  we  desire  to  aid.  The  American  National 
Red  Cross  understands  these  regulations,  is  recognized  by  the  government 
as  a  valuable  auxiliary  in  emergency  work,  and  its  representatives  are 
accorded  every  facility  possible  in  carrying  this  on. 

We  recommend  the  organization  of  an  active  Red  Cross  auxiliary  in 
every  community  that  can  secure  a  good  list  of  workers. 


Greeting.  395 

It  is  the  desire  of  this  association,  for  reasons  stated  above,  that  every 
local  auxiliary  Red  Cross  in  the  state  should  become  a  member  of  the  state 
association. 

We  enclose  a  copy  of  the  constitution  of  the  state  association,  which  will 
show  the  steps  necessary  to  obtain  such  membership,  and  will  indicate  as 
well  the  general  nature  of  the  organization  of  the  State  Red  Cross  and  its 
relations  to  the  National  Red  Cross  and  to  the  various  auxiliaries  within 
the  state. 

It  will  be  seen  therefrom  that  the  general  direction  of  the  affairs  of 
the  state  association  is  in  the  hands  of  an  executive  committee,  composed  of 
state  officers,  vice-presidents  who  are  presidents  of  local  auxiliaries,  stand 
ing  committees  composed  of  the  chairmen  of  the  same  committees  in  local 
auxiliaries,  and  advisory  council  selected  by  local  auxiliaries. 

In  order  to  keep  the  State  Red  Cross  and  the  local  auxiliaries  more 
closely  in  touch,  the  corresponding  secretary  of  the  executive  committee  will 
send  to  each  of  the  auxiliaries  which  may  become  members  of  the  State  Red 
Cross  copies  or  extracts  from  the  minutes  after  each  meeting  of  the  execu 
tive  committee,  showing  all  important  action  taken.  These  should  be  read 
at  next  meeting  of  the  local  auxiliary.  Each  local  auxiliary  should  report 
by  first  of  each  month,  through  its  officers  and  chairmen  of  committees,  its 
work  for  the  month,  and  by  May  1  of  each  year  the  full  work  of  the  year. 

An  official  pin  or  badge  has  been  adopted,  which  will  be  furnished, 
upon  requisition  made  to  the  chairman  of  the  badge  committee,  at  the  rate 
of  forty  dollars  per  hundred.  They  are  not  expensive,  and  they  help  greatly 
in  canvassing.  Stationery  with  suitable  design,  and  giving  names  of  state 
officers  and  standing  committees,  can  be  furnished  by  printing  and  stationery 
committee. 

The  urgency  of  the  need  for  wrork  of  this  character  in  the  present  emer 
gency  is  too  obvious  to  require  any  special  attention  being  called  to  it.  We 
desire  merely  to  indicate  to  all  whom  this  letter  may  reach  the  steps  to  be 
taken  in  order  to  put  the  work  011  a  systematic  and  satisfactory  basis  and 
extend  its  scope  as  far  as  possible. 

Any  further  information  that  may  be  desired  will  be  furnished  on  appli 
cation  to  the  corresponding  secretary  or  president. 

MRS.   L.  B.   STRATTOX, 
President    Washington  State  Red  Cross. 
1412  Post  Street,  Spokane,  Wash. 

MRS.  F.  F.  EMERY, 
Corresponding  Secretary. 
2121  Fourth  Avenue,  Spokane,  Wash. 


396  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

FORM    OF    ORGANIZING    LOCAL    AI-XI.LIARIKS. 

THE  RED  CROSS  AUXILIARY  OF    

KNOW  ALL  MEX  BY  THESE  PRESENTS:— 

That  we,  the  undersigned,  residents  of ,  in  the  state  of 

Washington,  have  this   ....   day  of ,   10.  .,  associated  ourselves 

together  for  the  purpose  of  forming  a  Red  Cross  auxiliary,  and  we  hereby 
certify : — 

FIRST. 

That  the  name  of  the  organization  shall  be  the  Red  Cross  auxiliary 
of 

SECOND. 

That  the  purposes  for  which  it  is  formed  are  to  afford  relief  to  those 
suffering  through  war,  flood,  fire,  famine,  or  any  other  calamity ;  such  relief 
tc  be  afforded  first  in  such  manner  as  may  be  desirable  or  necessary  locally, 
and  afterward,  as  far  as  practicable,  through  the  medium  of  the  Washington 
State  Red  Cross  Association,  acting  as  an  auxiliary  to  the  American  National 
Red  Cross. 

THIRD. 

That  the  place  where  the  principal  business  of  the  auxiliary  is  to  be 
transacted  is ,  Washington. 

FOURTH. 

That  the  members  of  such  auxiliary  shall  consist  of  the  persons  signing 
these  Articles  of  Association,  and  of  such  others  as  may  be  hereafter  admitted 
to  membership,  pursuant  to  the  constitution  or  by-laws  of  the  auxiliary  here 
after  to  be  adopted. 

FIFTH. 

That  the  officers  of  said  auxiliary  and  their  respective  duties  shall  be 
governed  by  the  constitution  or  by-laws  to  be  hereafter  adopted. 

SIXTH. 

That  the  first  meeting  of  this  auxiliary  shall  take  place  at , 

on  the  ....  day  of ,  19 .  .,  and  the  majority  of  the  members 

of  the  auxiliary  present  at  such  meeting,  or  any  adjournment  thereof,  shall 
have  power  to  adopt  a  constitution  or  by-laws  of  this  auxiliary. 

Ix  WITNESS  WHEREOF  we  have  hereunto  set  our  names : — 


Constitution  as  Amended.  397 


CONSTITUTION 

OF  THE 

WASHINGTON  STATE  RED  CROSS. 

PREAMBLE. 

WHEREAS,  011  the  22d  day  of  August,  1864,  at  Geneva,  Switzerland,  an 
international  treaty  of  the  Red  Cross  was  agreed  upon  and  subsequently 
adopted  by  forty-two  nations,  the  United  States  of  America  included,  and 
on  the  20th  day  of  October,  18(58,  supplementary  articles,  known  as  th( 
Additional  Articles,  concerning  the  navy,  were  proposed,  which  have  recently 
been  adopted  by  the  governments  of  the  United  States  and  Spain  as  a  modus 
vivendi  during  the  present  hostilities;  and, 

WHEREAS,  The  object  of  the  Treaty  of  Geneva  and  of  the  Additional 
Articles  is  to  secure  the  mitigation  of  the  evils  inseparable  from  war,  of 
suppressing  needless  severities,  and  of  ameliorating  the  condition  of  soldiers 
and  sailors  injured  and  wounded  in  battle;  and, 

WHEREAS,  In  accordance  with  the  resolutions  of  the  International  Con 
ference  at  Geneva,  there  has  been  incorporated  in  this  country,  with  head 
quarters  at  Washington,  one  national  organization  of  the  Red  Cross,  recog- 
ized  by  the  government  of  the  United  States,  by  all  the  governments  adopt 
ing  the  Treaty  of  Geneva,  and  by  the  international  committee,  as  the 
national  organization,  in  which  shall  be  directed  all  Red  Cross  work  in  the 
United  States;  now, 

Therefore,  In  order  to  assist  in  carrying  out  the  humane  objects  of  the 
Red  Cross  Treaty  of  Geneva,  an  auxiliary  society  of  the  Red  Cross  is  hereby 
organized,  with  a  constitution  as  follows  :— 

ARTICLE    I. 

NAME    AND    LOCATION. 

This  Association  shall  be  known  as  the  Washington  State  Red  Cross. 
Its  principal  place  of  business  and  headquarters  shall  be  located  in  the 
town  where  president  resides,  and  it  shall  be  auxiliary  to  the  American 
National  Red  Cross,  and  subject  to  the  rules  and  regulations  thereof.  The 
State  Red  Cross  adopts  the  insignia  of  the  Xational  Red  Cross,  and  will 
discountenance  any  unauthorized  use  of  the  same. 

ARTICLE    II. 

OBJECTS    AND    DUTIES. 

It  shall  be  the  object  and  duty  of  this  Association,  either  by  itself  or 
in  conjunction  with  other  associations  of  a  similar  character,  or  as  an  auxil 
iary  of  the  American  National  Red  Cross,  or  otherwise,  or  under  general 
directions  of  the  United  States  Government,  or  otherwise,  as  shall  be  deter- 

NOTE. — The  publication  of  an  amended  State  Constitution  and   By-Laws  adopted  in  1901 
becomes  necessary  to  properly  record  the  history  of  the  society. 

Mrs.  J.  G.  LEM.MOX, 

Chairman  Publishing  Committee. 


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Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 


mined  by  the  Executive  Committee  hereinafter  provided  for,  to  collect  and 
accumulate  money  and  materials,  and  devote  the  same  to  provide  agents, 
nurses  and  assistants,  drugs,  medicines,  hospital  appliances  and  appurte 
nances  of  any  kind  whatsoever,  for  service  and  use  in  times  of  war  and  in 
cases  of  other  calamities,  such  as  famine,  pestilence,  flood,  fire,  and  other 
disasters,  so  great  as  to  be  considered  national  or  beyond  the  power  of  a 
single  locality  to  relieve,  and  to  render  at  such  times  any  and  all  other  serv 
ices  of  a  medical  or  sanitary  character  which  the  circumstances  may  require 
or  render  necessary.  That,  in  case  of  actual  war  with  the  United  States  as 
participant,  the  work  of  the  Red  Cross  may  include  emergency  work  for  the 
soldiers  and  sailors  of  the  United  States  Army  and  Navy  and  their  families. 

ARTICLE    III. 

MEMBERSHIP. 

Any  local  Red  Cross  may  become  auxiliary  to  the  State  Red  Cross  upon 
the  annual  payment  of  ten  cents  per  capita,  in  advance,  by  May  1  of  each 
year,  and  the  filing  of  a  copy  of  its  Constitution  and  By-Laws  with  the  Cor 
responding  Secretaries  of  the  State  and  National  Red  Cross,  providing  there 
is  nothing  to  conflict  with  their  w^ork  and  purpose. 

Any  person  may  become  an  honorary  member  for  one  year  upon  the 
payment  of  $10,  and  an  honorary  life  member  upon  the  payment  of  $1,000. 

ARTICLE    IV. 

OFFICERS     AND     GOVERNMENT. 

SECTION  1.  The  officers  shall  be:  President,  Recording  Secretary, 
Assistant  Recording  Secretary,  Corresponding  Secretary,  Assistant  Cor 
responding  Secretary,  Treasurer,  and  Assistant  Treasurer.  These  officers 
shall  be  elected  by  ballot  by  a  majority  of  those  present  at  the  annual 
meeting. 

SEC.  2.  The  First  Vice-President  shall  be  the  President  of  the  Auxil 
iary  having  largest  membership  other  than  the  one  from  which  the  President 
is  chosen. 

The  Presidents  of  other  local  Auxiliaries  shall  be  Vice-Presidents  of 
the  State  Red  Cross,  ranking  in  the  order  of  their  membership. 

SEC.  3.  Standing  Committees  shall  be:  Auditing,  Ways  and  Means, 
Soliciting,  Shipping  and  Transportation,  Supply,  Hospital  and  Relief, 
Hospitality,  Badge,  Press,  Pension,  Printing  and  Stationery,  and  House 
Committees.  These  committees  shall  consist  of  at  least  three  members  each, 
and  shall  be  composed  of  the  chairmen  of  the  same  committees  in  the  local 
Auxiliaries.  The  Executive  Committee  may  add  additional  committees, 
who  may  hold  until  the  next  annual  meeting. 

SEC.  4.  The  officers,  Vice-Presidents,  and  Standing  Committee,  with 
the  Advisory  Board,  shall  form  an  Executive  Committee. 

SEC.    5.     All  officers   and  committees   shall  hold   office   until  the  next 


Constitution,  as  Amended.  399 

annual  meeting,  and  thereafter  for  one  year,  and  until  iheir  successors  are 
elected. 

SEC.  6.  The  Executive  Committee  shall  meet  monthly,  or  at  the  call 
of  the  President,  in  case  of  any  emergency  considered  national.  They  may 
adjourn  to  a  certain  day  before  the  next  monthly  meeting. 

SEC.  7.  Standing  Committees  shall  be  nominated  by  the  President, 
Vice-Presidents,  Recording  Secretary,  Corresponding  Secretary,  and  Treas 
urer,  and  confirmed  by  the  Executive  Committee,  and  shall  hold  office  until 
their  successors  are  elected  and  qualified.  Chairmen  of  the  local  committees 
should  be  the  members  of  the  Standing  Committees  of  State  Red  Cross. 

SEC.  8.  An  Advisory  Board  of  at  least  one  member  from  each  Auxil 
iary,  and  one  for  every  additional  twenty-five  members  or  major  fraction 
thereof,  shall  be  nominated  by  the  Vice-President  of  each  local  society  and 
confirmed  by  the  annual  meeting  (if  in  recess,  by  Executive  Committee), 
who  shall  advise  and  assist  the  Executive  Committee  and  have  a  voice  in  its 
deliberations  and  a  right  to  vote. 

SEC.  9.  The  President  shall  preside  over  the  meetings  of  the  Execu 
tive  Committee,  as  well  as  those  of  the  State  Red  Cross,  and  all  of  the  officers 
hereinbefore  mentioned  shall  perform  such  duties  and  exercise  such  functions 
as  ordinarily  pertain  to  their  respective  offices.  The  Treasurer,  however, 
shall  disburse  no  funds  of  the  State  Red  Cross  without  a  vote  of  the  Execu 
tive  Committee  or  annual  meeting,  and  upon  an  order  signed  by  the  President 
and  Recording  Secretary. 

ARTICLE    V. 

MEETINGS   AXD   ELECTIONS. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  State  Red  Cross  for  the  election  of  officers 
and  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  properly  co'nie  before  it, 
shall  be  held  on  the  fourth  Tuesday  in  May,  at  such  place  and  particular 
hour  and  subject  to  such  notice  as  the  Executive  Committee  shall  designate ; 
and  at  such  meeting,  and  before  the  election  of  officers,  annual  typewritten 
reports  from  the  President,  Recording  Secretary,  Corresponding  Secretary, 
and  Treasurer  shall  be  presented  and  considered,  and  eight  copies  of  these 
typewritten  reports  shall  be  filed  with  the  Recording  Secretary  or  President 
of  the  State  Red  Cross. 

ARTICLE    VI. 

SECTION  1.  The  annual  meeting  shall  consist  of  the  state  officers, 
Advisory  Board,  members  of  Standing  Committees,  President,  Recording 
Secretary,  Corresponding  Secretary,  and  Treasurer  of  local  Red  Cross 
Auxiliaries,  and  one  delegate  for  every  twenty-five  members  who  have  paid 
the  annual  dues  established  by  the  local  Auxiliary,  and  have  paid  ten  cents 
per  capita  into  the  state  treasury  before  May  1. 

SEC.  2.  All  funds  of  the  State  Red  Cross  must  be  deposited  in  a 
uational  bank,  and  drawn  by  check,  upon  a  vote  of  the  Executive  Committee 


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or  annual  meeting  and  an  order  signed  by  the  state  President  and  Recording 
Secretary. 

ARTICLE    VII. 

QUORUM. 

Fifteen  members  shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  busi 
ness  at  any  annual  or  special  meeting  of  the  State  Red  Cross ;  five  members 
shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  business  at  any  meeting  of 
the  Executive  Committee. 

ARTICLE    VIII. 

AMEXDMEX  TS. 

This  Constitution  may  be  amended  at-  any  annual  meeting  of  the  State 
Red  Cross  by  the  two-thirds  vote  of  all  members  present  thereat,  and  notice 
in  writing,  specifying  sucli  proposed  amendment  in  detail,  previously  given 
at  any  session  of  the  annual  meeting. 

ARTICLE    IX. 

PROCEDURE. 

Unless  otherwise  ordered  by  the  Executive  Committee,  "Roberts'  Rules 
of  Order"  shall  govern  in  all  cases  not  hereinbefore  provided  for. 


B  Y  -  L  A  W  S. 
ARTICLE    1. 

The  State  Red  Cross  shall  meet  annually  on  the  fourth  Tuesday  of 
j\Iay,  at  such  hour  and  place  as  may  be  decided  by  the  Executive  Committee. 

The  Executive  Committee  shall  meet  on  the  second  Wednesday  of  each 
month,  and  may  adjourn  from  day  to  day  until  its  monthly  meeting,  or  be 
called  together  by  the  President  upon  any  emergency  deemed  national. 

ARTICLE    II. 

DUTIES    OF    OFFICERS. 

SECTION  1.  The  President  shall  preside  at  all  meetings  of  the  Society 
and  Executive  Committee;  with  advice  of  Vice-Presidents,  Recording  Sec 
retary,  Assistant  Recording  Secretary,  Corresponding  Secretary,  Assistant 
Corresponding  Secretary,  Treasurer,  and  Assistant  Treasurer,  nominate  all 
standing  committees  (who  should  be-  the  chairman  of  the  same  committee  in 
the  local  Red  Cross),  subject  to  confirmation  by  the  Executive  Committee,  and 
with  the  Recording  Secretary  sign  all  orders  of  the  Executive  Committee 
on  the  Treasurer,  and  exercise  general  supervision  over  the  work  of  the 
State  Red  Cross. 


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SEC.  L>.  The  Vice-Presidents,  in  order  of  precedence,  shall  act  in  the 
absence  of  the  President,  or  upon  re-quest. 

SEC.  3.  The  Recording  Secretary  shall  keep  a  record  of  all  meetings 
of  the  Society  and  Executive  Committee,  and  report  the  same;  keep  an 
accurate  roll  of  membership;  sign  with  the  President  all  orders  of  the  Exec 
utive  Committee  on  the  Treasurer. 

SEC.  4.  The  Corresponding  Secretary  shall  take  charge  of  all  corre 
spondence  of  the  State  lied  Cross,  and  report  the  same  monthly  to  the  Exec 
utive  Committee  of  State  Red  Cross;  notify  all  officers  and  committees,  in 
writing,  of  their  election  or  appointment,  and  notify,  in  writing,  ex-officers 
and  cominitteemen  of  their  successors;  notify  in  writing  local  Auxiliaries 
of  all  acts  of  the  Executive  Committee  deemed  necessary  for  such  Auxiliaries 
to  know,  and  call  for  monthly  reports  from  local  Auxiliaries. 

SEC.  5.  The  Treasurer  shall  collect  and  take  all  moneys  paid  into  the 
State  Red  Cross,  receipt  for  the  same,  keep  a  record  of  all  receipts  and  ex 
penditures,  pay  all  orders  of  the  State  Red  Cross,  signed  by  the  President 
and  Recording  Secretary,  which  have  been  voted  by  the  Executive  Com 
mittee  or  annual  meeting.  The  Treasurer  shall  hold  books  open  at  all  times 
for  examination  by  the  Auditing  Committee,  present  to  the  Executive  Com 
mittee  at  least  a  monthly  written  report,  and  send  to  the  Treasurer  of  the 
National  Red  Cross  a  copy  of  the  same  yearly.  Each  officer  shall  report 
in  three  typewritten  reports  monthly,  and  in  eight  typewritten  reports  at 
the  annual  meetings. 

The  Assistant  Secretaries  and  Treasurer  shall  assist  their  respective 
officers  and  perform  such  part  of  the  duties  as  is  assigned  to  them. 

ARTICLE    III. 

The  Standing  Committees  shall  be:  Auditing,  Ways  and  Means,  Solicit 
ing,  Shipping  and  Transportation,  Supply,  Hospital  and  Relief,  Hospitality, 
Badge,  Pension,  Press,  Printing  and  Stationery,  and  House. 

ARTICLE    IV. 

DUTIES   OF    COMMITTEES. 

1.  The  Auditing  Committee  shall  audit  all  bills  and  accounts  before 
the  Executive  Committee  orders  payment  of  same,  have  access  at  all  times 
to  the  treasurer's  books  and  accounts,  and  make  at  least  a  monthly  exami 
nation  and  give  a  written  monthly  report  to  "he  Executive  Committee,  and 
also  a  full  report  for  the  year  at  the  annual  meeting. 

2.  Ways  and  Means  Committee  is  to  study  ways  and  means  of  securing 
money  and  supplies,  plan  entertainments,  suggest  ways  and  means  to  the 
local  auxiliary,  and  arrange  for  the  fulfilment  of  the  same  with  the  coopera 
tion  of  the  other  committees.     When  an  appeal  is  issued  for  funds,  the  Ways 
and  Means  Committee  should  immediately  decide  how  this  fund  is  to  be 
raised   and  report  to  local  and   State  Red   Cross,   giving  instructions,   and 
call  on  other  committees  to  help  carry  out  their  plans. 

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402  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

3.  Soliciting  Committee  will  have  charge  of  all  soliciting,  whether  for 
money,  food,  books,  for  the  treasury,  or  for  any  entertainment,  should  dis 
trict  each  town  and  appoint  a  sub-committee  to  have  charge  of  this  district, 
turning  all  money  over  to  the  treasurer  and  all  other  supplies  over  to  the 
Supply  Committee. 

4.  Hospital  Committee  will  have  charge  of  all  Red  Cross  work  for  the 
sick,  wounded,  or  invalid  soldiers,  sailors,  and  their  families ;  also  to  receive 
and  bury  the  dead  who  come  within  their  care,  secure  a  burial  lot  in  the 
cemetery,  and  care  for  the  same. 

5.  Hospitality   Committee  will  care  for  all  well   soldiers   and   sailors 
who  need  assistance  of  the  Red  Cross,  entertain  those  who  need  our  hospi 
tality,  aid  those  to  secure  work  or  position  who  can  work  and  need  assistance 
to  secure  the  same,  call  in  the  aid  of  other  committees  when  necessary,  as 
Press,   Transportation,   Soliciting,   etc. ;   also  take  charge  of  any  entertain 
ments  of  free  hospitality,  as  well  as  those  planned  to  raise  funds  for  the 
treasury. 

6.  Supply  Committee  should  receive  all  supplies  of  all  nature,  except 
money,   as   food,   books,   clothing,   ^tc.,   and   take   charge  of   the   same,   dis 
tributing  them  as  directed  by  the  Red  Cross;  if  to  be  shipped,  calling  on 
the  Shipping  and  Transportation  Committee  to  furnish  the  transportation. 

7.  Shipping  and  Transportation  Committee  will  secure  the  best  rates 
of  transportation  for  monthly  and  annual  meetings  of  the  Red  Cross  and 
for  officers  and  members  of  the  Executive  Committee,  secure  best  rates  for 
freight  when  necessary  to  ship  the  Red  Cross  supplies,  attend  to  their  ship 
ment,  and  hold  all  receipts  for  the  same;  communicate-  the  rates  directly  to 
the  Red  Cross,  either  by  correspondence  or  through  the  Press  Committee. 

8.  Badge   Committee  will   have   charge   of   the   state  badge,    also   any 
special  badges,  receive  and  sell  the  same,  take  charge  of  all  moneys  received 
from  the  same,  report  monthly,  and  turn  in  all  surplus  funds  to  the  Treas 
urer  by  May  1st  of  each  year. 

9.  Press  Committee  should  see  that  all  notices  of  local  and  state  meet 
ings  are  given  full  and  timely  publication  through  the  press;  that  all  meet 
ings   are  fully  reported  to  the  press ;   that  such  reports   are  sent  of  state 
meetings  to  the  local  auxiliaries,  and  of  local  meetings  to  the  state  chairman, 
in  time  for  monthly  state  executive  meetings ;  should  secure  able  assistance 
of  the  press  and  acknowledge  the  courtesies  of  the  same;  should  keep  the 
public  informed  of  the  work  of  the  Red  Cross,  appeal  to  them  for  assistance, 
acknowledge  the  same,  and  ask  the  aid  of  the  press  at  any  and  all  times  for 
the  furtherance  of  the  work  of  the  Red  Cross. 

10.  Pension  Committee  will  have  charge  of  all  pension  matters  where 
soldiers  or  sailors  need  assistance  to  secure  the  same ;  secure  necessary  influ 
ence  to  accomplish  this  for  needy  and  deserving  soldiers  and  sailors ;  also 
have  the  matters  of  discharges,  when  for  any  reason  it  is  best  to  secure  these 
out  of  the  ordinary ;  any  legislation  for  the  good  of  the  needy  and  suffering 
soldiers  and  sailors  or  for  the  good  of  the  Red  Cross. 


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11.  Printing  and  Stationery  Committee  will  have  charge  of  all  print 
ing  for  local  and  State  lied  Cross  of  Constitution  and  By-Laws,  stationery, 
or  special  printing  of  programs  or  circulars,  or  appeals,  etc.,  everything  that 
is  done  by  job  work;  report  monthly,  but  hold  the  funds  received  for  sale 
of  stationery  and  Constitutions  and  By-Laws  until  May  1st,  when  same  must 
be  turned  into  local  or  state  treasury. 

12.  House   Committee   will   have   charge   of   providing   either   perma 
nent  or  temporary  headquarters  or  depot  for  supplies  and  keeping  the  same 
open  and  in  safe  custody ;  to  receivo  all  visitors,  register  all  applications  for 
assistance,  calling  for  aid   on  Hospital,   Hospitality,   Supply,   or   Shipping 
Committees;  provide  a  home  for  the  Red  Cross  and  its  work,  whether  per 
manent  or  temporary. 

13.  The   chairman   of   each   state   committee   will   write,    immediately 
upon  election,  to  each  member  of  her  committee,  notify  her  of  her  duties, 
and  call  for  monthly  written   reports  of  the  work  of  her  committee  in  her 
Ked  Cross  Auxiliary,  which  each  member  as  chairman  of  the  local  committee 
will  be  careful  to  send  by  the  first  of  each  month.,  so  that  the  work  of  the 
whole  state  can  be  reported  at  each  monthly  Executive  Committee  meeting 
of  the  State  Red  Cross. 

14.  If  not   able  to  attend  the  monthly   Executive   Committee  meeting 
of  the  State  Red  Cross,  the  chairman  should  send  a  typewritten  report  to 
the   Corresponding   Secretary,   who  will  see   that  these   are  read   and   acted 
upon  by  the  State  Executive  Committee  at  each  monthly  meeting. 

15.  The  yearly  report  of  each  member  of  the  State  Standing  Committee 
must  be  forwarded  to  the  chairman  of  her  committee  not  later  than  May  1st. 

ARTICLE    V. 

Order  of  business  shall  be :  Call  to  order,  reading  minutes,  report  of 
Executive  Committee  meetings,  report  of  Corresponding  Secretary  and 
Treasurer,  reports  of  special  committees,  reports  of  Standing  Committees, 
unfinished  business,  new  business,  good  of  the  Red  Cross,  adjournment. 

ARTICLE    VI. 

These  By-Laws  may  be  amended  at  any  annual  meeting  of  the  State 
Red  Cross,  by  a  majority  of  the  members  present,  written  notice  of  said 
amendment  having  been  given  at  a  previous  session. 


Mr.s.   Hcdley  Frnich   L<'»i»io», 

First  President  State  Red  Cross  Society, 

Carson,  Nevada. 


Mr*.  S.   P.   Davis, 

President  State  Red  Cross  Society, 

Carson,  Nevada. 


NEVADA   STATE  RED  CROSS. 

WHAT  does  environment  mean  to  the  child?  What  part  does  heredity 
play  in  his  future?  Nevada,  born  in  battle,  has  passed  down  the 
legacy  to  her  sons  and  daughters.  The}7  have  inherited  the  spirit  of 
loyalty.  They  have  been  reared  by  lathers  and  mot  hers  who  battled  with 
the  hardships  of  pioneer  life,  and  who  poured  more  money  into  the  coffers  of 
the  Civil  War  than  the  people  of  any  other  state  in  the  Union.  Again  these 
same  mothers  and  fathers  are  called  upon  to  contribute  to  war— the  awful 
sound — but  what  this  time? — Not  themselves,  not  their  dollars,  but  that  which 
is  dearer  to  them  than  all  else,  their  boys.  Brave  boys  they  were,  every  one 
of  them,  ready  to  give  their  lives  the  minute  the  cry  of  battle  was  sounded. 
This  was  evidenced  by  Nevada  furnishing  more  than  twice  her  quota  of  men 
The  daughters,  with  that  same  inherent  bravery.,  were  equally  anxious  to 
serve  their  country  and  to  aid  their  chivalrous  brothers.  It  was  this  spirit 
that  prompted  the  organization  of  the  Nevada  State  Red  Cross  Association. 

In  June,  1898,  the  first  Red  Cross  Society  of  Nevada  was  organized 
in  Carson.  Mrs.  H.  A.  Lemmon  interested  herself  in  the  matter,  and,  by 
communicating  with  Miss  Clara  Barton,  at  Washington,  and  with  officers 
of  the  California  State  Association,  familiarized  herself  with  the  work  re 
quired.  A  public  meeting  was  called  and  a  large  society  quickly  organized, 
with  Mrs.  Lemmon  as  president.  Societies  were  soon  organized  in  WacU- 
worth,  Reno,  Virginia,  Flko,  Austin,  and  Winnenmcca,  in  the  order  named. 

On  July  5,  1898,  delegates  from  the  various  societies  met  in  Reno 
and  perfected  a  state  organization,  with  the  following  temporary  officers : 
President,  Mrs.  H.  A.  Lemmon,  Carson ;  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  T.  Year- 
gin,  Wadsworth;  second  vice-president,  Mrs.  H.  B.  Smith,  Virginia;  secre 
tary,  Miss  Stella  Webster,  Reno ;  treasurer,  Mrs.  J.  F.  Stewart,  Reno. 

The  following  ladies  were  appointed  a  committee  on  constitution : 
AFrs.  F.  Oldham,  Virginia;  Mrs.  II.  A.  Lemmon,  Carson;  Mrs.  II.  E.  Web 
ster,  Reno;  and  Miss  Lilly  Esden,  Wadsworth. 

In  October  the  first  regular  convention  was  held  in  Reno,  and  the 
above-named  officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year.  The  constitution  sub 
mitted  was  adopted,  after  various  amendments,  and  the  association  placed 
in  running  order.  The  financial  outlook  was  good.  It  was  reported  by 
the  local  societies  that  about  $2,600  had  been  raised  in  the  four  months  of 
\vork.  Flko  County  raised  more  money  than  any  other  county  in  the  state, 
and  expended  most  of  it  directly  from  the  local  society  in  supplying  cloth 
ing  and  necessaries  for  the  volunteers.  Money  was  sent  to  Reno  from  a  num 
ber  of  remote  districts  by  individuals  and  societies  anxious  to  lend  assistance. 
Churchill  Count  sent  $93.  Mrs.  Smith,  of  Buffalo  Meadows,  sent  $20. 


406 


Pacific   Coast  Red  Cross  Society. 


The  Sunday-school  of  Aniadec,  a  small  town  of  northern  California,  con 
tributed  $5.15.  A  number  of  children  of  Reno  gave  a  barn  entertainment, 
to  which  the  neighborhood  was  invited.  A  small  admission  was  charged, 
and  $2.30  passed  over  to  the  Red  Cross.  These  things  show  the  spirit  of 
patriotism  which  pervaded  the  state,  even  to  the  children. 

The  societies  of  the  towns  along  the  line  of  the  Southern  Pacific  Rail 
road  soon  found  plenty  of  work  for  their  willing  hands.  Reno,  Wadsworth, 
Winnemucca,  and  "Klko  vied  with  each  other  in  supplying  lunches  and  com- 


Mr*.  S.  E.  Mclntii-i; 

Second  Vice-President  State  Ked  Cross  Society, 
Austin,  Nevada. 


Mrs.   J.    Jr.   Stewart, 

Treasurer  State  Ked  Cross  Society, 

Keno,  Nevada. 


forts  for  the  many  volunteers  being  sent  East,  and  later  as  they  came  west 
ward.  Sick  and  destitute  soldiers  were  nursed  and  sent  on  their  way  grate 
ful  to  the  women  of  the  Red  Cross. 

Hundreds  of  boys  were  given  a  few  minutes  of  pleasure  and  satisfac 
tion,  at  least,  in  the  way  of  sandwiches,  cake,  and  coffee.  The  poor  fellows 
had  not  yet  been  long  in  the  service,  but  sufficiently  long  to  appreciate  a 
sandwich  or  piece  of  cake  "like  mother  made." 

In  Reno  a  storeroom  near  the  station  was  given  by  one  of  the  business 
men,  and  for  days  the  ladies  gathered  from  the  four  corners  of  the  town 
edibles,  which  were  distributed  from  there  to  the  men.  Wadsworth  did 
nobly  in  this  line,  but,  not  being  as  large  as  Reno,  could  not  handle  as  many. 
As  Wadsworth  is  only  thirty  miles  from  the  latter  place,  after  doing  what 
she  could,  word  would  be  wired,  "Three  or  four  train-loads,"  as  the  case 


Nevada  Report.  407 

might  be,  "'will  reach  Reno  at  such  a  time."  Those  on  picket  duty  sounded 
the  signal,  which  was  known  by  all  interested,  and  the  populace  lost  no  time. 
All  was  bustle,  carriages  flying  here  and  there  collecting  the  food.  Many 
boys  expressed  their  gratitude  with  tears  in  their  eyes.  One  young  man 
denoted  his  thankfulness  by  leaving  as  a  token  his  gold  ring,  taken  from 
his  finger,  with  the  request  that  it  be  given  to  the  president  of  the  Reno  Red 
Cross  Society.  Mrs.  Helen  Guthrie  Miller  was  the  honored  one  to  receive 
the  gift,  and  she  will  ever  prize  it,  handing  it  down  as  one  of  the  valued 
souvenirs  from  the  valiant  boys  of  the  Spanish- American  War.  Elko  and 
Winnemucca,  in  the  far  eastern  part  of  the  state,  did  a  large  work  in  this 
line  also. 

Austin,  which  is  far  inland,  could  only  assist  in  a  financial  way,  and 
she  responded  nobly,  claiming  the  banner  as  having  contributed  the  most 
money  of  any  society  in  the  state  to  the  state  association. 

Virginia  City  also  contributed  money,  made  bandages  and  other  nec 
essaries,  and  in  addition  established  a  free  bed  in  the  home  for  convalescent 
soldiers  in  San  Francisco. 

Carson  was  the  established  headquarters  of  the  state  volunteers.  In 
response  of  the  governor  for  uone  troop  cavalry,"  eighty-four  men  were  en 
listed  and  enrolled  on  May  14,  181)8.  This  troop  was  soon  sent  East,  but 
they  were  furnished  with  bandages,  medicines,  and  other  necessities  by  the 
local  Red  Cross.  Money  was  sent  them  in  Florida,  for  hospital  purposes, 
by  the  state  association. 

A  second  call  was  made  on  May  25,  1808,  and  a  similar  number  of 
men  were  sworn  into  service  of  the  United  States.  This  company  was 
camped  near  the  town  for  about  three  weeks.  A  Red  Cross  tent  was  placed 
within  their  grounds,  where  reading  matter  and  stationery  were  provided, 
and  a  committee  of  ladies  went  each  afternoon  to  render  any  assistance 
desired  to  the  newly-made  soldiers.  Buttons  were  sewed  on,  rents  mended, 
milk  and  other  delicacies  supplied  to  the  sick,  and  all  possible  done  for  their 
comfort. 

On  June  19  a  third  call  was  made,  requesting  Xevada  to  furnish  one 
battalion  of  infantry.  Four  hundred  and  fifteen  men  and  officers  were  soon 
enlisted,  and  the  battalion  Avas  encamped  in  Carson  for  three  months.  ~No 
fund  for  a  hospital  having  been  provided  by  the  government,  the  Red  Cross 
Society  furnished  a  tent  with  several  cots,  which  were  never  empty. 
Medicines,  bedding,  and  food  were  supplied,  and  the  daily  labor  and  care 
which  this  involved  were  nobly  given  by  the  indefatigable  workers  of  the 
Red  Cross,  and  many  sick  soldiers  had  reason  to  bless  them  for  easing  the 
hardships  of  camp  life. 

In  October,  1899,  the  state  convention  met  in  Carson,  and  elected  the 
following  officers :  President,  Mrs.  S.  P.  Davis ;  first  vice-president,  Mrs. 
Dr.  Cole,  Virginia;  second  vice-president,  Miss  Russell,  Elko;  secretary, 
Miss  Stella  Webster,  Reno;  treasurer,  Mrs.  F.  Stewart,  Reno;  members  of 
executive  board:  Mrs.  A.  M.  Cole,  Virginia;  Mrs.  H.  A.  Lemmon,  Carson. 


408 


Pacific   Coast  Red  Cross  Society. 


A  clause  was  added  to  the  constitution  providing  for  life  membership 
in  the  state  association,  as  it  is  hoped  that  it  will  be  a  permanent  organiza 
tion,  and  recognized  by  the  national  society.  At  this  meeting  letters  were 
read  from  officers  of  the  state  troops  expressing  gratitude.  One  stated  that 
the  Nevada  Red  Cross  was  considered  a  model  by  men  from  other  states. 

At  the  convention  of  October,  1000,  the  same  officers  were  reelected,  and 
are  still  serving,  with  the  exception  of  the  executive  board.  Mrs.  J.  P. 
Woodbury,  of  Empire,  and  Mrs.  Joe  Josephs,  of  Virginia,  are  now  members 
of  that  board. 


Mr*.  Jnc  Josephs, 

Executive  Board,  State  Red  Cross  Society, 
Virginia  City,  Nevada. 


A//-*.   ./.    P.    ]\To<M/bttry, 

Executive  Board,  State  Red  Cross  Society. 

Empire,    Nevada. 


Among  the  disbursements  reported  at  this  time  was  $50  reported  for 
warded  for  the  relief  of  sufferers  in  Scofield,  Utah.  A  letter  from  J.  H. 
Hammond,  secretary  of  state,  and  chairman  of  the  relief  committee,  was 
read,  expressing  thanks  for  the  contribution  and  sympathy  extended. 

Also  $50  was  sent  by  the  state  association  and  $25  by  the  Carson  soci 
ety  to  the  sufferers  from  the  Galveston  flood.  This  was  personally  acknowl 
edged  by  Miss  Clara  Barton,  with  expressions  of  gratitude. 

In  November,  1899,  Company  A,  Cavalry,  returned  from  Manila. 
The  governor  and  several  state  officers  went  to  San  Francisco  to  meet  them, 
also  Mrs.  S.  P.  Davis,  state  president  of  the  Red  Cross.  Congressman  New- 
lands  gave  them  and  many  guests  a  banquet  at  the  Palace  Hotel,  after  which 
they  were  furnished  horses  and  escorted  to  the  Presidio  by  a  regular  detailed 
troop,  and  shown  much  honor. 

The  return  of  the  Nevada  Cavalry  gave  the  local  society  of  Reno  the 
privilege  of  celebrating  that  event,  which  they  did  in  royal  style.  Money 


Nevada  Report. 


409 


was  contributed  from  nil  parts  of  the  state  and  friends  gathered  there  in 
multitudes  to  extend  the  hand  of  welcome  to  the  volunteers  of  Nevada,  who 
made  Xevadans  proud  of  their  record  in  the  Philippines,  and  by  this  public 
demonstration  showed  their  thankfulness  that  so  many  of  them  returned  to 
their  homes.  The  banquet  provided  by  the  Red  Cross  ladies  was  mo  it 
elaborate  and  bountiful,  the  decorations  beautiful,  and  the  five  hundred 
guests  pleasantly  entertained  by  speeches.  Dr.  Stubbs,  president  of  the 
state  university,  acted  as  toast-master,  and  greeted  the  boys  with  one  of  his 
characteristic  speeches. 

A  few  days  later  members  of  Troop  M  and  all  Nevada  volunteers  were 
invited  to  an  entertainment  and  banquet  by  the  Carson  society.  Governor 
Sadler,  as  toast-master,  extended  to  the  assembled  volunteers  and  guests 
very  cordial  welcome  in  his  most  genial  humor,  and  impromptu  speeches 
from  many  present  made  their  final  banquet  a  scene  long  to  be  remembered 
with  pleasure. 

Speeches  were  made  at  both  these  banquets  by  soldiers,  in  which  they 
expressed  their  warm  thanks  to  the  Nevada  Red  Cross,  and  stated  that  they 
felt  sure  they  owed  their  health  and  safe  return  to  the  comforts  which  the 
society  had  enabled  them  to  enjoy.  Miss  STELLA  N".  WEBSTET?, 

Secretary  Nevada  State  Red  Cross. 

MKS.   S.  P.  DAVIS, 

President. 


Mi**  Sfella  T.    }lrebxtei', 

Secretary  State  Red  Cross  Society, 

Reno.  Nevada. 


410  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

ELKO  COUNTY  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY, 

The  Elko  County  Red  Cross  Society  was  organized  June  0,  1898,  with 
the  following  officers,  elected  to  serve  one  year:  President,  Miss  L.  M. 
Russell;  vice-president,  Mrs.  C.  Hood;  corresponding  secretary,  Miss  H. 
Riddle;  recording  secretary,  Mrs.  A.  P.  Foster;  treasurer,  Mr.  E.  Reinhart. 

Membership,  121. 

The  following  standing  committees  were  formed  by  vote  of  society :  Ex 
ecutive  committee,  consisting  of  all  the  officers  of  the  society ;  sewing  com 
mittee,  refreshment  committee,  entertainment  committee. 

REPORT    OF    THE    CHAIRMAN    OF    THE    SEWING    COMMITTEE. 

Made  189  flannel  bandages,  65  comfort  bags,  01  sleeping-caps,  2  dozen 
towels.  Orders  for  more  sewing  countermanded. 

TREASURER'S  REPOKT  FROM  JUNE  0,  1898,  TO  APRIL  27,  1899. 

Receipts. 
Membership  fees  and  donations,  $152.88. 

Disbursements. 

Incidental  expenses,  $15.25 ;  contributions  to  state  association,  $38 ; 
affiliation  fee,  state  association,  $10 ;  contribution  to  National  Red  Cro3S 
Society,  $80;  total,  $143.25;  balance  on  hand,  $9.03. 

NOTE. — Elko,  Nevada,  was  foremost  in  the  state  to  identify  herself 
with  the  Red  Cross  movement,  and  previous  to  a  state  organization  it  en 
rolled  auxiliary  to  the  California  State  Association.  The  report  shows  :r 
as  having  done  a  great  work.  Its  activity  was  gracefully  recognized  by  Ne 
vada's  first  State  Red  Cross  president,  Mrs.  II.  A.  Lemmon,  of  Carson,  when 
the  1st  Nevada  Cavalry  at  the  Presidio  was  reported.  The  Nevada  state 
report  also  tells  of  its  noble  and  generous  responses  to  the  "long-distance" 
call.  In  September,  1899,  Elko  withdrew  properly  from  California  State 
Association  and  united  her  strength  to  her  own  state  association. 

Chairman   of  Publishing    Committee. 

SANITARY      COMMISSION. 

A  sanitary  commission  was  also  organized  auxiliary  to  the  Red  Cross 
Society,  with  the  same  officers.  The  duty  of  this  commission  was  to  supply, 
as  far  as  possible,  the  needs  of  the  volunteers  from  Elko  County,  thus  re 
lieving  any  Red  Cross  Society  of  expenditures,  which  might  be  otherwise 
used. 

TREASURER'S  REPORT  FROM  JUNE  0,   1898,  TO  APKIL  27,   1899. 

Receipts. 
By  citizens  of  Elko  County,  $404.50. 

D  i  sbur  sem  ents. 

Incidentals  (given  in  monthly  reports),  $42.32;  Lieutenant  Ilender 
son,  for  volunteers  of  Elko  County,  Troop  M,  2d  IT.  S.  V.  Cavalry,  Nevada 
Battalion,  $200 ;  Lieutenant  Rigsby,  for  volunteers  Elko  County  Battalion, 


Elko   Report  411 

Nevada  Cavalry,  $40 ;  Captain  Linscott,  for  volunteers  Elko  County,  Troop 
A,  $100;  total,  $:JS2.:}^  ;  balance  on  hand,  $82.18. 

Mits.  L.  M.  RUSSELL, 
President  Elko  County  Red  Cross. 

NOTK. — The  above  report  is  not  placed  in  the  California  State  Red  Cross,  although  Elko 
enrolled  with  California  July  5,  1898,  but  after  Nevada  formed  its  state  society,  Elko  withdrew 
from  California  state,  and.  with  the  same  officers,  properly  joined  her  own  state  association, 
September  <>,  1899.  Chairman  of  Publishing  Committee. 


IDAHO. 

ALAMO. 

Til  K  Alamo  Red  Cross  was  organ! zed  on  July  12,  1808,  with  twenty  mem 
bers.     The  officers  were:    Mrs.   K.   I).   Bnickenburg,  president;  Mrs. 
Helen  Edwards,  vice-president;  Mrs.  Bell  Bracken  burg,  second  vice- 
president  ;  Mrs.  Mary  Durfee,  secretary ;  Mrs.  Lucy  Eames,  treasurer.      ThLs 
modest  little  band  of  workers  state  that  their  work  has  been  so  little  in  the 
great  work  outside  that  it  seems  hardly  worth  mentioning.     It  reports : — 

"'Almo  is  a  small  place,  only  about  200  inhabitants,  including  men, 
women,  and  children,  but  we  sent  six  volunteers  from  here,  and  we  mothers 
wanted  to  do  something  for  the  brave  soldiers,  so  we  formed  the  Red  Cross 
Society,  and  became  auxiliary  to  California  State  Red  Cross.  We  have 
sent  to  it  $20  in  cash,  and  have  made  13  bandages,  6  caps,  and  sent  to 
General  Weaver,  in  San  Francisco,  $7.50,  to  buy  some  warm  underclothes 
for  the  volunteers. 

•kWe  furnished  to  one  of  the  volunteers'  family  $27,  and  to  another  $25. 
The  total  amount  of  money  raised  and  expended  is  $79.50. 

"Respectfully   submitted,          MRS.   MARY   DURFEE, 

"Secretary. 

"MRS.  E.  1).  BRACKENBURG, 
"President." 


POCATELLCX 

POCATELT.O,  Idaho,  Feb.  3,  1809. 

The  Pocatello  Red  Cross  was  organized  in  August,  1898,  with  twenty 
members,  most  of  them  being  working  people ;  therefore  our  results  are  small. 


Receipts. 

Membership  fees,  $26;  donations,  $26.95;  entertainments,  $224.65: 
dues,  $4.60;  freight  money  returned,  $22.30;  money  paid  back  by  C.  F. 
Rockwell,  $20;  total,  $324.50. 

Expenditures. 

Charter,  $10;  express  charges,  $8.00;  Red  Cross  stamp,  $1.75;  music 

and  hall,  $21  ;  Red  Cross  Christmas  box  to  Manila,  $35 ;  assistance  to  poor 

family  for  funeral.   $6.00;   supplies  for  field  hospital  at  Manila,  $79.78; 

<>heck  books,  drafts,  $1.35;  California  Red  Cross  State  Association,  $71.25; 

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413 

assistance  to  volunteer's  wife,  $5.00;  money  loaned  to  (.'.  F.  Rockwell,  $20; 
assistance  to  volunteer's  wife  in  Manila,  $$.75;  total,  $267.88;  Balance  in 
treasury,  $56.62. 

Members'  work:  Medicines  for  four  months  for  volunteer's  wife  in 
'Manila;  nine  days'  nursing  for  poor  family;  one-half  ton  coal,  two  quilts, 
one  new  blanket  for  poor  family;  thirty  visits  to  poor  families;  one  ton  coal, 
( 'liristmas  dinner  for  volunteer's  family  at  Manila;  assistance  to  colored  fam 
ily,  lunches  for  sixteen  discharged  volunteers,  box  of  reading  matter  for 
Manila,  $20  for  volunteers  at  Manila,  Christmas  box  by  every  member  of 
the  Red  Cross  for  Company  G,  Volunteers,  at  Manila. 

CALIFOKMA  RED  CROSS,  Miss  Katharine  B.  Elliot,  Secretary — Dear 
Madam:  This  may  not  appear  much  to  report,  but  we  have  never  received 
one  dollar  from  our  merchants.  They  say  our  boys  wanted  a  picnic,  and 
now  let  them  take  what  they  get.  They  are  quite  patriotic.  The  railroad 
officials  were  the  only  friends  we  bad.  All  of  our  volunteers  worked  for  tlif 
W.  R.  &  O.  S.  L.  Railroad.  Very  respectfully  yours, 

Miss  L.  CRTS  WELL, 

Treasurer. 


71//-.S-.  Jennie  M.  Starn,  Mrs.  J.  F.  Macy, 

Treasurer  and  Corresponding  Secretary.  Recording  Secretary 

Mr.s'.    Mnrif     Whitney  Hardi/, 
President. 


NEBRASKA  STATE  RED  CROSS  SOCIETY. 

REPORT    FOR    THE    YEAR    ENDING    JULY,    1899. 

A  BEATRICE  auxiliary  to  the  Red  Cross  Society  was  organized  July  12, 
1898,  in  the  auditorium.     Officers  were  elected,  as  follows:  President, 
Mrs.  Mary  Whitney  Hardy;  vice-presidents,  Mrs.  Hill,  Miss  Hamm, 
Dr.  Baird,  Mr.  Cogswell,  and  Rev.  Davis;  secretary,  Miss  Wosika;  treasurer, 
Mrs.  Wheelock  ;  recording  secretary,  Mrs.  J.  F.  Macy,  succeeding  Miss  Alma 
Hollingsworth ;   Mrs.   Jennie  M.    Sfarn  succeeding  as  treasurer  and  corre 
sponding  secretary. 

As  the  work  of  the  society  progressed,  a  corresponding  secretary  was 
required,  and  Mrs.  Jennie  Starn  was  elected  to  that  office.  An  aid  committee 
was  also  appointed  to  assist  in  carrying  on  the  work.  When  the  question 
of  uniting  with  the  Eastern  or  Western  Red  Cross  arose,  it  was  decided  that, 
as  more  Beatrice  soldier  boys  were  in  the  West,  we  could  do  more  for  them 
by  uniting  with  that  branch,  consequently  the  $10  auxiliary  fee  was  sent 
at  once,  making  ns  auxiliary  to  the  California  or  Western  Red  Cross  Society. 

We  have  been  very  fortunate  in  having  the  earnest  support  and  coop 
eration  of  nearly  the  entire  clergy  of  our  city,  which  is  composed  of  a  dozen 
or  more  fine,  bright  personalities,  one  of  whom,  Rev.  G.  W.  Crofts,  has  the 
beautiful  gift  of  poetry  making.  He  has  written  some  fine  lines  regarding 
Red  Cross  work. 

Our  little  city  has  always  been  noted  for  its  generous  and  responsive 
nature,  but  no  organization  has  ever  appealed  so  quickly  and  completely  to 
the  big,  warm,  general  heart  as  has  our  Red  Cross  Society.  Every  one, 
men  and  women,  laboring  men  as  well  as  professional,  has  been  and  still  is 
desirous  of  doing  something  for  the  noble  men  who  are  away  from  home 
and  friends,  at  call  of  fair  America.  Perhaps  our  general  interest  is  warmer 
and  deeper  because  of  our  special  interest  in  our  own  Company  C,  1st  Ne 
braska,  at  Manila,  as  fine  and  brave  fellows  as  went  out,  and  who  were 
unanimous  in  praise  of  the  San  Francisco  Red  Cross.  Every  Red  Cross 
worker  will  understand  just  how  strong  the  tie  that  draws  us  toward  those 
far-away  lands  is  when  I  tell  you  that  three  of  our  dear  boys  have  been 
tenderly  laid  to  rest  'neath  the  blue  and  gold  of  foreign  skies. 

In  various  ways  we  have  raised  a  little  less  than  $200  in  cash.  Of 
this  amount,  $81  was  sent  to  our  own  company  for  hospital  use  at  Manila. 
At  another  time  we  forwarded  to  them  a  little  more  than  $11,  a  fund  placed 
in  our  hands  by  other  parties  for  that  purpose. 

When  the  Nebraska  2d  was  mustered  out  and  returned  home,  several 
of  the  boys  were  very  ill,  and  without  friends  or  means,  and  had  to  be  cared 

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416  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

for  at  the  hospital  by  those  kindly  interested.  Our  society  contributed  $10 
to  their  benefit. 

Since  that  time  we  have  been  contributing  $5.00  per  month  to  the 
parent  society  at  San  Francisco,  to  help  meet  the  current  expenses  of  run 
ning  hospitals,  homes,  etc.  Five  dollars  were  also  contributed  to  a  Christinas 
fund. 

Mrs.  L.  C.  Parker,  formerly  a  resident  of  California,  and  chairman 
of  our  entertainment  committee,  has  done  very  excellent  work  in  money 
raising.  We  also  purchased  material  and.  made  up,  I  think,  13  pa  jama 
suits,  which  were  forwarded  to  San  Francisco,  to  be  used  as  thought  best 
by  the  parent  society.  We  have  also  gathered  and  forwarded  a  box  of 
literature,  comprising  standard  magazines  and  books. 

Soon  after  organizing  we  decided  to  send  out  each  month  to  our  boys 
at  Manila  a  bundle  of  letters,  written  by  different  members  of  the  society, 
taking  care  that  each  letter  had  bits  of  news  peculiarly  its  own.  This 
bundle  is  called  "The  Red  Cross  Budget,"  and  is  in  charge  of  an  editorial 
committee,  who  sees  that  the  letters  are  gathered  and  properly  mailed.  It 
has  afforded  the  society  a  deal  of  comfort  and  satisfaction,  and  we  trust  has 
brightened  some  otherwise  darker  hours  in  the  far-away  Manila  camp.. 

In  October  we  took  part  in  a  corn  and  flower  festival,  by  furnishing 
a  large  carriage  entirely  covered  with  white  chrysanthemums,  with  the  red 
cross  done  in  flowers  on  the  sides,  back,  and  also  on  the  white  blankets  worn 
by  the  horses.  In  the  carriage  were  two  young  ladies  wearing  the  cos 
tumes  and  insignia  of  Red  Cross  nurses.  Two  other  young  ladies  carried 
American  and  Cuban  flags.  The  affair  was  significant  and  instructive 
throughout,  and  gave  the  public  quite  a  practical  idea  of  the  Red  Cross 
order. 

We  became  auxiliary  to  the  California  Association,  in  order  that  we 
might  be  in  closer  touch  with  our  own  boys  at  Manila.  We  intend  to  con 
tinue  the  organization  and  work,  even  though  the  war  has  ceased. 

We  feel  that,  because  of  our  short  existence  and  work,  we  are  as  a 
people  broader  minded,  warmer  hearted,  and  possessing  more  of  the  spirit 
of  Him  "who  went  about  doing  good." — Xotes  by  the  President,  Mary  W. 
Hardy. 

The  first  united  effort  to  raise  money  occurred  in  August,  1898,  when 
a  lawn  social  was  held  at  the  home  of  Mrs.  L.  C.  Parker.  About  that  time 
a  game  of  baseball  was  played,  at  which  the  society  was  allowed  the  gate 
receipts  and  the  privilege  of  selling  lemonade.  An  entertainment  known 
as  the  Red  Riding  Hood  Cantata  was  given,  the  Red  Cross  receiving  twelve 
and  one-half  per  cent  of  the  proceeds.  It  was  decided  that  ten  per  cent  of 
all  money  received  should  be  considered  a  contingent  fund. 

In  July,  1898,  the  work  of  providing  articles  for  hospital  use  was  taken 
up.  Fifteen  pajamas  wrere  made  and  sent  to  the  San  Francisco  society. 
Pillow-cases  and  towels  were  also  collected,  also  material  for  hospital  shirts. 

In  September  $10  was  sent  to  Omaha,  to  be  used  in  furnishing  com- 


Nebraska  Report.  417 

forts  for  the  sick  soldiers  of  the  i'd    Nebraska   Regiment  returned  from  the 
South. 

At  l  he  Corn  Carnival,  held  Oetoher  14,  the  Hod  Cross  Society  was 
represented  by  a  float  carrying  Red  Cross  nurses. 

October  '2'2  a  concert  was  given  at  I  he  Paddock  opera  house. 

Jn  November  $5. 00  was  sent  to  the  California  society  to  assist  in  the 
general  work  of  the  order. 

On  March  S,  1SOO,  an  informal  reception  was  given  at  the  home  of 
Mrs.  Starn,  in  honor  of  Mrs.  Wlieelock,  \\'h<>  was  obliged  to  resign  her 
position  as  treasurer  of  the  society  on  account  of  her  removal  from  Beatrice. 
Mrs.  Starn  was  elected  to  fill  the  vacancy. 

On  March  _M  a  Manila  social  was  held  in  the  Unity  Church.  On  April 
'2^  $5.00  was  sent  to  the  Omaha  World-Herald  for  the  1st  Nebraska  Hospital 
Fund.  In  June  a  tent  for  Red  Cross  headquarters  was  obtained  and  kept 
open  during  the  Chautauqua  Assembly,  and  $5.00  was  sent  to  help  swell 
the  Herman,  Nebraska,  relief  fund.  In  July  six  chest  protectors  were  sent 
to  San  Francisco  for  members  of  Company  C,  1st  Nebraska.  During  the 
year  three  boxes  of  reading  matter  have  been  sent  to  the  members  of  the 
1st  Nebraska  boys  in  Manila;  two  budgets  of  letters  to  Company  C  were 
sent,  and  answers  received  from  a  number  of  the  boys.  Five  members  of 
Company  C  have  answered  the  roll  call  above,  and  at  each  memorial  service 
the  collection  has  been  placed  in  the  Red  ( 'ross  treasury,  to  be  used  for  the 
comfort  of  the  soldiers  at  the  front. 

The  work  of  the  year  closed  with  the  beginning  of  preparations  for  a 
reception  to  Company  C,  in  the  form  of  an  open  house  at  Armory  Hall,  for 
one  week  after  their  return  home.  In  all  the  work  of  the  year  the  citizens, 
and  particularly  the  business  men,  have  been  prompt  in  rendering  assistance 
whenever  called  upon  by  members  of  the  society.  The  daily  papers  have 
willingly  advertised  free  of  charge  for  the  Red  Cross. 

MlSS    W()SIKA, 

Secretary. 

The  second  year's  work  began  with  the  following  officers:  President, 
Mrs.  Alary  A.  Hardy;  vice-presidents,  Mrs.  Hill,  Dr.  Baird,  and  Rev.  Davis; 
recording  secretary,  Alma  Hollingsworth ;  corresponding  secretary,  Mrs. 
Starn;  treasurer,  Mrs.  Macy;  press  reporter.  Miss  Hamm. 

The  first  work  taken  up  was  making  preparations  for  keeping  "open 
house"  for  Company  C  and  other  soldiers  of  the  Spanish- American  Wai- 
returning  from  the  Philippines.  At  the  reception  given  to  Company  C, 
the  Red  Cross  furnished  a  beautiful  floral  pillow  in  memory  of  Company  C 
dead.  This  occurred  on  September  7,  1800.  During  the  year,  and  begin 
ning  in  August,  letters  of  inquiry  were  written  to  Assistant  Secretary  of 
War  Meiklejolm,  and  others,  for  the  purpose  of  learning  the  whereabouts 
of  Private  Morrisey,  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska.  Definite  word  was  finally 
received  that  he  was  killed  when  Lieutenant  Gilmore  and  his  party  were 
27 


418  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 

captured,  he  being  one  of  the  party.  A  beautiful  Red  Cross  banner  of  silk 
was  made  to  be  used  on  public  occasions.  Red  Cross  stationery  was  pur 
chased,  some  of  which  was  placed  at  the  disposal  of  the  boys  free,  while  the 
open  house  continued.  In  October  a  box  of  books  and  magazines  was  sent  to 
.Manila  to  the  circulating  library.  November  14  a  lecture  was  given  in  the 
Presbyterian  Church  by  Dr.  Frances  Woods,  a  Red  Cross  nurse,  who  served 
in  the  Philippines  as  nurse  for  the  1st  Oregon  Regiment.  The  lecture  was 
a  first-class  one  and  very  entertaining.  Books  were  sent  as  Christmas  gifts 
to  some  of  our  Beatrice  boys,  who  were  still  in  the  service  of  their  country  in 
the  Philippines  and  Cuba,  which  were  highly  appreciated,  judging  from  the 
answers  received  from  them.  Views  of  scenes  in  Honolulu  and  the  Philip 
pines  were  received  as  a  present  from  Dr.  Frances  Woods,  which  were  placed 
on  sale  at  ten  cents  each. 

The  year  closed  by  the  election  of  the  following  officers :  President,  Mrs. 
Mary  A.  Hardy;  vice-presidents,  Dr.  Baird  and  Mrs.  Macy;  secretary,  Mrs. 
Alice  Thompson;  corresponding  secretary  and  treasurer,  Mrs.  Starn ;  press 
reporter,  Mrs.  Eitemiller. 

At  the  close  of  the  election  an  informal  reception  was  given  to  our 
esteemed  workers  Mrs.  and  Misses  Hollingsworth,  as  they  were  soon  to  move 
away.  Ice-cream  and  cake  were  served.  The  hostess,  Mrs.  Hemler,  pre 
sented  to  each  one  present  a  buttonhole  bouquet  of  beautiful  sweet  peas. 

MlSS    WOSIKA, 

Secretary. 

THE  BEATRICE  RED  CROSS  AUXILIARY. 

The  Beatrice  Red  Cross  auxiliary  began  its  third  year's  work  by  plans 
to  cooperate  with  the  W.  C.  T.  TJ.  for  the  entertainment  of  Mr.  I).  E. 
Thompson's  guests,  poor  people  from  Lincoln,  at  the  Chautauqua  grounds 
in  this  city.  Several  entertainments  of  music,  both  vocal  and  instrumental, 
as  well  as  readings  and  recitations,  were  given ;  flowers  and  literature  were 
furnished  also,  for  which  the  people,  and  also  Mr.  Thompson,  were  very 
grateful. 

In  August  two  boxes  of  books,  magazines,  and  papers  were  sent  to  the 
hospitals  in  Manila.  Communications  from  California  Red  Cross  were 
occasionally  read,  by  which  we  could  keep  in  touch  with  the  work  along  that 
line.  Articles  were  frequently  read  before  the  society  describing  the  Red 
Cross  work  in  different  channels  and  countries.  In  September  an  urgent 
call  was  made  to  procure  clothing  and  bedding  for  the  Galveston  sufferers. 
A  generous  donation  was  the  result,  and  it  was  forwarded  immediately. 
The  auxiliary  has  not  held  any  socials  or  entertainments  for  the  raising 
of  money,  but  quite  a  snug  little  sum  was  raised  by  the  personal  work  of 
a  committee.  The  Beatrice  boys  who  are  still  in  the  far-away  islands  of 
the  sea  in  the  service  of  their  country,  were  each  again  remembered  with  a 
book  for  Christmas,  all  of  which  were  very  thankfully  received.  Francis 


Beatrice  Report.  419 

Wosika,  of  the  4th  U.  S.  Infantry,  who  was  en  route  lionic  at  that  time, 
was  greeted  witli  a  bouquet  of  flowers  at  his  home,  from  the  lied  Cross. 
Numerous  flower  mementoes  were  given  in  one  capacity  and  another  during 
the  year.  Just  before,  the  holidays  a  large  number  of  American  flags 
(through  the  medium  of  the  schools)  were  procured  and  sent  to  Manila,  in 
care  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  to  be  distributed  among  the  Filipino  school 
children. 

The  matter  of  holding  a  union  New  Year  watch-meeting  was  pretty 
thoroughly  discussed,  but,  owing  to  existing  circumstances,  the  idea  was 
abandoned.  During  the  month  of  December  a  very  pretty  program  was 
ii'iven  on  the  origin  and  history  of  our  national  flag,  "The  Red,  White,  and 
Blue." 

The  closing  act  of  our  year's  work  was  to  send  a  collection  of  bound 
books  to  the  state  penitentiary,  IT  in  all,  the  library  in  that  institution 
haying  been  destroyed  in  a  fire. 

The  auxiliary  at  one  time  numbered  about  100  members,  but,  owing 
to  seeming  lack  of  anything  to  do,  the  attendance  and  interest  have  dwin 
dled  to  just  a  few.  This  short  history  gives  a  fair  idea  of  our  work. 

MKS.  JEXNIE  MACY, 

Secretary. 

Beatrice.  Nebraska,  November  1-3,  1001. 


Receipts. 

July  26,  1808,  from  Mrs.  Langdon,  $0.50;  July  30,  ball  game  and 
lemonade,  $15.85;  July  31,  Geddes'  memorial  for  Company  C,  $11.12; 
August  1,  collection  from  Rev.  Davis,  $1.71;  August  6,  lawn  social,  L.  C. 
Parker,  $87.61;  August  26,  sale  of  buttons,  Mrs.  McCoy,  $2.00;  Angus r 
27,  sale  of  buttons,  Miss  Sypherd,  $0.40 ;  August  30,  from  Red  Riding 
Hood,  $13.07:  September  2,  sale  of  buttons,  $2.20;  September  4,  Evans' 
memorial,  $13.02;  September  6,  sale  of  buttons,  $0.00;  October  21,  sale  of 
buttons,  $1.00;  October  28,  sale  of  buttons,  $0.28;  Xovember  2,  sale  of 
buttons,  $0.20;  Xovember  2,  proceeds  of  Brehany  concert,  $12;  sale  of  but 
tons,  $1.60;  Xovember  27,  Miller  memorial,  $11.12;  February  6,  1800, 
Knouse  memorial,  $12.15;  March  6,  sale  of  buttons,  $0.30;  March  21,  pro 
ceeds  of  Manila  social,  $16.60;  June  11,  Macy  memorial,  $8.04;  total, 
$212.57;  disbursements,  $203.40;  balance  in  treasury,  $0.08. 

Disbursements. 

July  26,  1808,  to  lemonade  committee,  $0.25;  August  1,  for  buttons, 
$2.00;  August  22,  C.  M.  Hemler,  freight  on  box,  $3.75:  August  25,  Cali 
fornia  Red  Cross  Association,  for  Company  C,  $81.15;  August  25,  same,  for 
membership,  $10;  August  31,  advertising  (Dally  Times}  Red  Riding  I  [(MM! 
Co.,  $3.51:  advertising  (Daily  K.rpi'cw}  Red  Riding  Hood  Co.,  $2.10; 
to  Company  C,  from  Geddes'  memorial,  $11.12;  September  0,  draft  for 


420  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 

(  )maha  for  2d  Xebraska  Regiment,  $10  ;  revenue  postage-stamp,  $0.04  ;  Sep 
tember  1*2,  Dole,  for  [lowers,  $1.00;  Begole,  for  flannelette,  $5.75;  Septem 
ber  17,  dray  for  machines,  $0.50;  September  21,  expressage  on  pajamas, 
$2.96;  September  29,  Begole  &  Van  Arsdale,  $0.81);  advertising  (Daily 
Times),  $0.84;  Xovember  1,  Dole,  for  flowers,  $0.20;  for  Christmas  boxes, 
$5.00;  California  Hod  Cross  for  Xovember,  $5.00;  December  1,  Omaha 
store,  $1.01;  December  2,  telegram,  $0.25;  December  3,  wire  at  Burch's, 
$0.:)>0;  California  Red  Cross  for  December,  $5.00;  February  14,  1899, 
revenue  post  and  stamp,  $0.10;  freight  on  box  of  literature  to  San  Francisco, 
$7.20;  March  27,  expenses  for  Manila  social,  $5.86;  sent  to  Company  C  at 
Manila,  $25;  April  28,  sent  1st  Xebraska  Hospital  Fund,  Omaha,  $5.00; 
bank  drafr  and  stationery,  $0.38;  June  11,  sent  Herman  Relief  Fund, 
Omaha,  $5.00  ;  July  27,  sent  Company  C  chest  protectors,  San  Francisco, 
$2.10;  July  28,  mailing  same,  $0.23;  total,  $203.49. 

Respectfully  submitted,          MRS.  J.  M.  STAR.X, 

Treasurer. 


August  8,  1899,  buttons,  $1.00;  money  order  and  stamps,  $0.08; 
August  20,  to  Omaha  store,  $0.88  ;  August  28,  Wolback,  for  bunting,  $0.45  : 
oilcloth,  $0.15;  Begole  &:  Van  Arsdale,  $1.33;  August  29,  Burche,  for  rope, 
$0.20;  August  30,  Robbin,  for  sugar,  $1.20;  Stevens,  for  fruit,  $2.00; 
Stevens,  for  lemons,  $5.00  ;  August  31,  Express  Publishing  Company,  $5.25  ; 
Mrs.  Mostert,  $0.80;  September  1,  Dole,  for  pillow  design,  $2.00;  Septem 
ber  2,  Dole,  for  baskets,  $0.50;  September  3,  ice-cream,  $3.00;  September 
4,  drayage,  $0.45;  dry  goods,  $0.64;  September  5,  drayage,  $0.20;  fruit, 
$1.15;  September  23,  ladies'  exchange,  $0.80;  groceries,  $0.35;  florist, 
$1.00;  September  30,  revenue  stamps,  $0.10;  to  California  Red  Cross, 
$5.00;  money  order  and  stamp,  $0.09;  drayage,  $0.75;  October  30,  ship 
ping  books  to  Manila  Free  Library,  $2.30  ;  stamps,  $0.07  ;  drayage,  $0.25  ; 
Xovember  4,  florist,  $0.70;  Xovember  15,  grocery,  $0.65;  Dr.  Woods,  $25; 
Xovember  20,  church  rent,  $6.00  ;  December  4,  books  to  Cuba  and  Philip 
pine  Islands,  $1.80;  stamps  and  postage  on  books,  $0.71;  publishing  com 
pany,  $1.85;  publishing  company,  $0.25;  February  22,  1900,  florist,  $0.80; 
ribbon,  $0.63;  March  31,  gas  bill,  $1.00;  June  2,  'postal  cards,  $0.50;  July 
4,  charity  board,  $2.50;  total,  $99.38. 

August  6,  1900,  drayage,  $1.00;  August  16,  money  order  and  stamps, 
$0.15  ;  August  28,  ice-cream,  $1.00  ;  cake,  $0.40  ;  October  29,  drayage,  $0.35  ; 
Xovember  6,  dry  goods,  $1.88;  books,  $0.50;  mailing  books  and  stamps, 
$0.39;  January  2,  1901,  florist,  $0.25;  March  16,  McCoy  floral  design, 
$1.00  ;  florist,  $0.50  ;  express  on  flags,  $2.40  ;  to  California  Red  Cross,  $5.00  ; 
May  30,  carryall  faro,  $2.00;  total  for  year,  $16.82. 

September  30,  1901,  stamps,  $0.00;  Xovember  11,  Christmas  books, 
$0.50;  total,  $0.56. 

Disbursements  from  July  26,  1898,  to  Xovember  11,  1901,  $327.71. 

MRS.  J.  M,  STARX, 

Treasurer. 


Beatrice  H 

GonMiiittec  on  Entertfiinmcnt. — Mrs.  Lewis  C.  Parker,  Mrs.  J.  M. 
Starn. 

Program. 

Wednesday  evening,  August  30,  1899:  Overture,  %>  America/'  Kad«- 
baugh's  Orchestra;  address  of  welcome,  Col.  \V.  1L.  Kdgar ;  remarks  by 
president  of  the  Red  Cross,  .Mrs.  A.  Hardy;  promenade  concert  by  tin- 
orchestra,  "Admiral  Dewey's  March,"  Holiday  Time  Waltz,  ''Dreams  of 
Home,1'  "The  Battleship  Maine/'  "Colonel  Roosevelt's  Rough  Riders/* 
''American  Beauty"  Waltz,  "Old  Glory." 

Thursday  evening,  August  31,  189!) :  Austrian  National  Hymn,  Men- 
/endorf  Orchestra;  whistling  solo,  Miss  Blanchard  ;  piano  duet,  "Stars  and 
Stripes  Forever,"  Misses  Stover  and  Hemler ;  recitation,  "Mary's  Little 
Lamb"  and  "Seehr  Things  at  Night,"  Miss  Helen  Rhodes;  intermezzo  and 
serenade,  Menzeiidorf  Orchestra;  tenor  solo,  "Love  Is  All,"  "Mr.  James 
i\enrigh ;  recitation,  Mr.  Bert  Hileman,  of  Company  C ;  Alpine  Melodies, 
Menzeiidorf  Orchestra. 

Friday  evening,  September  1,  1899:  March  song,  "Our  Nation's 
Guard,"  Radenbaugh's  Orchestra  and  chorus  (soloist,  Mrs.  S.  B.  Moore)  ; 
march,  "JEolian  Hall,"  and  "Whistling  Rufus,"  Mandolin  Club;  songs 
of  nations,  Germany,  Miss  Emma  Neidhart :  France,  Miss  Terressa  Salle ; 
duet,  violin  and  cello,  Messrs.  Coltoii  and  Wosika ;  Italy,  Miss  Mostert ; 
Scotland,  Mrs.  Harden;  impersonation,  Rev.  W.  W.  Hess ;  Japan,  Nairam 
Retsel ;  gypsy,  Miss  Mabel  Starn ;  piano  solo,  "Polka  Brilliante,"  Mrs.  L. 
C.  Parker;  Cuba,  Miss  Azile  Tockey;  America,  Patience  Stover;  orchestra 
and  chorus  of  nations;  selected,  Company  C;  "San  Souci  Valse,"  and  "My 
Old  Kentucky  Home,"  orchestra. 

Saturday  evening,  September  2,  1899 :  "The  Old  Warrior,"  Radu- 
baugh  Orchestra;  recitation,  selected.  Miss  Lucy  Fry;  piano,  Mrs.  Walt 
Mason:  violin.  Miss  Corinne  Salisbury;  vocal  solo,  "The  Flag  That  Has 
Never  KnoAvu  Defeat,"  Mrs.  S.  B.  Moore:  promenade  concert,  "The  Pasha," 
"Loving  Cup,"  "March  Ethiopiane,"  "Escort,"  "Stars  and  Stripes  For 
ever,"  orchestra. 

Refreshments  were   served   each  evening. 

THE       KIKST      N  KBH  ASK  A      KEG  I  MK  XT. 

The  1st  Nebraska  Regiment  of  Volunteers,  or  "the  gallant  1st  Ne 
braska,"  by  which  it  is  now  generally  known,  lias  made  for  itself  a  historv 
worthy  the  pen  of  a  Bancroft  or  a  Rid  path. 

Quoting  from  one  of  the  leading  journals  in  the  land:  ''Not  many 
regiments  in  the  regular  army  have  had  a  more  stirring  history  than  this 
prairie-state  regiment,  an  organization  \vhich  has  remained  intact  since 
1861,  when  Col.  J.  M.  Tliayer,  afterwards  senator  and  governor,  raised  it 
into  being  and  offered  its  services  to  President  Lincoln." 

After  long  and  valiant  service  in  defending  national  principles,  the 
regiment,  after  the  close  of  the  war,  became  the  1st  Regiment  Nebraska 


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Beatrice  Report. 


423 


National  Guards.  It  embodies  twelve  companies,  representing  every  quarter 
of  the  state,  and,  of  all  her  rich  and  varied  possessions,  Nebraska  counts 
nothing  so  dear  as  her  national  guards. 

President  McKinley's  call  to  anus  reached  regimental  headquarters  at 
Lincoln,  Nebraska,  April  27,  1898.  Immediately  the  preparation  and 
march  of  twelve  companies  from  twelve  cities  caused  the  state  to  vibrate 
from  center  to  circumference,  and  at  noon  of  April  28  "the  regiment  ate  its 
dinner  at  Camp  Saunders.  It  was  mustered  into  service  May  9,"  and  five 
days  later  left  the  home  state  for  San  Francisco,  en  route  to  the  Philippines. 


The   Transport  in  Mid-ocean. 

July  20  "landed  the  regiment  at  Cavite,  after  a  long  and  eventful  ride 
on  board  the  Senator.  It  was  permitted  to  rest  until  August  2,"  when  k 
participated  in  the  attack  upon  the  outposts  of  Manila,  eight  of  its  number 
being  wounded  and  one  killed.  From  that  time  to  May  6,  1899,  its  engage 
ments  were  many  and  arduous,  and  no  regiment  in  the  Philippines  suffered 
more  than  did  Nebraska  1st.  When  it  went  out,  it  was  1,300  odd  strong, 
but  by  government  order  was  soon  reduced  to  1,000  odd.  It  lost  66  men 
killed  in  battle  or  who  died  from  wounds  received  in  battle.  Its  wounded 
numbered  212. 

William  W.  Grayson,  of  Company  D,  1st  Nebraska  Volunteers,  was 
the  man  who  fired  the  first  shot  that  inaugurated  the  war,  and  fifteen  minutes 
afterward  the  engagement  was  general,  thus  averting  an  unexpected  attack 
upon  American  forces  at  midnight  of  same  date.  Many  lives  would  have 
been  lost. 


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Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 


The  regiment  retired  from  the  tiring-line  May  (>,  1SJH),  and  sailed 
homeward  from  Manila  July  1. 

Col.  John  P.  Bratt  was  in  command  when  the  regiment  went  out,  but. 
on  account  of  failing  health,  was  obliged  to  resign  command  in  a  short  time. 
He  was  succeeded  by  Senior  Major  John  M.  Stotsenburg,  who  lost  his  life 
on  April  23,  18JM),  at  the  battle  of  Quingua.  Senior  Major  Harry  B. 
Mulford  was  appointed  to  the  vacancy.,  Lieutenant-Colonel  (Jeo.  R.  Colton 
declining  to  accept. 


T/if   Man    Who  F,r.'d  t/>r  Fit-xt  ,SV 


SKETC II    OF    ( '( )  L(  ).\  KL    STOT.SK.N  B  U  K(i . 

Colonel  John  M.  Stotsenburg,  horn  in  Indiana,  November  24,  1856,  was 
a  graduate  from  West  Point,  a  captain  in  the  regular  army,  and  instructor 
in  military  tactics  at  Nebraska  State  University.  As  colonel  of  1st  Ne 
braska,  he  was  always  and  ever  a  patriotic,  brave,  and  kind-hearted  leader 
and  soldier.  He  always  knew  and  performed  a  duty.  Fear  was  to  him 
unknown.  His  men  without  exception  loved  and  honored  him,  and  would 
follow'  wherever  he  might  lead.  Tlis  remains  were  brought  to  his  home  HE 
Lincoln,  Nebraska,  where  they  lay  in  state  at  the  capital  building,  being 
finally  interred  in  the  National  Cemetery  at  Arlington,  Virginia.  The 
President  nf  the  United  States,  Win.  McKinley,  and  other  dignitaries,  at 
tended  the  funeral.  His  wife  and  two  daughters  survive  him. 

SKFTCIE    OF    COMI'A.XY     (',     FIRST    .NEBRASKA. 

Company  ( 1  of  1st  Nebraska  is  of  Beatrice,  Nebraska.  Its  inception 
dates  back  little  more  than  twentv  years.  Its  first  actual  service  was  dnr- 


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ing  the  Oinalia  riot  of  ISS^.  Later  it  participated  in  the  Indian  outbreak 
at  Wounded  Knee,  and  also  saw  active  service  during  the  packing-house 
strike  of  South  Omaha,  upon  each  occasion  eliciting  high  commendation 
because  of  its  efficiency,  discipline,  ami  the  gentlemanly  bearing  of  its 
members. 

The  company,  when  mustered  into  service,  .May  !),  ISDN,  numbered 
SI  men.  It  was  recruited  to  100  after  reaching  Manila,  Philippine  Islands. 
It  participated  in  the  capture  of  Manila,  and  carried  ihe  flag  of  the  regiment 
during  that  siege.  It  performed  service  in  seventeen  battles,  besides  in- 
numerable  skirmishes. 


Colonel  John    ^f.    S 


.Eighteen  men  were  wounded  in  action  and  one  by  accidental  discharge 
of  gun  while  on  outpost.  Three  men  died  of  disease,  one  was  drowned,  ami 
one  died  from  wounds  received  in  battle,  making  a  total  of  five  deaths. 

The  personnel  of  the  company  might  be  termed  perfect,  as  its  mem 
bership  was  almost  entirely  from  educated  and  cultured  families  and  homes. 
It  had  on  many  occasions  carried  off  honors  from  competitive  drills,  and 
among  its  members  were  found  the  best-drilled  men  of  the  regiment. 

In  closing  this  brief  sketch  of  Company  (.',  the  writer  can  do  no  better 
than  quote  from  one  who  knew  and  loved  the  company  well,  when  saying: 
'"The  boys  of  Company  C  went  away  from  us  sixteen  months  ago  inexperi 
enced  boys.  They  have  come  back  to  us  manly  men,  with  laurels  of  heroes 
on  their  brows,  and  as  actors  in  one  of  the  greatest  dramas  oi  nation-making 
history." 


426 


Pacific  Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 


Company  C'.s  Street,    C«mp  at  Santa  Mesa. 


Company  C'.s  Mesx   Tent. 


Beatrice  Report. 


42; 


Scene  of  the  Battle  of  Angntf  12,  1898. 


Captain  A.   ff.  Hollingworth, 
Beatrice,  Nebraska. 


428  Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   tfuctcty. 

Captain  A.  11.  Hollingworth,  of  Beatrice,  Nebraska,  was  the  man 
who  led  Company  C  Philippineward,  who  lived  and  worked  with  and  for 
it  while  there,  and,  when  the  time  came,  returned  it  to  its  home. 

Albert  II.  Hollingworth  was  born  on  his  father's  homestead,  in  Gage 
County,  Nebraska,  August  19,  1872.  When  nineteen  years  of  age  he  came 
with  his  parents  to  the  capital  city,  Beatrice,  where  he  became  a  student 
in  the  business  college,  and  later  entered  upon  teaching,  finally  finishing 
his  school  days  at  the  Nebraska  University. 

He  served  in  the  Nebraska  Xational  Guards  as  private,  sergeant,  first 
lieutenant,  and  captain;  was  mustered  in  as  captain  of  Company  C,  1st 
Nebraska  U.  S.  Y.,  May  9,  1898;  was  severely  wounded  February  17,  1S99, 
at  battle  of  Maraquina  Road,  in  right  forearm  and  right  thigh ;  under 
went  three  operations  in  consequence,  on  dates  February  17  and  25  and 
May  1).  On  June  20  he  was  discharged  from  First  Reserve  Hospital,  Phil 
ippine  Islands,  to  join  his  regiment  on  return  home.  When  informed  that, 
he  was  to  be  sent  home  on  a  hospital  ship,  he  said,  uNo;  I  brought  my 
boys  to  war ;  T  am  going  to  take  them  home/7 

The  above  statements  tell  a  great  deal,  but  the  real  life  of  Mr.  Holling 
worth  as  captain  of  Company  C,  during  the  time  intervening  between  May 
7,  1S08,  and  his  return,  is  written  only  in  the  hearts  of  his  men  and  of 
those  who  anxiously  awaited  at  home.  lie  went  out  not  alone  as  captain, 
but  as  well  the  genial,  warm-hearted  man  he  had  ever  been.  Mothers  and 
sisters  enjoined  him  over  and  again  to  keep  loving  care  of  the  dear  ones 
who  were  going  out  under  his  leadership.  Not  for  a  moment  were  those 
injunctions  forgotten.  The  one  tiling  he  always  remembered  and  strove  for 
was  the  greatest  comfort  of  his  company.  When  sickness,  suffering,  and 
death  came,  it  was  he  who  sent  to  the  home  folk  the  tidings  true  but  tender. 

Promotion  in  service  rapped  at  his  door,  but  he  gave  no  admittance, 
iiis  only  reply  being,  "1  neither  seek  nor  desire  higher  honor  than  to  do  mv 
duty  as  a  soldier  and  as  captain  of  Company  C,  1st  Nebraska."  He  went 
nut  captain,  was  ca'ptain  upon  the  field,  and,  leaning  upon  a  cane,  returned 
captain,  bearing  not  only  the  wounds  of  conflict,  but  the  enduring  love  of  his 
company,  entire  regiment,  and  home  people. 

TJIF     DF.AI)     OF     COMPANY     C,      FIRST     NFI'.RASKA      FMTFI)     STATES     VOT/TNTKKKS. 

George  L.  Geddes  was  the  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Geddes,  of 
Beatrice,  Nebraska  ;  was  born  in  1876.  He  was  a  fine,  handsome  fellow,  and 
took  much  interest  and  pride  in  military  matters.  He  frequently  won  tho 
prize  as  the  best-drilled  man  in  the  company,  and  was  the  holder  of  it  when 
the  company  entered  upon  service. 

He  was  not  in  his  usual  health  when  the  Senator  sailed  from  San  Fran 
cisco,  and,  despite  all  available  care  and  attention,  he  grew  worse,  and  di(-.d 
on  shipboard,  June  21,  1898,  and  was  buried  at  sea  the  following  day.  He 
was  the  first  American  soldier  to  be  buried  at  sea  during  the  Spanish- 


Beatrice  He  port.  42!> 

American  War.  The  entire  ileet  was  stopped  to  do  honor  to  the  dead  sol 
dier.  In  Evergreen  Home  Cemetery,  near  his  home  city,  there  is  a  plot  of 
ground  held  sacred  to  the  memory  of  noble  George  Geddes,  upon  which  flowers 
are  lovingly  and  lavishly  scattered,  and  upon  the  outgoing  waves  of  the 
Pacific  rarest  blossoms  are  sent  adrift  on  Memorial  day  by  the  ( 'alit'oniia 
Red  Cross  as  a  tribute  to  the  brave  soldier  lad  of  Nebraska. 


George  L.    Geddes. 


"Will  Evans,"  as  he  was  familiarly  called,  was  twenty-seven  years  of 
age.  He  was  an  early  member  of  Company  C,  and  was  one  of  the  be^t 
soldiers  and  most-loved  men  in  the  company.  "Fighting  Bob"  Evans  was  a 
name  given  him  by  his  admiring  comrades.  He  was  a  young  man  of  ex 
cellent  character  and  a  sincere  Christian.  While  en  route  to  Manila  lie 
received  a  severe  bruise  on  the  leg.  Blood  poisoning  set  in,  and,  on  arrival 
at  Manila,  the  leg  was  amputated,  but  he  failed  to  rally  from  the  shock. 
His  first  grave  was  in  Manila,  and  the  members  of  his  company  erected  a 
handsome  monument  in  memory  of  their  sleeping  soldier.  The  remains  have 
since  been  returned  to  the  United  States  by  the  government,  and  are  now 
resting  in  the  family  lot  in  Evergreen  Home  Cemetery,  Beatrice,  Nebraska. 

Julius  Miller  was  born  July  1,  1876,  in  the  state  of  Tennessee.  The 
cause  of  his  death  was  malarial  fever.  He  enjoyed  taking  frequent  plunge 
baths  in  the  surf  at  Honolulu,  where  the  recruit  detachment  was  temporarily 
stationed  on  its  way  to  Manila.  A  fever  resulted,  and  the  life  of  the  noble 
young  man  went  out  October  20,  1898.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic 


430 


Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 


Order,  and  his  funeral,  at  Honolulu,  wa*  held  under  the  auspices  of  that 
fraternity.  His  body  still  rests  in  its  island  grave,  but  in  time  will  un 
doubtedly  be  returned  to  those  who  knew  and  loved  him  well. 

To  Julius  Miller  was  denied  the  privilege  of  bearing  arms  for  his 
country,  but  in  the  army  of  Christ  he  was  a  soldier,  young  and  brave  and 
loyal. 

Frank  Knouse  Avas  born  March  IS,  1S78.  His  was  one  of  the  brightest 
minds  in  the  company.  He  left  a  good  business  position  that  lie  might  go 
with  his  company  to  service.  He  strongly  affirmed,  and  lived  it  as  well, 
that  a  man  at  one  and  the  same  time  can  be  a  soldier  and  a  Christian. 


Private  Jtilitix   G.   Miller. 


Private  Frank  M    Knouse. 


He  was  drowned  in  the  Pasig  River  while  bathing,  December  15,  1898. 
His  body  was  recovered  a  day  or  two  afterward,  and  buried  in  the  military 
cemetery  near  Manila.  Later  it  was  returned,  and  now  fills  one  of  a  group 
of  Company  C  graves  in  the  home  cemetery. 

Bruce  Macy  died  April  20,  1899,  from  the  effect  of  wounds  received 
in  the  battle  of  Malolos,  March  29,  1899.  He  was  the  only  member  of 
Company  C  who  died  from  the  effect  of  wounds  received  in  battle.  He  was 
but  a  boy  in  years,  being  only  eighteen.  His  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  F. 
Macy,  are  residents  of  Beatrice,  Nebraska,  and  in  his  home  city  the  memory 
of  Bruce  will  ever  be  kept  sacred. 

Young,  full  of  vigor,  promising,  patriotic,  and  Christian,  his  short 
life  held  much  that  sweetens  and  strengthens  the  lives  of  those  to  whom  he 
was  dearest. 


Beatrice  Report. 


431 


P/'iratr  Bract'   E. 


Bruce  was  first  buried  in  the  cemetery  at  Battery  Knoll,  Philippine 
Islands,  but  is  now  resting  'neath  the  blue  skies  of  his  own  loved  Xebraska. 
shoulder  to  shoulder  with  the  sleeping  comrades  of  Company  C,  1st  Xebraskn. 

MRS.  MARY  WHITNEY  HARDY. 


K,,<l  nf   W 


A 


JAPAN. 
REPORT  FROM  YOKOHAMA, 

[Consulate-General  ,.f  United  States  of  A  merit-si.] 

HOUT  the  middle  of  July,  1899,  a  few  ladies  met  at  the  house  of  Mrs. 
John  Lindsley,  to  consider  what  might  be  done  by  the  American  col 
ony  to  entertain  home-going  volunteers.  No  decision  was  reached, 
and  the  meeting  adjourned  to  the  next  day,  when  the  same  ladies  met  at  the 
Tnited  States  Consulate,  and,  after  deliberating,  decided  that  a  notice  should 
1)0  put  in  the  daily  papers  asking  all  American  women  interested  in  enter 
taining  our  soldiers  to  meet  at  the  American  Consulate  on  a  certain  day. 
About  thirty  women  responded  to  the  call.  Mrs.  Gowey,  wife  of  the  Ameri 
can  Consulate-General,  presided,  and  appointed  Mrs.  John  Lindsley,  secre 
tary;  Mrs.  E.  C.  Scidmore,  chairman  of  committee  on  room,  and  care  of 
same;  Mrs.  W.  L.  Merriman,  chairman  of  refreshment  committee;  Mrs. 
Theodore  Morris,  chairman  entertainment  committee;  Mrs.  E.  J.  Thorn, 
chairman  committee  on  printing;  Miss  Kuhus,  chairman  committee  on 
care  of  the  sick;  and  Miss  Thorn,  chairman  committee  on  flowers,  asking 
for  volunteers  on  each  committee. 

The  following  ladies  offered  their  services:  Mesdames  Howard,  Middle- 
ton,  Rogers,  Strahler,  Low,  Colton,  Manley,  Snrth,  Gline,  Hubbard,  Conner, 
Booth,  Harman,  Swain,  Doering,  McWilliams,  Vivanti,  Smith,  Blake, 
Knapp,  McChesney,  Tripler,  Bennett,  Anderson,  Loomis ;  the  Misses 
Averill,  Nickerson,  Powell,  Poole,  Andrews,  Howard,  Lichtenberg,  Patchett, 
Copmann,  Tripler,  Roth,  Merrimaii,  and  others. 

Mrs.  Scidmore  was  asked  to  see  if  No.  16  Bund  could  be  secured  for 
the  use  of  the  soldiers.  The  meeting  then  adjourned.  No.  16  Bund  was 
secured  and  liberally  decorated  with  American  flags ;  it  consisted  of  a  com 
modious  reading  and  lounging  room,  another  room,  which  was  fitted  up  with 
writing  materials,  and  which  was  in  constant  use  by  the  men,  and  a  third 
for  refreshments:  luncheon  was  also  served  under  a  large  shelter  tent  in  the 
adjoining  lot. 

On  July  30  the  Warren,  having  on  board  the  Colorado  Regiment,  1,300 
men,  arrived  ;  circulars  were  prepared  and  sent  to  the  ship,  inviting  the  men 
to  the  rooms.  A  money  changer  was  present  for  their  accommodation.  The 
exclusive  use  of  a  bath-house  was  provided  free  of  charge,  and  was  greatly 
appreciated  by  a  large  number  of  men  from  each  transport ;  also  the  latest 
papers  and  magazines  were  given  by  various  Americans,  and  sent  on  board 
on  the  departure  of  the  transports.  A  luncheon  was  served  every  day,  the 
ladies  donating  cake,  pies,  tarts,  etc.,  as  well  as  chicken  broth,  and  other 
delicacies,  for  those  unable  to  eat  substantial  food. 
(  432 ) 


Japan  Report.  433 

There  was  also  a  system  of  checking  parcels  for  the  use  of  those  who 
had  made  purchases  in  town,  and  a  number  of  ladies  gave  the  use  of  their 
carriages,  that  those  who  were  invalids  might  enjoy  a  drive.  The  use  of  a 
large  lot  adjoining  the  building  was  given  free  of  charge  by  the  German 
Consul-General,  and  on  it  was  erected  a  hospital  tent,  with  cots  and  long 
chairs  for  the  sick.  There  fresh  tea  was  made,  eggs  cooked,  broth  made 
hot  as  often  as  required.  A  number  of  times,  when  leave  was  granted  for 
the  men  to  remain  ashore  overnight,  they  were  taken  home  by  various  fam 
ilies  and  cared  for.  Others  were  provided  with  cots  in  the  building  used 
by  them  in  the  daytime. 

The  card  of  invitation  contained  also  time-tables  and  rates  of  fare  to 
Tokyo,  sampan  and  jinrikisha  fares,  that  the  men  might  not  be  cheated. 

The  entertainment  committee  also  provided  a  map  of  Yokohama,  with 
points  of  interest  marked. 

A  committee  of  ladies  visited  every  transport,  taking  with  them  milk 
and  food  suitable  for  those  too  ill  to  come  ashore.  This  was  done  on  July 
30  for  the  transport  Warren,  1,300  men;  August  6,  transport  Sherman, 
California  Regiment,  1,000  men;  August  11,  transport  Grant,  Xorth 
Dakota,  Wyoming,  and  Idaho  Regiments,  1,300  men;  August  22,  transport 
Sheridan,  South  Dakota  and  Minnesota  troops,  2,300;  September  4, 
Valencia  and  Zealandia,  Montana  and  Nebraska  troops,  500  and  600; 
September  17,  transport  Pennsylvania,  Washington  Regiment,  850  men; 
September  22,  Tartar,  Kansas  Regiment,  1,200  men ;  also  Warren, 
with  regulars  from  United  States;  October  8,  Senator,  Iowa  Regiment,  850 
men;  October  22,  Indiana,  Tennessee  Regiment,  800  men. 

We  received  yen  157  donations  from  tourists  and  others,  that  were  ex 
pended  for  provisions.  The  American  men  in  Yokohama  subscribed  yen 
2,295,  from  which  was  expended  yen  1,660,  for  the  use  of  the  troops. 

We  were  indebted  to  Mr.  Hall,  an  Englishman,  for  the  free  use  of  the 
most  commodious  rooms,  and  to  Mr.  Coates,  the  German  Consul-General, 
for  the  use  of  adjoining  ground,  that  we  could  hardly  have  got  on  without. 
The  American  colony  here  numbers  but  376  men,  women,  and  children. 

The  soldiers  behaved  as  gentlemen,  and  nothing  occurred  to  make  the 
ladies  regret  that  they  undertook  the  work ;  on  the  contrary,  it  was  a  great 
pleasure  to  do  even  so  little  for  the  men  who  had  been  through  so  much. 

YOKOHAMA,  Japan,  January  11,  1900. 

MRS.  J.  G.  CLARK — Dear  Madam:  Yours  of  November  26  received. 
I  send  herewith  an  account  of  what  we  did  last  summer  for  home-goinsj 
volunteers.  I  think  I  have  given  an  account  of  all  that  was  dene,  in  a  general 
way.  Of  course  there  were  a  good  many  cases  of  individual  attention  that 
I  am  not  able  to  put  in ;  too  much  can  not  be  said  in  praise  of  the  refresh 
ment  committee  for  the  able  and  systematic  way  in  which  they  did  their  work. 

Very  sincerely  yours,          AXXIE  S.  GOWEY. 


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THE    INTERNATIONAL  RED  CROSS  STANDS  FOR 
"HUMANITY  AND  NEUTRALITY" 


CLARA    BARTON 

President   of   American    National    Red    Cross 


ORIGIN  OF  THE  GREAT    PHILANTHROPY  AND  BRIEF 
SKETCH  OF  ITS  WORK. 

BY  .1.  G.    Leminon. 


THK  history  of  the  Red  Cross  is  the  history 
of  the  grandest  revolution  that  has  come 
to  the  aid  of  civilization. 

Man  is  yet  more  or  less  brutish.  Dur 
ing  the  early,  formative  periods  animal 
instincts  directed  all  human  conduct. 
The  sick  and  injured  were  left  to  chance 
recovery,  the  wounded  to  languish  and 
die.  Cruelty  and  revenue  characterized 
early  tribes,  while  but  recently  savagery 
and  extermination  were  the  laws  of  na 
tions;  and  now  in  modern  times,  with 
shame  be  it  said,  inhumanity  mingles 
its  degrading1  deeds  with  the  uplifting' 
amenities  of  national  affairs. 

How  often  in  medieval  history  oc 
curs  the  statement.  "And  he  put  all  his 
enemies  to  the  sword,"  meaning-  the 
wholesale  slaughter  of  thousands  in  cold 
blood.  The  strongest  warriors  in  those 
days,  broadswords  in  hand,  passed  over 
the  battle-fields  and  hacked  off  heads  so 
long-  as  one  could  be  found  unsevered. 

Only  a  few  centuries  ago  was  this 
practise  fully  abandoned,  and  gradually 
was  shown  the  beginning  of  mercy  for 
the  conquered  and  help  for  the  disabled, 
arriving  only  a  few  decades  ag-o  at  the 
stage  of  providing-  military  surgeons  to 
accompany  armies. 

During  the  wars  of  Napoleon  Bona 
parte,  which  drenched  the  sands  of 
Kgvpt,  the  snows  of  Russia,  the  plains 
of  Germany,  of  Italy,  and  Spain,  with 
the  best  blood  of  France  and  the  best 
blood  of  Europe,  it  is  said  of  the  great 
captain  that,  a.s  he  rode  over  a  field 
heaped  with  dead  and  dying  victims  of 
his  vaulting  ambition,  his  fine  eyes 
would  fill  with  tears,  indicating  that  he 
was  not  wholly  devoid  of  humane  feel 
ing.  Nevertheless,  this  profound  genius, 
who  invented  a  hundred  new  ways  of 
waging  war,  never  once  thought  of  pro 


viding  against  the  needless  and  cruel 
sufferings  of  his  devoted  followers; 
much  less  did  he  show  compassion  upon 
his  disabled  opponents. 

The  philanthropic  organization  known 
the  world  over  as  the  Red  Cross  is  the 
conscience  of  nations  uprising  in  protest 
against  all  these  barbarities  of  war. 

Hut  the  protest  was  not  born  full 
fledged  nor  full  armed.  Gradually  the 
Red  Cross  has  been  admitted  to  battle 
fields,  gradually  invested  with  rights  and 
clothed  with  authority.  And  the  exten 
sion  of  its  scope  to  include  relief  of  suf 
fering  on  other  fields  than  war  was  a 
long  time  coming,  too. 

Civilian  Relief. 

The  care  of  the  sick,  the  feeble,  and 
maimed  is  primarily  a  feminine  instinct. 
It  was  exhibited,  doubtless,  upon  the 
first  occasion  for  its  exercise.  Nor  did 
the  early,  archaiaii  animals  exhibit 
parental  affection;  neither  does  the  in 
sect  mother  and  the  fish  mother  of  to 
day  show  any;  they  merely  deposit  their 
eg-gs  and  pass  on. 

\Yith  the  incoming  of  the  warm 
blooded  animals  arose  the  self-sacrificing 
affection  of  motherhood.  The  female 
ape  nurses  her  offspring;  the  Aryan 
mother  cares  for  her  own  and  the  tribe's 
children. 

In  medieval  times  the  women  who 
were  engaged  in  ministering*  to  unfor 
tunates  took  the  fitting'  names  of  Sisters 
of  Charity  and  Sisters  of  Mercy,  and 
these  devoted  Sisters  have  gradually  in 
creased  in  numbers  and  influence  among 
all  enlightened  nations,  and  to-day  are 
numbered  by  thousands. 

Florence  Nightingale. 

The  first  notable  organized  relief  for 
the  disabled  in  battle  was  executed  by 


436 


Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 


a  woman,  and  that  woman  was  a  trained 
nurse  of  the  last  half  of  the  century 
just  passed,  a  woman  yet  alive,  but  a 
sad  invalid,  in  consequence  of  her  ex 
cessive  labor  and  exposure. 

Florence  Nightingale  was  born  at 
Florence,  Italy,  of  wealthy  English 
parents.  She  early  became  interested  in 
the  relief  of  suffering-,  and  studied  hos 
pital  and  asylum  management  under  the 
tutelage  of  Sisters  of  Charity,  in  Paris 
and  elsewhere. 

The  year  1854  brought  the  ever- 
memorable  war  of  the  Crimea,  and  the 
world  looked  on  with  trembling  heart 
and  bated  breath  whilst  the  great  allied 
powers  of  western  and  southern  Europe 
pitted  themselves  against  the  emperor  of 
all  the  Russias.  Once  more  the  old,  sad 
story, — the  relentless  war  of  races,  the 
Anglo-Saxon,  the  Celt,  and  the  Latin 
races  against  the  wild  and  mj'riad  hordes 
of  the  Sclav.  "Scarcely  had  they  met," 
in  the  words  of  the  historian,  "when 
the  hospitals  of  the  allied  armies  reeked 
with  death."  But  the  times  had 
changed;  human  progress  had  evolved 
a  "press,"  whose  lexer  moved  the  world. 
The  newspaper  correspondents  poured 
back  upon  astonished  England  the  terri 
ble  news  of  the  entire  inadequacy  of  her 
military  medical  field  service.  Facts  are 
stubborn  and  figures  true.  Both  gov 
ernment  and  people  awoke  as  from  a 
dream;  and  when  the  letters  of  Lord 
Henry  Sydney  Herbert,  the  British 
minister  of  war,  and  Florence  Nightin 
gale,  the  trained  nurse  of  London, 
crossed  in  transit,  the  one  begging 
civilian  help  for  military  distress,  the 
other  begging  leave  to  render  it,  they 
marked  an  era  of  exaltation  never  before 
reached  in  the  progress  of  the  world; 
and  when,  two  weeks  later,  Miss  Night 
ingale,  with  her  forty  faithful  and  care 
fully-selected  assistants,  sailed  from  the 
shores  of  England,  it  meant  more  for  the 
advancement  of  humankind,  more  for 
its  future  example,  than  all  the  fleets 
and  armies,  cannon  and  commissary,  that 
had  sailed  before  in  that  vast  campaign. 

That  unarmed  pilgrim  band  of  women 
on  that  occasion  not  oiilv  struck  a  blow 


at  the  barbarities  of  war,  but  they  laid 
the  ax  deep  at  the  root  of  war  itself. 

Upon  the  details  of  this  mission  one 
scarce  need  to  enter;  the  world  knows 
by  heart  the  story  of  Scutari  and  the 
barrack  hospitals,  and  how,  under  the 
intelligent  direction  and  labors  of  this 
civil  volunteer  corps,  disease  lessened, 
gangrene  disappeared,  and  pestilence  fell 
away;  and  how,  under  the  strong  sup 
port  of  the  military  head  and  England's 
gracious  queen,  this  work  went  on,  un 
til  the  hospitals  of  the  entire  British 
army,  from  awful  depths  of  misery,  be 
came  homes  of  cleanliness,  of  comfort 
and  recovery. 

The  great  example  had  been  given. 
The  slow  but  willing  world  learned  a 
useful  lesson,  but  at  the  sacrifice,  of  its 
teacher's  health. 

Florence  Nightingale  covered  England 
with  glory  and  won  the  unstinted  praise 
of  the  world,  but  returned  home  to  seek 
a  bed  of  painful  invalidism,  from  which 
she  has  never  recovered.  At  such  cost 
is  the  good  work  of  the  world  accom 
plished. 

Women  in  Our  Civil  War. 

Our  own  Civil  War  broke  out  early 
in  1861,  and,  owing  to  the  principal 
things  at  stake, — the  existence  of  slav 
ery  and  the  preservation  of  the  Union, — 
was  waged  from  the  first  with  fatuitous 
effort  on  one  side  and  patriotic  deter 
mination  on  the  other. 

In  the  haste  of  military  movements 
and  desperate  onslaughts,  the  broken 
in  health,  the  injured,  and  dead  were 
left  on  the  field.  The  authorities  on 
both  sides  were  all  imprepared.  Not  a 
hospital,  a  surgeon,  or  a  trained  nurse 
was  in  evidence. 

Clara  Barton  left  her  office  desk  in 
Washington  and  took  a  four-mule- team 
load  of  supplies  down  to  the  battle 
fields  of  Virginia.  Another  woman  in 
the  western  part  of  the  Union  trans 
ported  a  steamer-load  of  supplies,  in 
cluding  ten  milch  cows  and  one  thousand 
laying  hens,  to  the  camps  and  battle 
fields  on  the  Tennessee.  This  was 


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437 


Mother    Biekerdyke's    way    of    commenc 
ing"  her  four  years'  service. 

The  perils  of  the  hour  appealed  to 
patriots  everywhere,  and  such  men  as 
Rev.  Henry  W.  liellows  and  Fred  Law 
Olmstead,  in  the  Fast,  and  Uev.  Thomas 
Starr  King1  and  James  K.  Yeatman,  in 
the  West,  aroused  the  citizens  by  their 
eloquence,  and,  as  a  result,  there  was 
organized  the  historic 

Sanitary  Commission. 

By  straining-  a  point  in  one  of  the 
phrases  of  Article  63  in  our  Army  Reg 
ulations,  a  few  accredited  nurses  had 
been  admitted  through  army  lines,  where 
only  teamsters  and  sutlers  had  been 
allowed  before. 

Taking  advantage  of  this  ruling,  and 
in  view  of  the  evident  inadequacy  of 
swiftly-moving  armies  to  properly  take 
care  of  their  disabled  soldiers,  the  or 
ganizers  of  the  Sanitary  Commission 
proposed  to  supplement  the  medical 
department  by  the  assistance  of  civilians. 
Larg-e  amounts  of  money  were  raised  to 
defray  the  expenses  of  agents,  who  were 
carefully  selected  and  sent  to  the  front 
to  choose  camps  in  good  sanitary  con 
ditions,  inspect  and  improve  hospitals, 
remove  sick  and  wounded  to  places  of 
safety,  etc.  Not  only  these  duties,  but 
the  commission  employed  skilled  physi 
cians  and  nurses,  and,  much  to  their 
credit,  they  established  a  bureau  for  the 
collection  of  vital  statistics,  whose  re 
ports  of  investigations  have  added  more 
to  the  existing  knowledge  of  sanitary 
conditions  than  was  ever  before  pub 
lished.  Their  hospital  directory  con 
tains  the  names  of  over  600,000  soldiers 
who  had  been  recipients  of  their  care. 
Confederate  and  Federal  soldiers  alike 
sharing  their  assistance. 

Soon  after  organizing',  it  was  found 
that  the  funds  were  not  sufficient  to 
carry  out  the  extensive  projects  contem 
plated.  Begun  in  June  of  18(51.  there 
was  received  during  the  eleven  months 
following  only  $50,000.  In  September, 
1862,  the  historian  gladly  notes.  "The 
magnificent  g'ift  of  $100,000  from  Cali 
fornia,  followed  two  weeks  later  bv  an 


other  $100,000  from  the  citizens  of  this 
young-  state,  secured  the  commission 
from  failure,  and  stimulated  other  com 
munities  to  exhibit  like  generous  assist 
ance."  Sanitary  fairs  l>ecame  popular, 
and  New  York  City,  in  1H64,  led  off  with 
a  contribution  of  $1,184,000.  Philadel 
phia  raised  $1,034,000;  Brooklyn,  $30">,00<). 
California  during  the  war  contributed 
$1,234,000.  To  the  credit  of  San  Fran 
cisco  it  should  be  stated  that,  under  the 
fiery  eloquence  of  Rev.  Starr  King,  the 
contribution  one  Sunday  evening  was 
over  $100,000. 

Christian  Commission. 

The  Christian  philanthropy  known  by 
this  name  was  called  into  being  by  the 
Young  Men's  Christian  Association  of 
New  York.  June,  1861.  Cooperating  with 
the  Sar.itary  Commission  in  many  pro 
jects,  they  were  particularly  engaged  in 
providing  trained  nurses  and  skilled 
surgeons  for  emergency  service;  also 
they  made  it  theii-  charge  to  care  for 
the  dead.  The  regular  enlistment  and 
assignment  of  nurses  for  duty  in  field 
hospitals  was  an  important  service  under 
military  rules.  Miss  Dorothy  L.  Dix 
superintended  the  selection  and  enlist 
ment  of  nurses  in  the  Kastern  depart 
ment,  while  James  K.  Yeatman  dis 
charged  these  duties  in  the  West. 

Thus  for  four  long  years  these  two 
volunteer  civilian  committees  carried  on 
their  extensive  and  important  work,  and 
I  have  been  somewhat  explicit  in  un 
folding  it  and  reminding  our  people  of 
it  because  of  its  mag-nitnde;  but  it  all 
ended  with  the  termination  of  the  war 
The  abundant  and  valuable  supplies  on 
hand  were  not  stored  and  preserved  for 
future  use.  as  is  done  by  the  Red  Cross, 
but  most  of  them  were  sold  at  auction 
for  trifling-  sums;  the  rest  squandered 
upon  parasites  and  camp  followers. 

The  records,  documents,  and  volumi 
nous  correspondence  of  the  Sanitary 
Commission  at  the  close  of  the  war  were 
hastily  deposited  in  the  Astor  Library, 
at  Xew  York,  and  there  they  remain, 
unused,  almost  forgotten.  The  records 


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Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross  Society. 


of    the    Christian    Commission    shared    a 
similar    fate 

Through  all  this  noble,  self'-sacnh'cing. 
civilian  work  it  is  important  to  note  that 
the  initial  and  by  far  the  largest  part 
of  it  was  performed  oy  women — and 
woman's  work  is  never  done  until  it  is 
all  done,  every  related  duty  accom 
plished. 

Clara  Barton  must  needs  prolong  her 
work  at  the  close  of  the  war  by  or 
ganizing  the  systematic  examination  of 
soldiers'  records,  finding  what  became  of 
''missing  soldiers,"  who  had  been  re 
ported  as  "deserted,"  involving  journeys 
with  a  corps  of  assistants  to  the  burial 
heaps  at  Andersonville  and  other  South 
ern  prison  pens.  The  result  was  the 
rescue  of  many  an  honored  name  from 
out  the  dismal  registry  of  "missing;" 
and  Mother  Bickerdyke,  in  the  West, 
joining  Annie  Wittenmyer,  must  needs 
set  about  measures  for  the  suste 
nance  of  surviving-  and  disabled  soldiers 
through  the  army  pension  office,  as  also 
the  useful  employment  of  other  of  "her 
boys'"  by  colonizing-  them  upon  the 
prairies  of  Kansas. 

Meanwhile,  between  these  two  wars 
(the  Crimean  and  the  Civil  Wars),  there 
occurred,  in  1859.  the  war  waged  by  the 
French  against  the  Anstrians  in  North 
ern  Italy,  and  it  was  an  incident  con 
nected  with  one  of  its  tremendous  bat 
tles,  where  f>00,000  soldiers  were  engaged, 
that  was  destined  to  waken  the  world 
from  its  dream  of  satisfaction,  show  it 
the  horror  of  neglect  of  preparation,  and 
set  it  to  thinking. 

Solferino  and  Its  Visitor. 

The  roar  of  the  guns  at  the  sanguinary 
battle  of  Solferino,  June  24,  1859,  reached 
the  ear  of  M.  Henri  Dunant,  a  Swiss 
gentleman  traveling  at  leisure  in  the 
vicinity.  He  drove  towards  the  battle 
field,  with  some  difficulty  obtained  per 
mission  to  enter  and  the  privilege  of 
working  among  the  wounded.  The 
scenes  that  met  his  gaze  on  every  hand 
were  so  horrible,  the  suffering  so  excru 
ciating,  through  lack  of  medical  and 
surgical  help  and  supplies — not  one  sur 


geon  to  fifty  men,  no  hospital  or  any 
provision  for  the  wounded  and  dying  — 
and  these  conditions  were  so  long  con 
tinued, — several  terrible  days, — that, 
after  he  had  done  all  he  could,  and  had 
returned  home,  it  was  many  days  before 
he  could  bring  himself  to  relate  his 
frightful  experiences,  and  weeks  elapsed 
before  he  could  put  his  thoughts  upon 
paper.  At  length  he  published  a  little 
volume, — 

EL  SOrrEXUt  DEL  SOLFERINO. 
This  reminiscence  of  Solferino  created 
a  sensation.  It  was  taken  up  in  all 
quarters  and  printed  in  the  leading 
languages  of  Europe.  "In  the  progress 
of  humanity,  the  world  had  grown  ripe 
for  it." 

The  booklet  proved  a  firebrand,  kin 
dling  all  Europe,  and  M.  Dunant  was  en 
couraged  to  elaborate  the  great  idea 
presented  in  his  "Souvenir"  before  the 
Geneva  Society  of  Public  Utility,  and 
his  propositions  became  the  main  sub 
ject  of  discussion  for  several  days  of 
February,  1863. 

In  brief,  M.  Dunant  desired  to  know 
if  it  would  not  be  possible  for  the  great 
war-making  nations  of  the  world  to  be 
brought  to  consider  the  needless  suffer 
ing'  inflicted  upon  their  disabled  soldiers, 
and  to  agree  to  enter  into  some  inter 
national  compact  for  their  relief,  some 
arrangement  by  which  all  wounded,  dis 
abled,  and  sick  men  should  be  held 
neutral,  should  be  no  longer  regarded 
as  militants,  but  treated  as  suffering, 
defenseless  men.  "They  can  no  longer 
harm  any  one,"  he  pleaded.  "Why  treat 
them  as  foes?  Why  add  to  their  suffer 
ings  the  infliction  of  your  unappeased 
animosity?  And,  inasmuch,"  he  argued, 
"as  no  army  in  motion  can  take  suit 
able  care  of  its  disabled,  why  not  pro 
vide  some  way  by  which  civilians  can 
reach  them  and  care  for  their  necessi 
ties?" 

These  humane  and  reasonable  ideas  so 
far  gained  favor  with  the  society  as  to 
result  in  the  appointment  of  a  commit 
tee  to  devise  a  plan  for  submitting  M. 
Dunant's  proposition  to  the  nations  of 
the  world. 


439 


The  president,  (iiistav  Moynier,  in  <  r- 
scribing  the  work  ol  the  conimit  tec. 
writes.  "It  was  not  then  known  in  Eu- 
rope  what  pro<  limit's  had  been  accom 
plished  in  America  by  her  Sanitary  Com 
mission,  and  therefore  much  time  and 
labor  were  required  before  the  commit 
tee  could  formulate  a  plan  that  would 
escape  much  criticism." 

Conference  of  1863. 

Pursuant  to  a  call  from  the  Geneva 
Society  of  Public  I'tility.  thirty-six 
gentlemen,  representing  fourteen  gov 
ernments,  assembled,  October  !3(>,  18(53, 
in  Geneva,  while  letters  in  sympathy 
with  the  movement  were  received  from 
five  other  powers.  The  problem  pre 
sented  to  the  conference  by  the  terms 
of  the  call,  as  stated  by  President 
Moynier,  was  "to  establish  on  the  do 
main  of  charity  a  link  between  the  civil 
and  the  military  element,  which,  though 
different,  are  not  incompatible,  and 
which,  it  was  hoped,  might  be  made  to 
work  harmoniously  side  by  side." 

In  doing-  this,  the  conference  had  to 
adapt  its  work  to  a  great  variety  of 
governments,  and  it  carefully  refrained 
from  exacting-  anything-  incompatible 
with  the  institutions  of  any  civilixed 
people. 

The  first  conference,  sitting-  for  four 
days,  did  effective  work.  The  moving- 
spirit  was  M.  Dnnant.  ably  supported 
by  the  talented  President  M.  Moynier. 
Some  eleven  resolutions  were  formu 
lated.  They  provided  for  the  formation 
of  national  relief  committees,  so  warmly 
advocated  by  M.  Dunant.  to  establish 
relations  with  the  government,  to  makf 
themselves  acquainted  with  all  improve 
ments  in  the  means  of  helping-  wounded 
soldiers,  to  train  volunteers  for  hospital 
service,  to  collect  materials  for  sick  and 
wounded  soldiers,  to  keep  up  friendly 
relations  with  each  other,  in  order  that 
any  improvements  or  inventions  in  one 
country  likely  to  be  of  service  in  a  cam 
paign  mig-ht  be  made  known  to  others. 
In  times  of  war  these  committees  be 
come  the  agents  of  the  public  at  large 
/or  affording  aid.  It  was  by  the  terms 


of  <ne  of  these  resolutions  that  the  lied 
Cross  was  ch<,sen  to  be  the  distinctive 
badge  of  surgeons,  nurses,  and  assist 
ants  of  all  degrees.  It  is  most  remark- 
abh-  that  this  lied  Cross  should  have 
become  the  name  of  the  great  philan 
thropy  itself.  It  occurred  this  wise: 
Out  of  compliment  to  the  progressive 
little  republic  of  Swit/erland,  in  whos-_ 
principal  city  the  conference  was  assem 
bled,  the  led  Hag  of  Swit/erland.  with 
its  white  cross,  was  taken,  and  the 
colors  reversed,  making  a  red  cross  ol 
equal  arms  upon  a  white  ground. 

The  use  of  the  red  cross  by  the  aid 
societies  of  Europe  antedated  by  about  a 
year  the  formal  adoption  by  treaty  oi 
this  world-conquering  emblem. 

The  first  lied  Cross  Society  was  or 
gan  i/ed  in  \Vurtemburg.  December,  1803. 
Soon  after,  as  President  Moynier  writes. 
"A  network  of  societies  covered  Europe. 
and  extended  into  Asia  and  the  isles  of 
the  sea.  all  voluntarily  controlled  by  the 
central  committee  at  Geneva." 

llowe\er.  the  sanction  of  governments 
by  treaty  stipulations  was  necessary: 
hence  a  call  was  issued  for  the  assem 
bling  of  representatives  of  all  nations 
at  (iene\a  the  next  year. 

Geneva  Convention,  1864. 

Attended  by  representatives  of  all  the 
powers  of  Europe,  except  Russia,  delib 
eration  was  had  for  nearly  a  fortnight, 
resulting  in  the  promulgation  of  nine 
articles,  forming  the  Red  Cross  Treaty, 
or,  as  it  is  generally  called,  the  Geneva 
Convention. 

The  first,  second,  and  third  articles 
provide  for  the  neutrality  of  hospitals 
and  inmates. 

The  fourth  protects  hospitals  and  am 
bulances  against  capture  and  molesta 
tion. 

The  fifth,  with  the  view  to  quiet  the 
fears  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  vicinity, 
as  well  as  to  secure  their  assistance, 
provides  military  protection. 

The  sixth  provides  for  the  proper  care 
and  exchange  of  prisoners. 

The  seventh  provides  the  Red  Cross 
flag  for  hospitals  and  convoys,  and  an 
arm  badge  (brassard)  for  persons. 


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Pacific   Coast  Red   Cross   Society. 


The  eighth  and  ninth  articles  carry 
out  the  details  of  execution,  and  provide 
ror  the  adhesion  of  other  nations  at  any 
time. 

"The  formation  of  this  treaty,"  writes 
the  historian,  "marks  an  epoch  in  the 
advancement  of  man.  Nothing-  so  benefi 
cent  has  been  produced  within  the  cen 
tury  just  passed.  The  world-spirit — the 
Welt  Geist — in  his  onward  sweep  through 
humanity  must  surely  have  paused  when 
this  compact  was  signed  to  mark  the 
spot  with  a  white  stone."  No  intelli 
gent  person  can  listen  to  its  provisions 
and  not  be  conscious  of  the  feeling- 
away  down  in  the  depths  of  his  soul 
that  here  is  the  beginning-  of  the  end 
of  war. 

Since  the  time  when  the  wounded 
were,  as  a  matter  of  course,  left  to  die 
on  the  field  or  be  torn  by  wild  beasts, 
how  great  is  the  change! 

For  reasons  too  many  to  be  intro 
duced  here,  the  Tufted  States  remained 
aloof  until  1881.  being-  the  thirty-second 
nation  to  join  the  treaty. 

Over  forty  nations,  including-  all  the 
countries  of  the  Old  World,  except  China, 
and  all  of  the  New  World  but  Mexico, 
are  affiliated. 

Even  the  turbulent  little  republics  of 
Central  America  and  the  solitary  peoples 
on  the  islands  of  Oceanica  clasp  hands 
with  the  great  and  powerful  continental 
nations  under  the  snow-white,  crimson- 
emblaxoned  banner,  and  pledg-e  their 
governments  to  carry  out  the  humane 
provisions  it  symbolizes.  Never  ag-ain 
will  the  fallen  in  battle  be  allowed  to 
lie  unfed  or  dying-  of  thirst,  or  become 
frozen  to  the  ground  for  want  of  the 
rescuing-  flag-;  never  ag-ain  will  the  am 
bulance  that  would  pick  its  way  about 
the  battle,  to  gather  up  the  fallen,  run 
the  risk  of  being-  fired  upon. 

By  the  convention  of  18(58  the  provi 
sions  of  the  Red  Cross  were  extended 
to  the  navy, — "the  armies  on  the  sea," 
and,  at  the  sug-g-estion  of  Clara  Barton, 
in  a  communication  written  in  1881,  the 
scope  of  Red  Cross  relief  in  America 
was  extended  to  cover  "the  relief  of 


suffering'  by  such  calamities  as  famine, 
flood,  fire,  cyclones,  or  other  causes  so 
serious  as  to  be  considered  national  in 
importance." 

.Japan  and  two  or  three  other  nations, 
I  believe,  have  insisted  upon  this  pro 
vision  in  their  acceptance  of  the  treaty. 

Until  the  late  war  with  Spain  this  kind 
of  calamities  has  claimed  the  exclusive 
care  of  Miss  Barton  and  her  assistants. 

Clara   Barton  and  Her  Mission. 

We  come  now  to  the  events  which  led 
to  the  formation  of  the  American  so 
ciety. 

As  before  chronicled  in  these  pages, 
a  woman  has  been  foremost  in  the  sev 
eral  humanitarian  movements,  so,  in  this 
bringing  of  the  Red  Cross  to  America, 
it  was  a  woman  who  did  it. 

"To  understand  this  history."  writes 
her  biographer,  "we  must  first  under 
stand  something-  of  the  early  life  of 
Clara  Barton,  for  with  such  quietness, 
such  single-minded  devotion  to  duty 
alone,  has  her  work  been  done,  that,  as 
tonishing  as  it  may  be  to  those  who 
know  her  well  and  love  her  devotedly, 
there  is  little  doubt  that  few  on  the 
Pacific  slope  are  familiar  with  her  life- 
work,  though  they  may  have  heard  her 
name  spoken  frequently. 

At  the  outbreak  of  our  Civil  War, 
Miss  Clara  Barton,  a  native  of  Oxford, 
Mass.,  then  a  young-  woman  with  a  noted 
history  as  a  successful  founder  and 
teacher  of  public  schools  in  New  Jersey, 
was  engaged  at  a  desk  in  one  of  the 
government  departments  at  Washing-ton. 
When  news  came  that  northern  troops 
en  route  to  Washing-ton  had  been  fired 
upon,  and  some  of  them  wounded,  in 
Baltimore,  she  instantly  volunteered  to 
g-o  and  care  for  them. 

Her  real  life-work  opened  before  her 
that  day.  Thereafter  she  w7as  in  the 
hospitals,  and,  wherever  disabled  soldiers 
were  found,  she  collected  and  carried 
provisions  and  hospital  supplies  to  them 
by  wagon-loads.  She  was  admitted — 
strangely  enough — on  sig-ht,  and  was  re- 
g-arded  as  a  woman  of  uncommon  ability 
and  discretion.  She  could  g-o,  in  her 


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quiet,  self-contained  way.  among-  hospi 
tals  in  Washington  and  among-  the  camps 
in  Virginia,  unchallenged  by  the  closest 
stickler  for  routine  and  red  tape.  She 
attended  personally  the  wounded  at  the 
field.  Soon  military  trains  were  placed 
at  her  service.  She  was  present  with  her 
"first  relief"  stock  of  supplies  at  the 
battles  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Second  Bull 
Run,  Antietam,  and  Fredericksburg:  was 
eight  months  at  the  siege  of  Charleston, 
at  Fort  Wagner,  in  front  of  Petersburg1, 
and  on  the  battle-fields  of  the  Wilder 
ness.  She  was  in  hospitals  near  Rich 
mond  and  on  Morris  Island. 

And,  when  the  war  was  ended,  her 
hardest  labor  began;  for,  in  obedience 
to  the  tenderest  and,  in  her  way  of 
thinking,  the  most  mandatory  of  hu 
man  sentiment,  she  engaged  in  the 
search  for  records  of  "missing-"  soldiers 
who  had  been  reported  as  "deserted,"  to 
the  consternation  and  grief  of  their  rel 
atives.  At  the  request  of  President 
Lincoln,  she  entered  npon  the  task  of 
rescuing,  if  she  might,  the  brave  un 
fortunates  from  such  ignominy.  This 
tremendous  task  involved  examination 
of  the  entire  War  Office  records  at 
Washington,  and  led  to  pilgrimages  to 
the  far  Son  the  in  prison  pens  of  Ander- 
sonville  and  the  like,  with  a  score  of 
assistants,  to  examine  prison  records, 
monument  the  graves,  and  determine 
that  here  in  these  open  pens  of  starva 
tion  and  misery  these  "missing-"  soldiers 
laid  down  their  lives  with  a  heroism 
unmatched  in  history:  for  each  and 
every  one  of  them,  at  any  time,  could 
have  passed  out  of  the  iron  gates  by 
simply  taking-  the  oath  of  allegiance  to 
the  rebel  cause. 

The  letters  of  inquiry  or  of  thanks 
for  the  rescue  of  reputations  during-  this 
examination  for  nearly  four  years  "often 
aggregated  three  bushels  per  day." 

When  this  sacred,  self-imposed  task 
was  completed,  Miss  Barton  was  utterly 
broken  down  in  health.  Her  physician 
ordered  her  to  Europe  and  the  moun 
tains  of  Switzerland  for  recuperation. 
Her  health  was  still  unsettled  when, 
during1  the  Franco-Prussian  War,  which 


suddenly  broke  out  in  1870,  she  was 
asked  to  join  the  relief  corps  of  the  Red 
Cross  of  the  German  army  in  the  field, 
for  her  splendid  work  organizing  flying 
hospitals  in  the  war  at  home  had  reached 
Europe. 

She  did  heroic  service  on  most  of  the 
battle-fields  of  France,  and,  at  the  close 
of  the  siege,  personally  organized  and 
prosecuted  the  unique  rehabiliment  of 
the  thousands  of  citizens  of  Strasbourg 
impoverished  and  demoralized  by  the 
long  siege  of  the  (Jerman  army. 

Strange  Apathy  of  America. 

When  it  became  known  that  Miss 
Barton  had  arrived  in  Geneva,  she  was 
at  once  waited  upon  by  the  president 
and  others  of  the  International  Com 
mittee  of  the  Red  Cross,  who  came  to 
ask  an  explanation  of  the  anomalous 
fact  that  the  United  States,  which  had 
shown  the  most  tender  and  efficient  care 
of  its  own  wounded,  organizing  a  sani 
tary  service  on  a  scale  hitherto  un- 
thought  of  the  world  over,  had  held 
aloof  and  given  the  cold  shoulder  to 
overtures  for  accepting  the  Red  Cross. 

Miss  Barton  listened  in  amazement  to 
the  end,  then  frankly  told  the  gentlemen 
that  she  had  never  heard  of  the  society 
nor  of  the  Geneva  Treaty.  She  assured 
her  visitors  that  the  United  States,— 
the  people  of  the  United  States, — were 
totally  unaware  that  proposals  such  as 
they  described  had  ever  been  submitted 
to  our  government;  that  probably  they 
had  been  referred  to  some  department, 
or  perhaps  to  one  single  official,  who 
was  too  busy  or  did  not  see  fit  to  pre 
sent  them  to  our  people,  and  that  there 
fore  the  United  States  as  a  nation  had 
never  heard  of  them. 

Miss  Barton  at  once  comprehended  the 
usefulness  of  such  a  provision,  and  felt 
ashamed  that  the  United  States  was  not 
a  party  to  it.  She  resolved,  and  after 
ward  promised  her  coworkers  in  the 
field,  that,  if  she  lived  to  get  home,  she 
would  give  herself  no  rest  until  she  had 
made  our  people  acquainted  with  the 
Treaty  of  Geneva. 

Tn    regard    to  the   real   situation   of   the 


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affair,  let  it  be  remembered  that  at  the 
conference  of  1863  we  were  represented 
by  our  minister  at  Berne,  and  that  pro 
posals  were  sent  us  by  him  to  unite  in  the 
measures  set  on  foot.  This  communica 
tion  arrived  when  we  were  in  the  throes 
of  the  Civil  War,  and  we  were  at  the 
time  grandly  taking1  care  of  our  army 
and  navy  with  fhe  historic  Sanitary 
Commission,  and,  as  a  matter  of  course, 
this  foreign  proposition,  couched  in  a 
foreign  languag-e,  was  promptly  pigeon 
holed. 

Again,  after  a  convention  held  in  Paris, 
1868,  in  which  the  United  States  was  rep 
resented  by  Rev.  Henry  W.  Bellows,  the 
distinguished  head  of  the  Sanitary  Com 
mission,  the  subject  was  presented  to 
our  government,  and  referred  without 
action. 

A  Woman  to  the  Rescue. 

Coming-  home  after  the  added  fatigue 
of  the  war  in  Europe,  Miss  Barton  was 
prostrated  entirely,  and  lay  for  years 
upon  a  bed  of  pain  and  weakness,  and, 
when  at  leng-th  she  rallied,  she  had  to 
beg-in  life  anew,  almost  like  a  little  child, 
learning  even  how  to  walk. 

With  recurring-  streng-th  came  mental 
action,  and  memory  recalled  her  prom 
ise  about  the  Red  Cross  she  had  learned 
to  love  so  well. 

She  went  to  Washing-ton  and  presented 
the  subject  of  the  treaty  to  the  Cabinet 
officers  of  President  Hayes.  This  was 
in  1877.  To  give  form  and  definiteness. 
the  cause  was  bodied  forth  in  a  com 
mittee,  consisting  of  three  women  and 
one  man;  two  of  these  are  still  living- 
(1902), — Miss  Barton  and  Mr.  John  Hitz, 
a  o-entleman  long-  resident  at  Washing- 
ton  as  the  representative  of  the  Swiss 
Government  at  our  capital. 

The  efforts  of  1877  were  fruitless,  and 
Miss  Barton  retired,  baffled,  but  not  dis 
couraged.  Four  years  later,  when  an 
other  soldier-president,  the  martyred 
Garfield,  was  in  the  chair,  the  little 
quartette,  brave  and  faith-sustained,  on 
application,  received  assurances  of  sym 
pathy  from  the  government.  Secretary 
Windom  laid  the  subject  before  the 


Cabinet.  The  President  and  all  the  sec 
retaries  were  at  once  interested.  Sec 
retary  Elaine,  whose  heart  always  beat 
in  sympathy  with  the  heart  of  humanity, 
with  a  mind  quick  to  perceive  and  a 
hand  swift  to  perform,  wrote  a  warm 
letter  of  approval,  and  the  President,  in 
his  first  message  to  Congress,  recom 
mended  our  accession  to  the  Geneva 
Treaty. 

This  was  seventeen  years  after  the  first 
presentation  of  the  subject  to  our  g~ov- 
ernment.  The  society  of  1877  reorgan 
ized  and  became  incorporated  as  the 
American  Association  of  the  Red  Cross. 

I'.ut  the  time  was  not  fully  ripe,  the 
end  not  yet  attained.  President  Gar- 
field,  by  the  bullet  of  the  assassin,  was 
denied  the  pleasure  of  signing-  the 
treaty.  That  happiness  was  reserved 
for  his  successor.  President  Arthur,  who 
nobly  and  promptly  took  up  the  work, 
incorporating1  a  plea  for  it  in  his  first 
message. 

The  Treaty  Signed. 

It  speedily  passed  both  houses,  and 
received  the  signature  of  the  President 
March  1.  1882,  the  United  States  thus 
becoming  the  thirty-second  nation  to 
join  the  world-embracing,  humanitarian 
treaty. 

President  Arthur,  presenting  the  pen 
used  by  him  to  Miss  Barton,  promptly 
appointed  her  as  our  representative  to 
the  International  Committee  in  Europe 
and  president  of  the  American  National 
Red  Cross. 

No  doubt  could  now  rest  in  the  minds 
of  any  one  that  •  the  adhesion  of  the 
United  States  was  at  last  hearty  and 
sincere,  allaying1  any  distrust  which  our 
former  hesitation  mignt  have  eng*er:- 
dered. 

Perhaps  no  other  act  of  this  ag-e  has 
reflected  more  credit  upon  this  country 
than  this  simple,  beneficent  measure. 
It  must  in  its  great  and  humane  prin 
ciples,  its  innovations  upon  the  long- 
established  rules  of  barbarism,  its  wise 
and  practical  charity,  stand  forever  next 
to  the  immortal  proclamation  of  freedom 
to  the  African  slave,  that  crowns  the 
life-work  of  Abraham  Lincoln. 


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Governments  Adopting  the    Red   Cross 
Treaty. 

France,  September  22,  1804;  Switzer 
land,  October  1,  18(4;  Belgium,  October 
14,  1864:  Netherlands,  November  29, 
1804;  Italy,  December  4.  1864;  Sweden 
and  Norway,  December  13.  1S64;  Den 
mark,  December  15,  1864;  Spain,  Decem 
ber  15,  1864;  Baden,  December  16,  1864; 
Greece,  January  17,  1865:  Great  Britain, 
February  18,  1865:  Mechlenburg,  March 
9,  1865;  Prussia,  June  29,  1865;  Turkey, 
July  5,  1865;  Wurtemburg,  June  2,  1866; 
Hesse-Darmstadt,  June  22,  1866;  Bavaria, 
June  30,  1866;  Austria,  July  21,  1866; 
Portugal,  August  9,  18(56;  Saxony,  Octo 
ber  25,  1866;  Russia,  May  22,  1867;  Pon 
tifical  States,  May  9,  1868;  Roumania, 
November  30,  1874;  Persia,  December  5, 
1874;  San  Salvador,  December  30,  1874; 
Montenegro,  November  29,  1875;  Servia, 
March  24,  1876;  Bolivia,  October  16,  1879; 
Chile,  November  15,  1879;  Argentine, 
November  25.  1879;  Peru,  April  22.  1880; 
United  States.  March  1,  1882;  Bulgaria, 
March  1,  1884;  Japan,  June  5,  1886; 
Luxemburg,  October  5,  1888;  Hungary, 
1890;  Congo  Free  State,  1891;  Venezuela, 
1894;  Siam,  June  29,  1895;  South  Africa, 
September  30,  1896:  Honduras,  May  16, 
1898;  Nicaraugua,  May  16,  1898.  Whole 
number  of  countries,  forty-two. 

Principles  of  Red  Cross. 

The  vital  idea  of  the  Red  Cross  is  not 
charity  per  se;  it  scorns  the  word,  but 
friendliness,  helpfulness.  Tt  is  a  privi 
lege  to  do  for  those  in  trouble.  They 
are  neighbors  in  the  Good  Samaritan 
sense.  In  a  word,  human  brotherhood 
is  their  creed,  and  nothing  less  than  the 
true  law  of  love  their  animating  prin 
ciple. 

As  stated  in  a  preceding  paragraph, 
the  work  of  the  Red  Cross  in  America 
has  been  exercised,  until  very  lately, 
along  the  lines  of  relief  from  calamities 
by  fires,  floods,  cyclones,  and  the  like, 
and  its  ready,  systematic,  and  complete 
relief  has  been  most  marked. 

The  reelection  of  Miss  Clara  Barton 
annually  has  kept  her  constantly  in  the 
harness,  ready  at  an  hour's  notice  to 


take   the    first    train    to   the    scene   of   dis 
aster. 

Relief  of  Disasters— the  Amounts. 

Beginning'  in  1881,  a  year  before  the 
treaty  of  Geneva  was  fully  accepted  by 
the  I ' n i ted  States,  Miss  Barton,  with  her 
few  associates,  hastened  to  the  scene  of 
the  forest  fires  in  Michigan,  examined 
the  condition  of  the  homeless  sufferers, 
reported  their  wants  to  the  public,  who 
responded  with  money  and  materials 
estimated  at  $8(),0()(). 

1882.  In   the   early    spring,   right    after 
the  accession  to  the  treaty,  occurred  the 
first   Mississippi   flood,   to  which   we   sent 
only   an  inspecting  party,   writh   relief   to 
the   amount   of   $8,000. 

1883.  Second    flood    of   the    Mississippi. 
Materials,  especially  seeds  to  replant  the 
denuded    ground,    $18,000. 

1883.  Later    than    the    above    occurred 
the  Mississippi   cyclone,    $1,500. 

1884.  Great  flood  of  the  Ohio  and  Mis 
sissippi  Rivers,  where  the  Red  Cross  first 
chartered  boats,  and.  besides  the  people, 
fed   the   starving  stock,   thus   saving   the 
animals    for    farming    when    the    waters 
should    subside.     In    this    relief    Chicago 
and  St.  Louis  took  principal  parts,  while 
the      whole      country      assisted.      Houses 
were  built   up  along  the  Ohio,  and  fam 
ished    farmers    supplied    with    tools    and 
seed.     Miss   Barton    and    staff   were   four 
months    on    the    boats    busied    with    the 
relief.     Estimated  value  of  relief,  largely 
materials,  $175,000. 

1887.  Texas     famine.       Appropriations 
made    upon    our    statement    and    recom 
mendations  valued   at  $120,000. 

1888.  Mount     Yernon     cyclone,     Ohio. 
Amount    of   money   and   supplies,    $85,000. 

1888.  Yellow  fever  scourge  in  Florida. 
Expenses      of     physicians      and      nurses, 
$15.000. 

1889.  The    horrible    Johnstown    disas 
ter,   caused   by   the  breaking  of  the   dam 
in      Connemaugh      Yalley.       A      working 
force  of  fifty  people,   furnished  with   all 
kinds     of     material,     were     engaged     six 
months     in    the     reestablishment    of    the 
town,  at  an  expense  of  $250,000. 

1891      and      1892.     The     Red     Cross     of 
America  responded  to  the  call  to  relieve 


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the  famine-stricken  people  of  Russia,  by 
sending-  a  ship  (the  Tynehead)  laden 
with  corn  from  Iowa.  Three  hundred 
and  seven  ear-loads  were  distributed  per 
sonally  by  Dr.  J.  B.  Hubbell,  Clara  Bar 
ton's  field  agent.  The  expedition  was  a 
great  success  from  a  humanitarian  point 
of  view.  Relief  estimated  at  $150,000. 

1893.  Pomeroy  cyclone  in  Iowa. 
Money  and  services  of  nurses,  $2,700. 

1893.  South  Carolina  Island  tidal 
wave,  drowning-  over  400  persons;  30,- 
000  persons  left  homeless.  Relief  con 
tinuing  10  months;  consisted  of  the  per 
sonal  distribution  of  all  kinds  of  sup 
plies,  with  money,  estimated  at  $65,000. 

189G.  Armenian  massacre.  Second 
call  for  foreign  aid.  Money  sent  through 
committee  by  Mr.  Spencer  Trask.  of 
New  York,  entirely  receipted  for  by 
Board  of  Foreign  Missions  at  Constan 
tinople,  $116,000. 

1898.  Cuban     relief.     Money     and     ma 
terial    for   succor   of    the    ill-fated    recon- 
centrados,   $321,000. 

1899.  Money     and     materials     for     the 
relief   of  sufferers   in   Cuba   sent   by   Red 
Cross     committee     of     New     York     City, 
$420,000. 

1901.  (Jreat  (ialveston  disaster  by 
wind  and  high  water.  A  city  of  40,000 
people  lost  in  24  hours  nearly  10,000 
inhabitants  by  drowning  or  killed  by 
falling  houses;  8,000  left  homeless; 
bodies  of  the  killed  gathered  and  burned 
by  hundreds  to  prevent  pestilence.  Re 
lief  carried  on  for  two  months  under 
the  supervision  of  Miss  Barton,  then 
continued  by  Mr.  Fred  L.  Ward  and 
Major  J.  A.  McDowell.  "Miss  Barton 
was  given  a  tribute  of  esteem  and  honor, 
beautifully  engrossed,  by  the  mayor  and 
citizens,  of  which  a  sovereign  might  be 
proud,  clothed  in  language  the  elegance 
of  which  our  English  tongue  does  not 
surpass." 

Relief  by  the  Red  Cross,  including 
$2,020  for  strawberry  plants  to  restore 
losses  and  set  the  people  on  their  feet 
again,  $101,600. 

Relief  from  other  sources,  principally 
from  near-by  counties.  $1,500,000. 

Total  of  relief,  $3.348,000. 


flethods  of  Red  Cross. 

In  this  connection  attention  should  be 
called  to  the  business  methods  of  tin* 
Red  Cross.  In  strong  contrast  with  the 
loose  methods  of  the  ephemeral  Sanitary 
Commission,  raising  large  sums  of  money 
under  intense  excitement,  and  confiding 
them  to  irresponsible  persons,  who  in 
a  few  instances  embezzled  the  funds  or 
squandered  them  upon  unworthy  ob 
jects,  the  methods  of  the  Red  Cross  are 
deliberate  and  quiet.  They  receive  con 
tributions  and  account  for  them  care 
fully,  passing  receipts  as  in  a  well- 
regulated  bank.  There  is  no  temptation 
to  purloin  or  squander,  through  lack  of 
proper  precautions,  and,  in  consequence, 
not  a  scandal  has  occurred  in  the  history 
of  the  organization. 

Red  Cross  Work  in  Cuba. 

"The  declaration  of  war  with  Spain," 
writes  Miss  Clara  Bai'ton,  "found  the 
Red  Cross  working  under  the  civil  code 
by  the  request  of  our  humane  President 
McKinley.  The  first  labors  were  di 
rected  towards  an  attempt  to  relieve  the 
starving  reconcentrados,  the  victims  of 
General  Weyler's  cruel  regulations,  and 
early  in  February  we  [Miss  Barton  and 
some  twenty  assistants]  proceeded  to 
Havana,  and  began  the  work  of  examin 
ing  the  hospitals  and  the  wretched  peo 
ple  in  that  and  several  other  cities.  The 
destitution  and  fatality  were  horrible.'' 

Characteristic   Incident. 

New  York.  .Inly  7. — The  following 
cablegram  was  received  to-day  by 
Stephen  Barton  from  Miss  Clara  Bar 
ton: — • 

"Sibouey,  July  6  (via  Playa  del  Este). 
I  came  from  Shaffer's  front  in  the  night 
for  food  and  clothing  for  the  refugees, 
who  are  leaving  Santiago  by  the  thou 
sands,  starving  and  naked.  The  State 
of  Texas  has  gone  to  Port  Antonio  for 
ice  to  save  her  meat,  and  will  return 
to-morrow.  We  are  sending  to  the  refu 
gees  by  army  wagons  and  pack  mules 
all  the  supplies  we  can  from  both  camps. 
It  is  nearly  impossible  to  land  supplies 
on  account  of  the  high  tides.  There  are 
no  docks;  the  surf  is  terrific,  and  our 


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ship's  yawls  am  not  stand  in  the  surf. 
We  have  mended  one  of  the  broken  flat- 
boats,  which  our  men  drag-  to  shore,  wad 
ing1  in  the  surf  waist  deep.  There  is  no 
transportation  here.  Horses  and  pack 
ers  and  teams  would  be  helpful.  The 
wounded  men  taken  from  our  operating 
tents  are  laid  on  the  ground,  often  with 
out  blankets  or  shelter  from  rain  or  sun. 
As  others  die,  their  clothing-  is  taken  to 
put  on  the  naked.  To  g-et  them  down 
to  Siboney,  it  is  necessary  to  go  ten 
miles  over  roads  that  upset  army  wag- 
ons.  Mrs.  Gardner,  myself,  and  the  whole 
working-  force  of  the  Red  Cross  at  the 
front,  are  in  direct  rang-e  of  the  sharp 
shooters.  Lesser  and  the  nurses  are 
doing-  splendid  work  at  Siboney.  The 
men  are  as  brave  as  lions.  Shatter  is 
acting-  wisely  and  humanely,  doing-  all 
he  can.  We  return  to  the  front  at  once. 
"Clara  Barton." 

Many  limitations  were  placed  upon 
Miss  Barton's  movements,  and  finally 
aid  was  asked  for,  and  supplied  by  the 
formation  of  the  great  and  justly  famed 
New  York  Relief  Committee. 

Appeals  for  Aid. 

It  was  in  these  days  of  widespread 
need  that  the  first  appeals  ever  went 
out  for  contributions  to  the  Red  Cross. 


and  it  was  under  the  call  of  this  com 
mittee  that  the  splendid  auxiliaries  were 
organized  all  over  the  country,  much 
like  the  societies  of  the  famous  Sanitary 
Commission.  Thousands  of  persons, 
mainly  women,  eng-ag-ed  heart  and  soul 
in  the  work.  Enormous  supplies  were 
collected  in  the  name  of  the  Red  Cross, 
sent  to  headquarters,  and  thence  to  the 
field,  to  camp,  and  hospital,  for  the  com 
fort  of  the  sick  and  wounded  soldiers, 
who  gratefully  partook  and  came  back 
to  life,  or  "wearily  thanked  and  died." 

These  helpful  auxiliaries  were  in  the 
heig-ht  of  activity  when  peace  was 
declared.  The  business  men  connected 
with  them  naturally  laid  down  the  bur 
den  and  returned  to  other  duties.  The 
bills  for  the  military  recognition  and 
protection  of  the  Red  Cross  were  still 
in  Congress  awaiting  action.  Applica 
tions  came  in  to  the  officers  of  the  Na 
tional  Red  Cross  at  Washington  for  pro 
tection.  Xo  honorable  tender  of  powers 
which  it  did  not  itself  possess  could  be 
made,  so  the  auxiliaries,  valuable  and 
well  organized  as  they  were,  drifted,  the 
majority  now  being  out  of  existence. 

But  the  lessons  of  organized  prepara 
tion  were  learned;  also  the  peril  of 
fraud  and  double  dealing,  with  no  power 
to  protect. 


REINCORPORATION    OF  AMERICAN  NATIONAL   RED   CROSS, 
AND  RECENT  HISTORY. 

By  J.  G.   Lemmon. 


At  length  the  halls  of  Congress  were 
entered  and  the  authorities  in  the  de 
partments  besieged  to  take  up  and  pass 
proper  measures  of  protection  for  the 
Red  Cross.  The  result  was  the  late  Re- 
incorporation  of  the  American  National 
Red  Cross,  with  new  charter  and  en 
larged  membership  and  amended  by 
laws.  (To  be  printed  at  end  of  volume.) 

This  constitution  or  charter  was  ac 
cepted  July  10,  1900,  and  with  it  there 
was  adopted  a  code  of  by-laws,  but  it 
was  soon  found  that  the  principal  article 
of  the  by-laws, — the  one  that  provided  for 
a  board  of  control  to  manage  the  busi 
ness  of  the  corporation, — brought  about 


inharmony  and  conflict  of  authority; 
and,  as  most  of  the  other  articles  de 
pended  more  or  less  upon  this  provision, 
at  a  second  annual  meeting  of  the 
American  National  Red  Cross,  assembled 
in  Washington,  D.  C.,  December  10  and 
11,  1901,  it  was  decided  to  remove  this 
feature,  and  a  committee  on  revision 
reported  an  amended  code,  following, 
which  was  read  by  sections,  discussed 
freely,  and  adopted  without  dissent. 

This  meeting  is  notable  in  another 
respect.  The  by-laws  just  adopted  pro 
vided  that  the  president  may  be  elected 
to  serve  for  three  years,  and,  when  the 
nominating  committee  was  about  to  re- 


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lire  for  conference,  Mrs.  John  A.  Logan 
arose  and  moved  that  the  nomination 
of  president  be  not  referred  to  the  com 
mittee,  but  that  the  same  may  be  made 
immediate  and  unanimous.  The  motion 
was  seconded  by  Mrs.  J.  Kllen  Foster, 
who  also  amended  it,  so  that  it  became, 
"This  convention,  by  a  rising  vote,  de 
clares  Miss  Clara  Barton  elected  presi 
dent  for  a  term  of  three  years."  The 


Mrs.  Foster  discussed  the  report  with 
enthusiasm,  speaking1  from  her  observa 
tions  during-  a  visit  to  this  coast.  She 
declared  the  distribution  of  the  large 
sum  of  $150,000,  contributed  by  the 
people,  had  been  most  judiciously  ex 
ecuted,  many  lives  saved,  and  much  suf 
fering-  assuag-ed  or  mortality  averted. 

Mrs.    Harrington    was    then    elected    a 
member    of    the    National    Board    of    Con- 


Corporate  Member  of  the  Recently  Reincorporated  American  National  Red  Cross,  and  Contributor 
of  the  General  History  of  the  Red  Cross,  Its  Reincorporation,  etc. 


motion,  as  amended,  was  unanimously 
adopted  in  the  manner  indicated,  amidst 
a  storm  of  cheers. 

Pacific   Slope   Work   Appreciated. 

At  this  meeting  Mrs.  Mero  L.  Tanner, 
of  Washington,  read  the  report  sent  her 
by  Mrs.  Willard  B.  Harrington,  president 
of  the  Eed  Cross  of  California,  showing 
the  extensive  and  successful  work  car 
ried  on  in  this  state  in  connection  with 
the  military  operations  and  care  of  sol- 
fliers  in  the  Philippines. 

Mrs.  Foster  moved  that  the  secretary 
be  directed  to  communicate  to  the  Red 
Cross  of  California  the  appreciation  of 
this  meeting-  for  the  excellent  work  done 
by  this  branch  of  the  organization. 


trol,  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the 
resignation  of  Mrs.  Phebe  A.  Hearst. 

The  Board  of  Control  was  abolished, 
and  a  board  of  thirty  directors  provided 
instead,  Mrs.  Harrington  being  promptly 
elected  a  director  for  the  long  term  of 
three  years. 

In  penning  the  foregoing  pages,  it 
would  be  remarkable,  if  it  were  not  so 
natural,  to  find  so  many  references  to 
the  work  of  woman.  She  is  ever  the 
first  and  principal  factor  in  all  meas 
ures  of  relief  and  self-denial. 

The  eloquent  Corporal  Tanner,  who 
was  an  inmate  of  hospitals,  having  lost 
both  legs  in  the  Civil  War,  stated  at  a 
banquet  of  the  Legion  of  Loyal  Women, 


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at  Washing-ton:  "You  ask  me  to  speak 
concerning-  the  women  who  came  down 
to  us  in  the  hospitals  at  the  front,  but 
us  I  speak  the  flood-gates  of  memory 
open,  and  the  inrushing  tide  is  almost 
overwhelming'.  How  can  1  tell  of  the 
scene?  1  seem  to  see,  as  it  was  given 
me  many  times  to  see  in  those  dark  days, 
women,  of  refinement  and  culture  tread 
ing-  with  unfaltering'  footsteps  the  aisles 
of  pain,  bringing  with  gentle  hand  their 
delicate  ministrations  for  the  relief  of 
suffering-  humanity,  and  g'iving-  to  us  who 
lay  there  the  positive  proof  that  some 
are  granted  the  great  favor  of  not  hav 
ing  to  wait  for  the  opening-  of  the  pearly 
gates  to  bring-  us  in  sig-ht  of  angels  of 
light  and  benediction." 

Royal   Patronage. 

lu  monarchical  governments  the  Red 
Cross  committees  are  generally  under 
the  patronage,  if  not  the  personal  direc 
tion,  of  members  of  royal  families.  Of 
their  work  of  unparalleled  activity,  un 
selfish  devotion,  and  holy  beneficence  in 
all  wars,  among-  all  peoples,  from  their 
institution  to  the  present,  it  would  re 
quire  volumes  to  record.  The  venerable 
Empress  Augusta  became  the  active  head 
of  the  society  of  Germany  during  the 
Franco-Prussian  War  of  1S70,  a  position 
which  she  honored  to  the  day  of  her 
death.  The  beloved  grand  duchess  of 
Baden,  Princess  Louise,  only  daughter 
of  Emperor  William  and  Empress  Au 
gusta,  was  untiring  in  the  conduct  of 
the  society  of  Baden,  which  she  organ 
ized  and  directed.  Her  many  beautiful 
castles,  with  their  magnificent  grounds, 
throughout  the  dukedom  were  at  once 
transformed  into  military  hospitals,  and 
her  entire  court,  with  herself  at  its  head, 
became  a  committee  of  superintendence 
and  relief.  "The  jeweled  fingers  of  the 
princess  and  the  hard,  brown  hand  of 
the  peasant  often  met  in  friendly  grasp 
and  labored  side  by  side,  unquestioned, 
in  their  (lod-g'iven  mission." 

As  the  poor  Muscovite  soldiers  of  the 
Crimea,  who  knew  not  a  word  of  Eng 
lish,  yet  expressed  their  gratitude  to 
Florence  Nightingale  by  kissing  her 
shadow  on  the  barrack  wall  at  Scutari, 
*o  the  wounded  Arabs  of  the  French 


army  stretched  out  their  arms  in  silent 
adoration  of  the  passing  Princess  Louise. 

And  it  was  these  royal  German  women 
that  invited  Clara  Harton  to  join  them 
iu  their  labors  during  their  year's  war, 
for  they  had  heard  of  her  glorious  work 
at  home,  and  on  many  occasions  they 
acknowledged  receiving  valuable  sugges 
tions  in  hospital  service  from  our  re 
publican  American,  crowned  not  with  a 
jeweled  diadem,  but  with  an  invisible 
but  none  the  less  imperishable  coronet 
of  a  great  nation's  love. 

"I  linger  lovingly  about  my  subject," 
writes  one  of  the  associates  of  Miss 
Barton.  "Her  superb  executive  ability 
at  once  impresses  all  who  meet  her. 
She  influences  and  controls  men  and 
women  not  only  because  of  native  gifts, 
but  because  of  her  strong  convictions 
and  high  purposes.  In  person  and  man 
ner  she  is  gentle  and  affable,  her  voice 
sweet  and  sympathetic;  but  there  is 
something  peculiar  and  attractive  that 
one  feels  immediately  in  her  presence. 
She  is  totally  without  'fear  of  conse 
quences'  when  planning'  a  heroic  meas 
ure.  She  is  a  woman  apart,  yet  beloved 
by  her  staff  as  few  women  on  earth  are 
esteemed." 

Visits  of  Miss  Barton  to  California. 

The  readiness  with  which  San  Fran 
cisco  and  neighboring  towns  responded 
to  the  call  to  assemble  and  organize 
Red  Cross  Societies  soon  after  the  open 
ing  of  the  Spanish-American  War  is  due 
in  great  part  to  the  good  seed  sown  in 
the  minds  of  their  citizens  by  the 
founder  of  the  great  philanthropy  in 
America,  Miss  Clara  Barton,  who  has 
twice  visited  our  coast,  tirst  in  ]SS(i,  and 
ag-ain  in  1891,  both  times  addressing- 
large  audiences. 

We  who  know  her  worth  so  well  (Mrs. 
Lemmon  and  I),  love  to  speak  of  this 
grand  personage  on  all  proper  occasions, 
for  we  early  became  acquainted  with  her, 
and  all  along  her  eventful  career  have 
been  kept  in  touch  by  voluminous  cor 
respondence,  supplemented  recently  by 
personal  companionship. 

The  incidents  may  be  of  interest. 
Briefly:  At  the  World's  Fair  in  Xew 
Orleans,  1884,  Miss  Barton  and  her  field 


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agent,  Dr.  J.  B.  Hubbell,  who  were  mak 
ing-  an  exhibit  of  Red  Cross  materials 
and  methods,  came  over  almost  daily  to 
our  California  section,  where  we  were 
preparing-  the  California  exhibit.  As 
boxes  of  goods  were  being-  opened  and 
installed  day  after  day,  she  became 
rapturous  over  the  display  of  products, 
and  one  day  Miss  Barton  sigiied,  '"I 
wonder  if  1  shall  ever  see  the  real  Cali 
fornia."  "Of  course  you  will,"  was  our 
quick  response.  "Come  over  next  year 
with  the  National  Grand  Army  encamp 
ment  and  the  Woman's  Relief  Corps, 
and  at  the  close  of  their  proceeding's  go 
with  us  on  a  camping-  trip  into  the  for 
ests,  where  most  of  these  treasures  are 
found." 

They  came,  primarily  to  rest  and  re 
cuperate  from  the  exhaustion  of  a  late 
relief  expedition,  but  also  to  extend  the 
educational  work  of  the  Red  Cross.  Miss 
Barton  was  given  a  reception  by  citizens 
of  San  Francisco  in  the  parlors  of  the 
Occidental  Hotel,  and  later  in  Oakland 
by  the  founders  of  Snell  Seminary.  Fol 
lowing-  this  reception,  she  gave  an  ex 
tended  address  in  the  First  Congrega 
tional  Church  upon  the  Red  Cross,  its 
history  and  work. 

As  a  matter  of  Western  pride,  let  it 
be  here  recorded  that  Miss  Barton,  who 
had  refrained  from  joining  the  Woman's 
Relief  Corps  in  Washington,  applied  for 
and  was  initiated  here  in  San  Francisco, 
and  elected  to  the  exalted  office  of  grand 
chaplain,  with  the  rank  of  past  grand 
matron,  an  honor  which  was  empha 
sized  by  the  presentation  of  a  jeweled 
badge,  which  she  proudly  wears  upon 
occasion. 

Camping  Out. 

These  public  affairs  concluded,  Miss 
Barton  and  Dr.  Hubbell  joined  us,  as 
arrang-ed,  and  we  hurried  off  with  our 
camping  outfit  up  into  the  high  Sierras, 
to  roam  at  will  through  dense  pine  and 
fir  forests  and  around  lofty  peaks  capped 
with  snow  and  bedecked  with  sparkling 
glacier  lakes. 

We  made  permanent  camp  near  the 
shore  of  one  of  the  most  charming  lakes 
in  California, — Webber  Lake, — where  the 
elevated  position,  the  coolness,  the  soli 
tude  and  grandeur  of  the  region  con 


spired  to  awaken  profound  reflection  and 
invite  free  utterance. 

Miss  Barton  and  the  doctor  proved  to 
be  the  most  agreeable  and  companion 
able  campers  wre  ever  have  known.  They 
insisted  in  sharing  every  kind  of  labor 
connected  with  camping.  They  col 
lected  wood,  brought  water,  helped  build 
the  brush  house,  etc.,  but,  most  of  all, 
Miss  Barton  proved  to  be  one  of  the 
most  engaging  narrators  we  ever  heard. 

During  our  walks  in  the  open  ground 
'neath  the  tall  pines,  or  while  riding  up 
and  around  high  peaks,  or  at  night, 
when  gathered  in  a  semicircle  about 
the  high-leaping  camp-fire,  the  entranc 
ing  tales  continued.  But  our  charming 
visitors  did  not  insist  upon  keeping  the 
center  of  the  stage.  Often  we  were 
questioned  concerning  our  botanical  ex 
plorations,  the  perils  and  adventures  met 
with  Indians  in  Arizona,  New  Mexico, 
or  British  Columbia,  but  we  cut  our 
stories  short,  hungering  ever  for  her 
wonderful  recitals  relating  to  human 
relief,  to  friendly  assistance,  recitals 
often  lasting  for  hours  (for  we  had 
plenty  of  time),  with  never  a  dull  inci 
dent,  a  careless  repetition,  or  undue 
detail. 

Camp-fire  Stories. 

Lightly  she  tripped  over  the  events  of 
her  childhood,  scarce  even  mentioning 
the  two  years  of  her  young  life  when,  at 
the  age  of  eleven,  she  became  the  devoted 
nurse  of  her  loved  elder  brother,  thus 
early  beginning  the  matchless  career  of 
her  life.  In  her  teens  she  became  a 
teacher,  taking  part  in  establishing  the 
higher  grade  of  common  schools  in  New 
Jersey,  much  against  the  prejudices  of 
the  people,  her  reform  work  in  the  care 
of  convicts,  especially  among  imprisoned 
women  and  children. 

The  outbreak  of  our  wrar  for  the 
Union,  as  before  mentioned,  found  her 
occupying  a  desk  in  one  of  the  depart 
ments  at  Washington,  a  lucrative  posi 
tion,  which  she  promptly  resigned  to 
hasten  to  the  front  and  devote  all  her 
time  and  energies  to  the  care  of  the  sick 
and  wounded.  She  related  briefly  inci 
dents  of  the  establishment  of  her  cele 
brated  flying  hospitals,  comprising  a 
corps  of  surgeons  and  nurses,  with  train- 


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loads  of  materials,  that  were  hurried 
from  point  to  point,  often  encroaching- 
upon  the  field  of  battle.  She  told  a  story 
here  and  there  of  the  varied  events  of 
four  long-  years  of  relief  work,  flitting 
back  and  forth,  where  most  needed, 
sometimes  remaining1  months  upon  one 
battle-field. 

Then,  at  the  close  of  the  war,  there 
came  from  thousands  of  homes  the  cry, 
"Where  is  my  boy?"  Requested  by 
President  Lincoln,  Miss  Barton  com 
menced  the  search  of  the  records,  first 
with  a  corps  of  assistants  examining-  the 
reg-isters  at  army  headquarters  in  Wash 
ing-ton,  then  journeying1  down  to  the 
charnel  pens  of  Southern  prisons,  deter 
mining-  the  identity  of  the  victims  lying- 
there  in  their  shallow  graves,  the  plac 
ing-  of  headstones  for  13,000  in  the 
trenches  at  Andersonville  alone,  the 
search  of  prison  records  of  death,  and 
the  rescue  of  the  reputation  of  thou 
sands  who  had  been  reported  as  desert 
ers,  when  instead  they  had  been  cap 
tured  and  starved. 

She  told  of  the  illness  which  this  long 
search  and  onerous  labor  of  three  years 
produced,  of  her  being-  ordered  by  her 
surg-eon  to  Europe  and  the  mountains 
of  Switzerland  for  rest  and  recuperation, 
and  how  both  were  cut  short  by  the 
breaking-  out  of  the  Franco-Prussian 
War,  and  the  coming-  to  the  door  of  her 
chateau  one  morning-  of  Monsieur  Apia 
and  other  members  of  the  Red  Cross 
committee,  who  had  heard  of  her  serv 
ices  in  the  American  war,  and  had  called 
to  invite  her  to  accompany  them  to  the 
seat  of  war;  of  her  consent  to  join  them 
later,  and  what  that  led  to, — the  ac 
quaintance  and  association  with  the 
noble  ladies  of  the  German  court  in  the 
amelioration  of  suffering-. 

She  told  of  her  surprise  at  the  perfect 
management  of  the  funds  and  materials, 
the  prompt  arrival  of  relief,  its  bounti 
ful  and  efficient  application,  and  the 
speedy  recovery  of  the  sick  and  dis 
abled.^ 

It  was  in  this  field  with  the  German 
lied  Cross  that  she  learned  in  a  practical 
way  of  its  international  scope,  apply 
ing-  to  friend  and  foe  alike;  and,  l>etter 
than  all  else,  she  conceived  the  idea  that 
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the    Red    Cross    was    dealing1   death-blows 
to  war  itself. 

Story  of  Strasbourg. 

She  told  of  the  relief  of  Strasbourg- 
after  the  long-  siegv  by  the  (ierinan 
army,  a  story  that  required  three  hours 
in  the  telling-,  but  was  intensely  inter 
esting-  in  every  particular,  because  it 
illustrates  one  of  the  finest  principles 
of  the  Red  Cross,  i.  e.,  self-helpfulness. 
The  story  detailed  the  squalid  condition 
of  the  peasantry,  caused  by  their  depri 
vations  and  their  crowded  quarters;  their 
assembling-  in  public  halls,  at  the  request 
of  Miss  Barton,  to  be  registered  and  set 
to  work  making-  clothing-;  the  procure 
ment  of  some  six  larg-e  buildings  to  house 
the  workers,  and  thousands  of  bolts  of 
cloth  from  Berlin;  the  hiring-  of  profes 
sional  tailors  to  g-ive  simple  instruc 
tions;  the  difficulty  at  first  of  using-  un 
skilled  fing-ers,  each  squad  of  a  hundred 
workers  g-iving-  way  to  another  after 
five  days  of  apprenticeship;  the  gar 
ments,  of  six  sizes,  distributed  only  to 
those  who  were  willing-  to  work  for 
them:  the  efficiency  and  success  of  the 
scheme:  the  manufacture  of  an  overplus 
of  40,000  sets  of  garments,  that  were 
timely  sent  into  Paris  after  its  sieg-e 
was  raised,  to  be  there  issued  only  upon 
evidence  of  honest  work,  thus  preserv 
ing-  the  self-respect  of  the  citizens,  etc., 
etc. 

With  intense  feeling-  she  told  of  her 
resolve,  upon  returning-  home,  to  pre 
sent  the  salient  features  of  this  great 
philanthropy  to  the  officials  of  our  gov 
ernment  and  request  them  to  g-ive  it 
serious  consideration.  She  told  of  the 
lack  of  knowledg-e.  the  apparent  apathy 
existing-  at  headquarters,  of  the  efforts 
repeated  time  after  time  for  seven  years 
to  g-et  the  United  States  to  leave  the 
ranks  of  the  barbarous  nations  and  ac 
cept  the  humane  tenets  of  the  Geneva 
Treaty.  With  emotion  of  gratitude  she 
sjK)ke  of  the  acceptance  at  last  of  the 
propositions  by  President  Garfield,  pre 
vented  by  his  assassination  from  com 
pleting-  the  measure,  which  was  con 
cluded  by  President  Arthur. 

With  exultant  tones  she  told  of  her 
triumph  at  last,  when,  by  the  issuance 
of  certain  documents  and  the  signature 


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of  the  President,  the  United  States,  on 
March  1,  1882,  became  the  thirty-second 
nation  to  give  adherence  to  the  world- 
embracing-  Red  Cross. 

At  odd  times  from  day  to  day,  most 
frequently  by  the  evening-  camp-fire,  we 
listened  to  pathetic  experiences  in  the 
relief  and  of  the  do/en  or  more  calami 
ties  that  had  afflicted  this  country  up  to 
that  date,  and  she  had  it  arrang-ed  with 
the  nearest  telegraph  station  that  word 
should  be  sent  to  our  camp  at  any  hour 
if  a  new  disaster  should  occur. 

.Luckily  no  calamity  happened  during 
the  few  weeks'  rest  of  these  overworked, 
consecrated  persons,  and  so,  day  after 
day,  and  evening-  after  evening-,  we  could 
hear  more  and  more  of  their  thrilling- 
recitals.  Seated  on  a  rustic  seat  pre 
pared  for  her  ag-ainst  a  pine  tree,  with 
the  letters  "C.  13."  cut  in  the  bark  to 
mark  her  place,  the  well-beloved  Dr. 
Mubbell  seated  near,  well  nig-h  as  inter 
ested  as  ourselves,  we  g-azed  upon  the 
soul-lit  face  of  Clara  Barton,  in  full 
knowledge  of  her  sunny-spirited,  noble, 
self-sacrificing-  life,  and  we  felt  that  it 
\\;i^  indeed  g-ood  to  be  there,  to  bask  in 
the  blessing-  of  her  presence,  to  read  in 
her  illumed  face  the  record  of  her  work, 
and  receive  from  her  lips  the  plain, 
earnest,  inspiriting-  reminiscences  of  a 
mission  in  life  as  sanctifying-  as  it  was 
sweet,  as  sublime  as  it  was  g-entle,  as 
potent  as  it  was  unconscious,  as  all- 
embracing-  as  it  was  local. 

Trying-  to  comprehend  all  this  in  its 
entirety,  we  deemed  ourselves  blest  with 
a  privileg-e  vouchsafed  to  but  few  and 
excelled  by  none. 

Miscellaneous  Items. 

The  first  president  of  the  International 
Committee,  M.  Gustav  Moynier,  has  been 
reelected  annually,  devoting-  his  wealth 
and  superior  talents  to  this  high  and 
faithful  service. 

M.  Henri  Dun  ant,  the  author  of  the 
famous  "Souvenir  of  Solferino,"  which 
led  to  the  org-anization  of  the  Red  Cross, 
is  still  a  member  o±  the  committee,  and 
this  past  year  (1901)  was  awarded  the 
Alfred  Xobel  prize  of  $20,000  for  the  best 
work  of  the  century  in  the  interest  of 
peace. 

The  first   Red  Cross  Society  in   Europe 


was  organized  at  Wurtemburg-,  October, 
18(53,  by  Dr.  11.  Halm:  the  first  society 
in  America,  at  Dansville,  New  York, 
August  22,  1881,  being-  the  seventeenth 
anniversary  of  the  Geneva  Treaty, 
August  22,  18(>4. 

Miss  Barton  had  been  for  some  time 
an  inmate  of  a  sanitarium  in  this  town, 
having-  been  prostrated  by  the  mental 
strain  and  overwork  with  the  Red  Cross 
of  Germany.  The  secretary  writes:  "Our 
relief  rooms  were  at  once  secured,  and 
our  white  banner,  with  its  brig-ht  scar 
let  cross,  was  raised  over  them,  and  it 
has  not  been  furled  since  that  hour." 
The  society  was  almost  immediately 
called  into  action,  for  it  happened  that, 
just  at  this  juncture,  the  skies  of  West 
ern  New  York  became  murky  and  the 
atmosphere  bitter  with  the  drifting 
smoke,  that  rolled  over  from  the  blazing- 
forests  of  far-away  Michigan,  whose 
thousands  of  citizens  were  fieeing-  in  ter 
ror,  whose  dying-  hundreds  were  writh 
ing1  in  the  embers,  and  whose  dead  were 
being-  incinerated  in  the  ashes  of  their 
hard-earned  homes. 

Although  net  fully  empowered  to  do 
relief  work,  the  United  States  not  having 
completed  the  formalities  of  adhesion, 
Miss  Barton,  with  a  staff  of  assistants, 
hastened  to  the  scene;  and  there  beg-an 
the  long  series  of  citizen  relief  meas 
ures  that  have  so  nobly  distinguished 
1he  Red  Cross  and  blessed  thousands  of 
citizens  afflicted  with  dire  disasters  from 
time  to  time  during-  the  past  twenty 
years.  (Reported  on  previous  pag-es.) 

Amenities  of  War. 

Proofs  that  the  Red  Cross  ideas  of 
precaution,  forbearance,  and  humanity 
are  abundant  of  late,  in  the  conduct  of 
commanders  in  time  of  war,  are  not 
wanting-. 

Admiral  Dewey's  first  cablegram  from 
Manila,  announcing-  the  destruction  of 
the  Spanish  fleet,  was  soon  followed  by 
another  (received  by  the  Western  world 
the  same  day),  stating-,  "I  have  paroled 
the  prisoners,  and  am  assisting-  and  pro 
tecting  the  sick  and  wounded,  250,  in 
our  hospital." 

Note  the  scope  of  this  assistance.  It 
included  the  prompt  application  of  all 


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the  skill  and  comforts  of  our  splendid 
medical  and  surgical  departments,  de 
voted  to  the  care  of  the  enemy. 

In  the  sea  fig-lit,  July  3,  1898,  before 
the  harbor  of  Santiago  de  Cuba,  Captain 
Evans,  of  the  Iowa,  writes,  "So  long  as 
the  enemy  showed  his  flag,  my  men 
fought  like  American  seamen,  but,  when 
the  flag  came  down,  they  became  as  gen 
tle  and  tender  as  American  women." 

Lieutenant  Real,  of  the  Harvard,  says: 
"In  five  hours,  six  hundred  and  thirty- 
seven  officers  and  men,  all  of  them  worn 
out,  many  of  them  seriously  wounded, 
were  brought  from  the  burning  Oquendo 
through  the  tossing  surf  to  the  Har 
vard,  without  accident  to  man  or  boat, 
though  many  of  our  men  had  been  in 
service  only  a  month.  I  call  particular 
attention,"  he  adds,  "to  the  humane  way 
the  men  handled  and  helped  the  Span 
iards,  treating-  them  in  all  respects  as 
comrades  in  distress.  The  thoughtful 
humanity  displayed  by  our  men  was 
fully  equal  to  their  sustained  courage." 

The  removal  of  the  Spanish  from  the 
burning  Viscaya,  during  over  an  hour, 
by  our  surgeons  and  assistants,  while 
the  ship  was  on  fire  fore  and  aft,  with 
frequent  explosions,  was  exceedingly 
hazardous  work,  but  willingly  performed 
in  the  interest  of  humanity. 

And  the  Spanish  admiral.  Cervera, 
gives  this  testimony,  "On  board  the 
Gloucester  the  officers  and  about  one 
thousand  men  were  the  object  of  the 
greatest  solicitude,  all  being  anxious  to 
minister  to  our  needs,  nearly  all  of  us 
being  naked  and  worn  out."  The  ad 
miral  lately  devoted  a  long  paragraph 
in  praise  of  the  Americans,  lauding  their 
chivalry  and  courtesy,  closing  with, 
"They  clothed  us  speedily;  they  sup 
pressed  all  appearance  of  joy  or  exul 
tation,  in  order  not  to  increase  the  suf 
fering  of  the  defeated,  and  they  vied 
with  each  other  in  making  our  captivity 
as  pleasant  as  possible." 

Surely  the  American  arms  and  Amer 
ican  fame  came  out  of  the  late  conflict 
unsullied,  while  the  relief  to  both  friend 
and  foe,  extended  throughout  the  war, 
by  the  Keel  Cross  workers,  adds  a  glori 
ous  chapter  to  the  grand  history  of  the 
great  republic. 


ACT     OF     CONGRKSS      REINCORPORATING      THK 

AMERICAN  NATIONAL  RED  CROSS,  AP 
PROVED  JUNK  6,  1000.  This  Act  of  Con- 
gross  Becomes  the  Charter  of  the  American 
National  Red  Cross. 

Charter. 

Whereas,  On  the  twenty-second  of 
August,  eighteen  hundred  and  sixty- 
four,  at  Geneva,  Switzerland,  plenipo 
tentiaries,  respectively  representing  Italy, 
Baden,  Belgium,  Denmark,  Spain,  Portu 
gal,  France,  Prussia,  Saxony,  and  Wur- 
temburg,  and  the  Federal  Council  of 
Switzerland,  agreed  upon  ten  articles  of 
a  treaty  or  convention  for  the  purpose 
of  mitigating  the  evils  inseparable  from 
war;  of  suppressing  the  needless  severity 
and  ameliorating  the  condition  of  sol 
diers  wounded  on  the  field  of  battle; 
and  particularly  providing,  among  other 
things,  in  effect,  that  persons  employed 
in  hospitals  and  in  affording  relief  to 
the  sick  and  wounded,  and  supplies  for 
this  purpose,  shall  be  deemed  neutral 
and  entitled  to  protection;  and  that  a 
distinctive  and  uniform  flag  shall  be 
adopted  for  hospitals  and  ambulances 
and  convoys  of  sick  and  wounded,  and 
an  arm  badge  for  individuals  neutralized; 
and, 

Whereas,  Said  treaty  has  been  ratified 
by  all  of  said  nations,  and  by  others 
subsequently,  to  the  number  of  forty- 
three  or  more,  including  the  t  nited 
States  of  America;  and, 

Whereas,  A  permanent  organization 
is  an  agency  needed  in  every  nation  to 
carry  cut  the  purposes  of  said  treaty, 
and  especially  to  secure  supplies  and  to 
execute  the  humane  objects  contem 
plated  by  said  treaty,  with  the  power  to 
adopt  and  use  the  distinctive  flag  and 
arm  badge  specified  by  said  treaty  in 
article  seven,  011  which  shall  be  the  sign 
of  the  Red  Cross,  for  the  purpose  of  co 
operating  with  the  "Comite  International 
cle  Secours  aux  Militaires  Blesses"  (In 
ternational  Committee  of  Relief  for  the 
Wounded  in  War);  and, 

Whereas,  In  accordance  with  the  re 
quirements  and  customs  of  said  inter 
national  body,  such  an  association, 
adopting  and  using  said  insignia,  was 


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formed  in  the  city  of  Washington.  Dis 
trict  of  Columbia,  in  .Inly,  eighteen  hun 
dred  and  eighty-one,  known  as  "The 
American  National  Association  of  the 
Ked  Cross,"  and  reincorporated  April 
seventeenth,  eighteen  hundred  and 
ninety-three,  under  the  laws  of  the  Dis 
trict  of  Columbia:  and. 

Whereas,  It  is  believed  that  the  im 
portance  of  the  work  demands  a  rein- 
corporation  by  the  Congress  of  the 
United  States:  now. 

Therefore,  Be  if  enacted  by  the  Senate 
<unl  House  of  Representative*  of  the  United 
States  of  America  In  Congress  assembled,  That 
Clara  Barton,  George  Kennan,  Julian  B. 
Hubbcll,  of  the  District  of  Columbia;  Stephen 
E.  Barton,  of  New  York;  William  K.  Day,  of 
Ohio;  Brain  arc!  H.  Warner,  K.len  Spencer 
Mnssey,  A  hey  A.  Adce,  of  the  District 
of  Columbia:  Joseph  Sheldon,  of  Con 
necticut:  Charles  F.  Fail-child.  William 
P.  Letchworth,  of  New  York  City; 
Hilary  A.  Herbert,  of  Alabama:  Joseph 
Gardner,  Enola  Lee  Gardner,  of  Bed- 
ford,  Indiana:  John  W.  Noble,  of  St. 
Louis,  Missouri:  Richard  Olney,  of  Bos 
ton,  Massachusetts:  Alexander  W.  Ter- 
rill,  of  Austin,  Texas;  Leslie  M.  Shaw, 
Benjamin  Tillinghast,  of  Iowa;  Abraham 
C.  Kaufman,  of  Charleston,  South  Caro 
lina:  J.  I?.  \'inet.  of  New  Orleans, 
Louisiana;  George  Gray,  of  Delaware; 
Red  field  Proctor,  of  Yermont;  George  F. 
Hoar,  of  Massachusetts;  Charles  A.  Rus 
sell,  of  Connecticut;  Robert  W.  Miers, 
of  Indiana;  George  C.  Boldt,  William  T. 
Wardwell,  of  New  York:  Daniel  Hast 
ings,  J.  Wilkes  O'Neill,  of  Pennsylvania; 
Thomas  F.  Walsh,  of  Colorado;  John  G. 
Leminon,  of  California:  Charles  C. 
Glover,  Walter  S.  Woodward,  Elizabeth 
Kibbey,  Mabel  T.  Boardman,  Walter 
Wyman,  Snmner  1.  Kimball,  of  the  Dis 
trict  of  Columbia;  Edward  Lowe,  of 
Michigan;  Harriette  L.  Keed,  of  Boston, 
Massachusetts;  William  H.  Sears,  of 
Lawrence,  Kansas;  John  K.  Elwell,  of 
Yinland,  Kansas;  K,  11.  Kidgely,  of 
Pitlsburg,  Kansas;  James  Tanner.  John 
Hitz,  S.  W.  Briggs,  Cora  C.  Curry.  Lizzie 
Wr.  Calver,  Mary  S.  Logan,  Mary  L. 
Barton.  S.  P>.  liege,  and  Helena  H. 
Mitchell,  of  Washington,  District  of 


Columbia;  Emma  L.  Nichols,  of  Chilli- 
cothe,  Ohio;  Lenora  Halstead,  of  St. 
Louis,  Missouri:  P.  \  .  DeGraw,  of  Phila 
delphia.  Pennsylvania;  Walter  P.  Phil 
lips,  of  Bridgeport,  Connecticut,  and 
their  associates  and  successors,  are 
hereby  created  a  body  corporate  and 
politic  in  the  District  of  Columbia. 

Sec.  '2.  That  the  name  of  this  cor 
poration  shall  be  "The  American  Na 
tional  Red  Cross."  and  by  that  name 
shall  have  perpetual  succession,  with 
the  power  to  sue  and  be  sued  in  courts 
of  law  and  equity  within  the  jurisdic 
tion  of  the  United  States;  to  have  and 
to  hold  such  real  and  personal  estate 
as  shall  be  convenient  and  necessary  to 
carry  out  the  purposes  of  this  corpora 
tion  hereinafter  set  forth,  such  real 
estate  to  be  limited  to  such  quantity  as 
may  be  necessary  for  official  use  or  of 
fice  buildings:  TO  adopt  a  seal,  and  the 
same  to  alter  and  destroy  at  pleasure; 
and  to  have  the  right  to  have  and  to  use, 
in  carrying  out  its  purposes  hereinafter 
designated,  as  an  emblem  and  badge,  a 
Greek  red  cross  on  a  white  ground,  as 
the  same  has  been  described  in  the  treaty 
of  Geneva,  August  twenty-second,  eight 
een  hundred  and  sixty-four,  and  adopted 
by  the  several  nations  acceding  thereto; 
to  ordain  and  establish  by-laws  and 
regulations  not  inconsistent  with  the 
laws  of  the  United  States  of  America  or 
any  state  thereof,  and  generally  to  do 
all  such  acts  and  things  as  may  be  nec 
essary  to  carry  into  effect  the  provisions 
of  this  act  and  promote  the  purposes 
of  said  organization:  and  the  corpora 
tion  hereby  created  is  designated  as  the 
organization  which  is  authorized  to  act 
in  matters  of  relief  under  said  treaty. 
In  accordance  with  article  seven  of  the 
treaty,  the  delivery  of  the  brassard  al 
lowed  for  individuals  neutralized  in  time 
of  war  shall  be  left  to  military  authority. 

Sec.  .'*>.  That  the  purposes  of  this  cor 
poration  are  and  shall  be:  — 

First.  To  furnish  volunteer  aid  to  the 
sick  and  wounded  of  armies  in  time  of 
war,  in  accordance  with  the  spirit  and 
conditions  of  the  conference  of  Geneva 
of  October,  eighteen  hundred  and  sixty- 
three,  and  also  of  the  treaty  of  the  Red 


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Cross,  or  the  treaty  of  (Jeneva,  of  August 
twenty-second,  eighteen  hundred  and 
sixty-four,  to  \vhieh  the  I'nited  States 
of  America  gave  its  adhesion  on  March 
first,  eighteen  hundred  and  eighty-two. 

Second.  And  for  said  purposes  to  per 
form  all  the  duties  devolved  upon  a  na 
tional  society  by  each  nation  which  has 
acceded  to  said  treaty. 

Third.  To  succeed  to  all  the  rights 
and  property  which  have  been  hitherto 
held  and  to  all  the  duties  which  have 
heretofore  been  performed  by  the  Amer 
ican  National  Red  Cross  as  a  corporation 
duly  organized  and  existing  under  the 
laws  of  the  United  States  relating  to 
the  District  of  Columbia,  which  organi 
zation  is  hereby  dissolved. 

Fourth.  To  act  in  matters  of  volun 
tary  relief  and  in  accordance  with  the 
military  and  naval  authorities  as  a  me 
dium  of  communication  between  the 
people  of  the  I'nited  States  of  America 
and  their  armies,  and  to  act  in  such  mat 
ters  between  similar  national  societies 
of  other  governments,  through  the 
"Comite  International  de  Secours"  and 
the  government  and  the  people  and  the 
armies  of  the  United  States  of  America. 

r'itth.  And  to  commue  and  carry  on 
a  system  of  national  and  international 
relief  in  time  of  peace,  and  apply  the 
same  in  mitigating  the  sufferings  caused 
by  pestilence,  famine,  fire,  floods,  and 
other  great  national  calamities. 

Fifth.  And  to  continue  and  carry  on 
measures  for  preventing  the  same,  and 
generally  to  promote  measures  of  hu 
manity  and  the  welfare  of  mankind. 

Sec.  4.  That  from  and  after  the  pas 
sage  of  this  act  it  shall  be  unlawful  for 
any  person  within  the  jurisdiction  of 
the  United  States  to  falsely  and  fraudu 
lently  hold  himself  out  as,  or  represent 
or  pretend  himself  to  be,  a  member  of 
or  an  agent  for  the  American  National 
Red  Cross,  for  the  purpose  of  soliciting, 
collecting,  or  receiving  money  or  ma 
terial;  or  for  any  person  to  wear  or 
display  the  sign  of  the  Red  Cross,  or  any 
insignia  colored  in  imitation  thereof, 
for  the  fraudulent  purpose  of  inducing 
the  belief  that  he  is  a  member  of  or  an 
agent  for  the  American  National  Red 


Cross.  It  any  person  violates  the  pro 
visions  of  this  section,  he  shall  be  guilty 
of  a  misdemeanor,  and  shall  be  liable 
to  a  fine  of  not  less  than  one  nor  more 
than  five  hundred  dollars,  or  imprison 
ment  for  a  term  not  exceeding  one  year, 
or  both,  for  each  and  every  offense.  The 
fine  so  collected  shall  be  paid  to  the 
American  National  Red  Cross.  The  ap 
pointment  of  the  chief  medical  officer 
shall  not  be  made  without  the  approval 
in  writing  of  the  Secretary  of  War. 

Sec.  5.  That  the  said  American  Na 
tional  Red  Cross  shall,  on  the  first  day 
of  January  of  each  year,  make  and  trans 
mit  to  Congress  a  full,  complete,  and 
itemized  report  of  all  receipts  and  ex 
penditures  of  whatever  kind,  and  of  its 
proceedings  during  the  preceding  year, 
and  shall  also  give  such  information  con 
cerning  its  transactions  and  affairs  as 
the  Secretary  of  State  may  from  time  to 
time  require,  and,  in  respect  of  all  busi 
ness  and  proceedings  in  which  it  may 
be  concerned  in  connection  with  the 
War  and  Navy  Departments  of  the  gov 
ernment,  shall  make  reports  to  the  Sec 
retary  of  War  and  to  the  Secretary  of 
the  Na\y,  respectively. 

Sec.  0.  That  Congress  shall  have  the 
right  to  repeal,  alter,  or  amend  this  act 
at  any  time. 

Approved    June    (i,    1900. 

The  membership  was  enlarged  .July 
10,  1900,  at  a  regular  meeting  of  the  cor 
poration,  by  the  election  of  the  follow 
ing  persons:  Nelson  A.  Miles.  Mrs. 
Nelson  A.  Miles,  James  M.  Moore.  E.  C. 
Foster,  .}.  Ellen  Foster,  Mrs.  H.  V.  Boyn- 
ton,  Mrs.  James  Tanner.  William  II. 
Michael,  John  Tv\eedale,  Henrietta  N. 
Rose.  Fannie  B.  AVard,  "Eld  ridge  J. 
Smith,  Sara  A.  Spencer,  IT.  1?.  F.  Mac- 
farland,  William  J.  Flather,  all  of  the 
District  of  Columbia;  Albert  C'.  Phillips, 
of  Chicago,  Illinois;  Martin  Kittinger,  of 
Lockport,  New  York;  A.  O.  Bunnell,  of 
Dansville.  New  York:  Alice  French,  of 
Davenport,  Iowa;  Lucy  Hall-Brown, 
Richard  J.  Ilinton,  of  Brooklyn,  New 
York;  1'hebe  A.  Hearst,  of  California, 
Samuel  M.  Jarvis,  William  Willard  How 
ard,  of  New  York;  Mrs.  Claudia  B. 
Money,  of  Mississippi;  Myrtis  Barton 


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Butler,  of  Northampton,  Mass.;  Lucy  M. 
Graves,  of  Alexandria,  Ya.;  Emma  D. 
Dedraw  and  ICdwin  15.  DeCraw,  of  Phila 
delphia,  Pa. 


AMENDED    BY-LAWS. 

Adopted  December  11,  1901. 
Preamble. 

Resolved,  The  members  of  the  Amer 
ican  National  Red  Cross,  incorporated  by 
Congress  June  (>,  1900,  hereby  adopt  the 
following  by-laws  to  g-overn  their  pro 
ceeding's  and  actions,  in  carrying-  out 
the  purposes  of  the  said  Corporation,  and 
all  other  by-laws  are  hereby  repealed  and 
superseded. 

BY-LAWS. 
Article   I. — Membership. 

The  in  corporators,  named  in  the  Act 
of  C  ongress  creating-  the  American  Na 
tional  Red  Cross,  and  such  associates  as 
may  be  elected,  shall  constitute  the  vot 
ing-  membership,  which  membership  shall 
be  unlimited. 

Article    11. — Meetings. 

Section  1.  The  annual  meeting  of  the 
American  National  Red  Cross  shall  be 
held  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  on  the 
second  Tuesday  of  December  of  each 
year. 

Sec.  2.  Special  meetings  of  the  Cor 
poration  may  be  called  by  the  President 
to  meet  at  such  place  in  the  city  of 
Washington  as  may  be  designated  in  the 
call. 

Special  meetings  shall  be  called  by  the 
President  upon  the  written  request  of 
one-tenth  of  the  total  membership,  and 
at  such  special  meeting  no  other  busi 
ness  shall  be  transacted  than  that  named 
in  the  call. 

Sec.  3.  Written  or  printed  notices  of 
regular  or  special  meetings  of  the  Cor 
poration  shall  be  prepared  and  mailed 
to  the  last  known  post-office  address  of 
each  member  of  the  Corporation,  or  to 
the  secretaries  of  the  respective  auxil 
iaries  organized  under  Article  VI  of 
these  by-laws,  not  less  than  fifteen  days 
before  each  meeting,  and  if  for  the  spe 
cial  meeting,  such  notice  shall  state  the 
object  or  objects  thereof. 


Sec.  4.  Incorporators  and  their  elected 
associates  of  the  American  National  Red 
Cross  Corporation  are  entitled  to  vote, 
and  may  be  represented  at  any  regular 
or  called  meeting  of  said  Corporation  by 
a  duly-executed  proxy,  which  shall  be 
valid  only  at  that  meeting  or  any  ad 
journment  thereof.  Proxies  shall  be  in 
writing,  and  duly  dated,  signed,  and  wit 
nessed. 

When  the  notices  of  a  meeting-  of  the 
members  are  sent  out.  the  Secretary 
shall  also  send  to  each  member  a  list 
of  the  members  and  a  form  of  proxy, 
but  the  form  shall  not  be  binding.  All 
proxies  must  be  filed  with  the  Secretary 
at  least  ten  days  before  the  meeting. 

Fifteen  members  shall  constitute  a 
quorum  for  the  transaction  of  business 
at  any  regularly  called  meeting  of  the 
Corporation,  and  all  acts  shall  be  sup 
ported  by  a  majority  vote,  except  as 
hereinafter  provided  in  Article  IX. 

Sec.  5.  The  order  of  business  of  the 
annual  meetings,  aim,  as  far  as  possible, 
all  other  meetings  of  the  Corporation, 
shall  be  as  follows:  — 

1.  Calling  of  roll. 

2.  Proof  of  notice  of  meeting. 

3.  Reading  and  disposal  of  unapproved 
minutes. 

4.  Annual  reports  of  officers  and  com 
mittees. 

5.  Miscellaneous    business. 

6.  Election  of  officers. 

7.  Adjournment. 

Article  III.— Officers. 

Section  1.  The  officers  of  the  Amer 
ican  National  Red  Cross  shall  be  a 
Board  of  Directors,  consisting  of  thirty 
members,  and  a  President,  two  Vice- 
Presidents,  a  Counselor,  a  Secretary,  and 
a  Treasurer.  The  Directors  and  officers 
shall  be  elected  at  the  annual  meeting 
for  one  year,  except  as  hereinafter  pro 
vided,  and  shall  hold  office  until  their 
successors  are  elected  and  qualified. 
The  President  may  be  elected  for  three 
years. 

All  officers  so  elected  shall  signify 
their  acceptance  in  writing,  of  which  a 
record  in  the  minutes  shall  be  kept  by 
the  Secretary. 


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Sec.  L'.  The  Hoard  of  Directors  shall 
meet  on  the  day  of  the  annual  meeting, 
j)rior  thereto,  and  also  following-  the 
same,  and  thereafter  on  a  call  of  the 
President  or  a  written  call  signed  by  a 
majority  of  the  Hoard.  The  Hoard  may 
deleg-nte  to  the  Executive  Committee  its 
power  to  conduct  the  affairs  of  the  Cor 
poration  during-  the  time  intervening-  be 
tween  the  reg-ular  meetings.  Nine  mem 
bers  present  shall  constitute  a  quorum 
of  the  Board.  At  the  meeting-  adopting 
these  by-laws  ten  Directors  shall  be 
elected  for  one  year,  ten  for  two  years, 
and  ten  for  three  ;s  ears. 

Sec.  3.  The  President  shall  preside 
over  all  meeting's  of  the  Corporation,  of 
the  Board  of  Directors,  and  of  the  Ex 
ecutive  Committee;  shall  be  an  ex  officio 
member  of  all  committees  except  the 
Auditing  Committee,  and  shall  be  the 
general  executive  manager  of  all  busi 
ness  of  this  Corporation,  under  the  ad 
vice  and  direction  of  the  Board  of  Direc 
tors. 

Sec.  4.  The  Vice-Presidents  shall  keep 
themselves  familiar  with  the  affairs  of 
the  Corporation,  and,  in  the  absence  or 
disability  of  the  President,  unless  other 
wise  directed  by  the  President,  shall  ex 
ercise  all  of  the  functions  of  the  Presi 
dent,  In  case  of  the  absence  or  disability 
of  the  President  to  act,  his  duties  shall 
devolve  upon  the  first  and  second  Vice- 
Presidents,  in  the  order  named. 

Sec.  5.  The  Secretary  shall  issue  no 
tices  of  all  meeting's,  shall  keep  the 
minutes  of  all  meeting-s,  including-  the 
meetings  of  the  Directors  and  Executive 
Committee,  shall  have  charg-e  of  the  seal 
and  Corporation  books,  shall  sign  with 
the  President  such  instruments  as  re 
quire  such  sig-natures,  and  shall  make 
such  reports  and  perform  such  other 
duties  as  are  incident  to  his  office  or  may 
be  required  of  him  by  the  President  or 
the  Board  of  Directors. 

Sec.  (5.  The  Treasurer  shall  receive 
and  receipt  for  all  moneys  from  what 
ever  source  paid  to  the  Corporation.  He 
shall  keep  a  book  of  account  open  at  all 
reasonable  times  to  inspection  of  mem 
bers.  He  shall  pay  out  said  moneys  on 
the  legitimate  accounts  of  the  Corpora 


tion,  and  only  on  the  order  of  the  Presi 
dent,  countersigned  by  the  Secretary. 
He  shall  execute  and  deliver  to  the 
American  National  Ked  Cross  a  penal 
bond,  which  shall  be  as  may  be  deter 
mined  and  accepted  by  the  Hoard  of  Di 
rectors  in  regular  session,  and  said  bond 
shall  be  for  such  an  amount  as  the 
Board  may,  from  time  to  time,  deter 
mine.  The  Treasurer's  accounts  shall  be 
audited  once  each  quarter,  or  oftener,  if 
the  Hoard  of  Directors  shall  so  require. 

Sec.  7.  The  Counselor  of  the  Amer 
ican  National  Ked  Cross  Corporation 
shall  prepare  all  such  contracts  and 
agreements,  required  in  the  conducting 
of  the  business  of  the  Corporation,  as 
may  be  referred  to  him  by  its  officers, 
and  shell  pass  upon  all  instruments  that 
might  in  any  way  bind  the  Corporation 
to  any  financial  obligation;  also  he  shall 
advise  with  the  officers  of  the  Corpora 
tion  in  all  legal  matters  pertaining  to  the 
affairs  that  may  require  his  considera 
tion. 

Sec.  8.  The  compensation  of  officers 
and  employees  shall  be  fixed  by  the 
lioard  of  Directors. 

Sec.  9.  The  President  shall  have 
power  to  solicit  contributions  of  money 
and  property  for  the  uses  and  purposes 
01  this  Corporation,  and  shall  have 
power  to  use  and  invest  such  contribu 
tions  in  such  way  and  on  such  securities 
as  the  Board  of  Directors  may,  from 
time  to  time,  determine. 

Sec.  10.  The  election  of  any  person 
to  an  office  in  this  Association,  and  ac 
ceptance  thereof,  shall  constitute  him 
a  member  of  the  organization. 

Sec.  11.  All  vacancies  in  any  of  the 
offices  shall  be  filled  by  the  Board  of 
Directors  until  the  annual  meeting  of 
the  Corporation. 

Sec.  12.  None  of  the  officers  herein 
named  shall  be  a  member  of  the  Audit 
ing  Committee. 

Article  IV. — Committees. 

Section  1.     Executive  Committee. 

The  Executive  Committee  shall  con 
sist  of  nine  members,  who  shall  be  the 
President,  ex  officio.  and  eight  members 
elected  bv  the  Board  of  Directors  from 


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their  own  number.  The  President  shall 
be  chairman  of  the  Executive  Commit 
tee.  Five  members  shall  constitute  a 
quorum.  All  other  officers  shall  be  sub 
ject  to  call  of  the  President  to  attend 
its  sessions  without  vote. 

Sec.   2.     Standing-  Committees. 

The  following-  standing'  committees 
shall  be  appointed  DV  the  President:  A 
Committee  on  Membership  of  three 
members,  a  Finance  Committee  of  fifteen 
members,  an  Auditing-  Committee  of 
three  members. 

Sec.  3.  A  majority  of  the  Board  of 
Directors  shall  have  the  right,  for  good 
and  sufficient  cause,  to  suspend  tempo 
rarily  or  permanently  from  office  any 
officer  or  member  of  this  Corporation: 
but  before  such  suspension  shall  be 
made  permanent,  he  shall  have  a  reason 
able  opportunity  to  be  heard  before  the 
Board  of  Directors  regarding-  the  cause 
of  suspension. 

Article  Y. — Applications  for  Membership. 

Applicants  for  membership  in  the 
American  National  Red  Cross  shall  be 
proposed  by  two  members  in  writing  to 
the  Committee  on  Membership,  which 
shall  report  upon  their  names  to  the 
next  meeting-  of  the  Board  of  Directors, 
which  shall  have  the  power  to  elect. 

Article    VI". — Auxiliaries. 

The  American  National  Red  Cross  may 
create  auxiliaries  and  affiliated  bodies 
upon  such  terms  and  under  such  con 
ditions  as  the  Board  of  Directors  may 
determine;  but  all  powers  not  specific 
ally  given  to  said  affiliated  and  auxiliary 
bodies  shall  be  held  to  be  reserved  to 
the  national  body. 

Article   VII.— Dues. 

The  annual  dues  of  the  members  of  the 
Corporation  of  the  American  National 
Red  Cross  shall  be  one  dollar,  payable 
December  1  in  each  year,  and  the  fail 
ure  to  pay  said  dues  on  or  before  June 
1  following  shall  be  cause  for  dropping 
the  name  from  membership,  if  so  ordered 
by  the  Board  of  Dhectors. 

Article  Y II I. —Seal. 

The  Seal  of  this  Corporation  shall  be 
as  impressed  on  the  margin  of  the  By- 


Laws    hereof,    and    the    same    is    hereby 
adopted. 

Article  IX. — Amendments. 
These  By-Laws  may  be  amended,  re 
pealed,  or  altered,  in  whole  or  in  part, 
by  two-thirds  of  the  ineorporators  and 
their  elected  associates,  at  any  regular 
meeting-  of  the  Corporation,  or  at  any 
special  meeting  where  such  action  has 
been  announced  in  the  call  and  notice 
of  such  meeting. 


OFFICERS  OF  THE   AHERICAN 
NATIONAL  RED   CROSS. 

Elected  at  Annual  Meeting,  December  11,1901. 

President,   Clara  Barton. 

First  Yice-President,  (Jeneral  John  M. 
Wilson. 

Second  Vice-President,  Mrs.  General 
John  A.  Logan. 

Secretary,    Samuel    W.    Briggs. 

Treasurer,   Win.  ,1.    Flather. 

Counselor,    lion.    Richard    Olney,    Mass. 

DIRECTORS. 

FOK    THREE    YEARS. 

1.  Mrs.  W.  B.  Harrington,  Cal. 

2.  Hen.  John  W.  Noble,  Mo. 

3.  Dr.    Julian    B.    Hubbell,    D.    C. 

4.  Mrs.  Harriette  L.  Reed,  Mass. 

5.  Hon.   E.    K.   Ridgley,  Kan. 
(>.  Dr.    Jos.    Gardner,    Ind. 

•  .  Mrs.   Sara   A.    Spencer,    1).   C. 

8.  Miss  Mabel  Boardman,   D.   C. 

9.  Brainard    H.    Warner,    D.    C. 
10.  A.  C.  Kaufman,  S.  C. 


FOR    TWO    YEARS. 

General   W.    II.    Sears,    Kan. 

Samuel   M.   Jarvis,   New  York. 

Judge  Wm.  R.  Day,  Ohio. 

Miss  Bessie  J.  Kibbey,  D.  C. 

W.    P.   Phillips,   Conn. 

P.    V.    DeGraw,    D.    C. 

Mrs.  Fannie  B.  Ward,  D.  C. 

General  Nelson  A.  Miles,  U.  S.  A. 

Mrs.    Ellen    Spencer    Mussey,    D.    C. 

Col.   W.    H.   Michael,   D.   C. 

Mrs.  J.    I<:ilen  Foster,  D.  C. 

FOR    ONE    YEAR. 


1.  Simon    Wolf,    D.   C. 

2.  Mrs.    Isabel    T.    Bagley,    Ohio. 

3.  Mrs.   Mero  L.   Tanner,   D.   C. 


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4.  Thos.  F.  Walsh,  D.  C. 

5.  Hon.    Hilary    A.    Herbert,    Alabama. 
<i.   Nicholas   Senn,    Illinois. 

7.  .).    V.  Yinet,    Louisiana. 

8.  Alex.    W.    Terrell,    Texas. 

9.  Aciniiral   Geo.    Dewey,   T.   S.   X. 

10.  Francis  Atwater,  Conn. 

11.  Judge  .las.  Sheldon,  Conn. 

EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE. 

Clara    Barton. 
Mabel  T.  Boardman. 
J.   Ellen   Foster. 
Sara  A.  Spencer. 
Col.   W.  II.  Michael. 
Hon.   Simon    Wolf. 
Brainard  H.  Warner. 
Bessie    J.    Kibbey. 
A.    C.    Kaufman. 

MEMBERS   OF   AMERICAN   NA 
TIONAL    RED  CROSS. 

Adee,    Hon.    Alva    A.,    State    Department, 

Washing-ton,   D.   C. 

Atwater,    Francis,    Meriden,    Connecticut. 
Atwater,   Mrs.   Francis,   Meriden,    Conn. 
Bag-ley,   Mrs.   Isabel   T.,   Zanesville,   Ohio. 
Barton,  Miss  Clara,  president,  Glen  Echo, 

Maryland. 

Barton,  Miss  Mary  L..  Washing-ton,  D.  C. 
Barton,  Stephen  E.,  New  1  ork,  X.  Y. 
Barton,  Mrs.  Lizzie  W.,  Boston,  Mass. 
Bell,   Charles   J.,   Washington,   D.    C. 
Boardman.    Miss    Mabel    T.,    Washington, 

D.   C. 
Boldt,     Geo.     C.,     Waldorf-Astoria,     Xew 

York,    X.    Y. 

Brig-g-s,  Samuel  W.,   Sun  Building,  Wash 
ington,    D.    C. 
Buller,    Mrs.    Mrytle    Barton,    Worcester, 

Mass. 

Calver.  Miss  Lizzie  W.,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Capron,  Mrs.  Allyn  R.,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Carr,   Mrs.   Mary  L.,   Long-mount,   Colo. 
Cochran,    Gen.    Richard    E.,    New    Y^ork, 

X.   Y'. 

Coggan,   John,   Galveston,   Texas. 
Coombes,  Miss  M.  Agnes,  Brooklyn,  X.  Y'. 
Cowles,   Mrs.  Wm.   Sheffield,   Washington. 

D.   C. 

Curry,   Miss   Cora   C.,   Washington,   D.   C. 
Day.  Hon.  Wm.  R.,  Canton,  Ohio. 
Deger,    L.    E.,    Yelasco,    Texas. 
DeGraw,  Mr.  E.  B. 
DeGraw,  P.   Y.,  Washington.  D.  C. 


DeGraw,   Mrs.   P.  V..  Washington,  D.  C. 
Klliott,   Henry    !{.,  New  York,  X.  Y. 
Elwell,     John      K.,     4     Christina     Street, 

Santiago,  Cuba. 

Flather,   Win.  J..  Washington,   1).  C. 
Foster,    K.   ('..    Washington.   1).   C. 
Foster,    Mrs.  ,1.    Kllen.    Washington,   D.   C. 
Foster,    Hon.  John  W.,  Washington,  D.  C. 
French,   Miss  Alice,  Davenport,   Iowa. 
Gardner,  Mrs.   Enola,  Bedford,   Indiana. 
Gardner,   Dr.  Joseph,   Hertford,  Indiana. 
Gibson,    John    E.,    Galveston,    Texas. 
Gillespie,  Mrs.,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Glover,   Chas.   C.,   Washington,   D.   C. 
Gould,    E.   R.    L.,    Nrw   York,    X.   Y. 
Gray,    Hon.    George,    Wilmington,    Del. 
Gray,  Mrs.  George,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Graves,  Miss  Lucy  M.,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Halstead,  Miss  Lenora  B.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Harlan,  Mrs.  J.  M.,  Washington,   D.  C. 
Harrington,    Mrs.    W.    B.,    San    Francisco, 

California. 
Hastings,     Hon.     Daniel     H.,     Bellefonte, 

Pen  n. 
Hearst,      Mrs.      Phebe      A..      Washington, 

D.    C. 
Hege,   S.  B.,  B.  &  O.  R.  R.,  Washington, 

D.    C. 
Herbert,     Hon.     Hilary     A.,     Washington, 

D.    C. 

*Hinton,   Col.   R,  J.,   Brooklyn,  X.   Y. 
Hitz,   Hon.  John,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Hoar,  Hon.  Geo.  F.,  Worcester,  Mass. 
Hoefle,   E.  P.,   Yelasco,   Texas. 
Howard.  Wm.  W..  Xew  York,  X.  Y. 
Howland,   Wm.   B.,   Xew  Y'ork,  X.   Y. 
Hubbell,  Dr.  Julian  B.,  Glen  Echo,  Md. 
Hull,  Mrs.  J.  A.  T.,  of  Iowa,  Washington, 

D.   C. 

Jarvis,   Samuel   M.,   Xew   York,   X'.   Y. 
Jenks.  Wm.  J.,   Xew  York,   X.  Y. 
Jex,  Mrs.  Nellie  Ward,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Jones,    Mrs.    Calista    Robinson,    Bradford, 

Vermont. 
Kaufman,  Hon.  Abraham   C.,   Charleston, 

South    Carolina. 

Kibbey,  Miss  Bessie  J.,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Kimball,    Hon.    Simmer    I.,    Washington, 

D.   C. 

Kittenger,  Dr.  Martin,  Lockport,  N.  Y. 
Lawton,  Mrs.  Henry  \V.,  Louisville,  Ky. 
Lemmon,  Prof.  John  G..  Oakland,  Cal. 

*Died  in  England  since  annual  meeting. 


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Lesser,  Dr.  J.  Monae,  Red  Cross  Hospital, 

New   York,  X.  Y. 

Letehwcrth.  Hon.  Wm.  P.,  Portage,  N.  V. 
Lincoln,  Mrs.  Charles,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Logan,  Mrs.  (Jen.  John  A.,  Calumet 

Place,  Washing-ton,  D.  C. 
Lowe,    Edward,   Grand    Rapids,    Mich. 
March,    Hay    B.,    Spencer,    Massachusetts. 
McDowell,  J.  A.,  Washing-ton,  D.  C. 
Michael,  Col.  Wm.  IT.,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Miers.  Hon.  Robt.   W..   Blooming-ton,  Ind. 
Miles,   (Jen.   Xelson   A.,   War    Department, 

Washing-ton,  D.   C. 
Miles,   Mrs.   (Jen.   Xelson   A.,    Washing-ton, 

D.    C. 
Mitchell,    Miss    Helena    H.,    Washing-ton, 

D.   C. 
Morrison,     Mrs.     Abbie     C.,     Washing-ton, 

D.    C. 

Mussey,    Mrs.    Ellen    Spencer,    Washing 
ton,    D.    C. 

Nichols,  Mrs.  Emma  S.,  Chilli cothe,  Ohio. 
Noble,  Hon.  John  W.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
North,  Mrs.  Mary  M.,  Snow  Hill,  Md. 
Olney,  Hon.  Richard,  Boston,  Mass. 
O'Neill,  J.  Wilkes,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Peck,  Major  Chas.  B.,  Houston,  Texas. 
Philips,   Albert    C.,   Inter-Ocean,   Chicag-o, 

111. 

Phillips,  Walter  P.,  Bridgeport,  Conn. 
Phillips,     Mrs.     Walter     P.,     Bridgeport, 

Co  nil. 

Proctor,  Hon.  Redfield,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Qualtroug-h,  Mrs.  R.  C.,  Houston,  Texas. 
Reed,  Mrs.  Harriette  L.,  Dorchester, 

Mass. 
Riccius,   Mrs.   Ida   B.,   Worcester,  Mass. 


Ridg-ley,  Hon.   K.  R.t  Mulberry,  Kansas. 

Rose,  Mrs.  Henrietta  X.,  Washington, 
D.  C. 

Russell,  Hon.  Chas.  A.,  Killing-ly,  Conn. 

Ryan,   Mrs.   Rosina,   Houston,    Texas. 

Sears,  Gen.  W.  H.,  Lawrence,  Kan. 

Sheldon,  Hon.  .Joseph.  Xew  Haven,  Conn. 

Smith,  Mrs.  Charles  Emory,  Philadel 
phia,  Pa. 

Smith,   Eldridg-e  J.,   Washing-ton,   D.   C. 

Smith,  Mrs.  Electa,  of  Ohio,  Washington, 
D.  C. 

Spencer,  Mrs.  Sara  A.,  Washing-ton,  D.  C. 

Taliafero,   Sinclair,   Houston,   Texas. 

Tanner,  Corporal  James,  Washing-ton, 
D.  C. 

Tanner,  Mrs.  Mero  L.,  Washing-ton,  D.  C. 

Terrell,   Hon.   Alex.   W.,   Austin,   Texas. 

Tillinghast,  Hon.  Benj.  F.,  Davenport,  la. 

Tucker,  Mrs.  Mary  Log-an,  Washing-ton, 
D.  C. 

Tweedale,  John,  Washing-ton,  D.  C. 

Vinet,  Gen.  J.  B.,  Red  Cross  Society, 
New  Orleans,  La. 

Walsh,  Hon.  Thos.  F.,  Washing-ton,  D.  C. 

Ward,  Mrs.  Fannie  B.,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Ward,  Fred  L.,  Worcester,   Mass. 

Ward,  Mrs.  Fred  L.,  Worcester,  Mass. 

Wardwell,  Hon.  Wm.  T.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

Warner,  Brainard  H.,  Washing-ton,   D.   C. 

Wight,  Hon.  John   B.,   Washing-ton,   D.   C. 

Wilson,  Gen.  John  M.,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Wolf,   Mrs.  Amy  L.,   Washington,   D.   C. 

Wolf,   Hon.   Simon,   Washington,   D.   C. 

Woodward,   S.   W.,    Washington,    D.   C. 

Work,  Mrs.  Ada  C.,  Waco.  Texas. 

Wyman,   (Jen.   Walter,    Washing-ton,   D.   C. 


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